- American Experience: Chicago, City of the Century
Accompaniment to PBS series chronicling the city's history in the 19th century. Includes trivia quizzes, information about people and events, video recreation of the 1871 fire, suggested reading, and teacher's guide.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/index.html
- American Memory Historical Collections
Over 55,000 photographs from the Chicago Daily News taken between 1902 and 1933. Collection is housed at the Chicago Historical Society.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html
- Chicago Historical Society
A privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.
http://www.chicagohistory.org/
- Chicago in 1900
A history of Chicago and an overview of life as it existed there in 1900.
http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/004chicago/1900/intro.html
- Chicago Maritime Society
Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/
- Chicago Timeline
Gathered by the Chicago Public Library, includes a brief chronological history of Chicago which includes links to selected biographies.
http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
- Chicago Tribune: Tribune coverage of the E2 tragedy
Portal of news articles related to the E@ nightclub where 21 people died early February 17, 2003 during a stampede.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-nightclubtragedy-gallery,0,4597060.storygallery?coll=chi-news-hed
- Chicago Women's Liberation Union
A history of the organization (1969-1977), as well as an archive of general documents from the second wave of feminism.
http://www.cwluherstory.com/
- Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society
The Society's building, formerly the cable car waiting room for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago's Hyde Park, contains archival material, books, photographs, posters and historic documents about the city's growth.
http://www.hydeparkhistory.org
- Chicago: City of the Century
PBS American Experience Online's companion site to the television series. Includes maps, teacher's guide, and trivia.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/chicago
- Dying Alone: The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave
The 1995 heat wave killed more Chicagoans than the Great Chicago Fire. An interview with social historian Eric Klinenberg discusses the reasons why.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/443213in.html
- Eastland Disaster Historical Society
Information, photos of artifacts, and links about the loss of over 800 lives in the wreck of the Eastland on July 24, 1915 on the Chicago River.
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/
- Historic Pullman Foundation
Focused on preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District. Events and program calendars, location map and foundation activities.
http://www.pullmanil.org/
- Maxwell Street Market
An outdoor market that existed from 1871 to 1994. Includes photographs and postcards, articles and recommended reading, and links to related sites.
http://www.openair.org/oldmax/oldmax.html
- Napoleonic Alliance, The
Local society focused on the study and celebration of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars.
http://www.napoleonic-alliance.com/
- NPR : Chicago's Firehouse Dogs
Chicago has a long history of firehouse dogs. Brothers Trevor and Drew Orsinger have put together a book -- The Firefighter's Best Friend -- tracking their lives and legends. The Orsingers speak with NPR's Liane Hansen. [6:21 streaming audio broadcast.]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1850720
- PBS: Goin' to Chicago
A film that traces the history the great migration of African-Americans from the rural South through the personal stories of a group of older Chicagoans born mostly in the Mississippi Delta. Overview of the story, the people, and offers video clips and archival resources.
http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/
- Pullman Strike, The
In 1894, the workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a strike that eventually became the first nationwide workers' strike. Provides history of the event, biography of Union president Eugene Debs, and bibliography.
http://recollectionbooks.com/siml/library/PullmanStrike.htm
- The Chicago Metro History Education Center
An independent non-profit, educational program serving students, teachers, and parents in the city and in suburban Cook, Lake and DuPage counties.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cmhec/
- The Iroquois Theater Fire
Fire in a theatre that killed 602 persons on December 30th, 1903. Includes photo gallery, list of victims, and recommended reading.
http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/iroquois.html
- Uptown Chicago ...cradle of... Entertainment!
A history animation of Uptown Chicago's contribution to the entertainment industry and culture, from Silent Movies, to the Jazz Age, to the Big Band Era.
http://mmneighbors.com/entertainment.html
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