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Edgewater Beach Hotel (Past)

Edgewater Branch Library, Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Nothing epitomized the glamour and excitement of Chicago’s jazz age and war years like the fabled Edgewater Beach Hotel. Join us for a trip down memory lane with authors John Holden and Kathryn Gemperle as they discuss their new book, Remembering Edgewater Beach Hotel. A limited number of copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

How to Attend: This event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

This is an in-person event. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations.

The book to be discussed is: “Jazz Age Chicago” by Joseph Gustaitis. Click here for a flyer.

EHS Annual Wyman Lecture (Past)

Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago 60660

How Edgewater Reversed Urban Decline

During the late 1970s, Edgewater’s Winthrop-Kenmore corridor had become a hotbed of crime, arson and overall urban decay. The effort to crack down on bad landlords and make the area a safe, affordable and welcoming environment was led by a recent graduate student in planning named Jack Markowski, who later became Chicago’s housing commissioner and the head of Chicago’s most active affordable housing lender.

Join EHS and Jack on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Edgewater Library, 6000 N. Broadway, for a look back at one of Chicago’s most successful community rehabilitation efforts. The program is free and open to the public. Click here for a flyer.

This is an in-person event. We encourage those who are not vaccinated, may be immunocompromised, or may have family members who are immunocompromised, to wear a mask.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

This program will be in-person, but socially distanced, and with limited participants. Please go to the library’s event calendar (bit.ly/ehsbook6) to register.

The book to be discussed is: “Sister Carrie” by Theodore Dreiser. Click here for a flyer.

Celebrate the Museum's 20th anniversary (Past)

EHS MuseumCelebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the EHS Museum.

Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Inside and outside the Museum - 5358 N. Ashland Ave.

Click here for more information. Click here for a page of photos from the 2002 Grand Opening.

To RSVP with a credit card, follow this link (bit.ly/ehsevent2)

2022 Photography Contest (Past)

The Edgewater Historical Society photography contest is back! The theme this year is “Doorways and Entrances,” and the contest runs until September 16, 2022. Click here for more information.

If the walls could talk (Past)

Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago 60660

If the walls of Edgewater Hospital could talk, they’d proudly share the years of being Chicago’s leading medical facility, before breaking into tears at what went on during the hospital’s final decade. Podcasters Todd Ganz and Stephani Young share nearly a century’s worth of history about the hospital that proudly treated thousands of Chicagoans, as well as Hollywood’s elite. This program is in partnership with the Chicago Public Library. Click here for a flyer.

This is an in-person event. We encourage those who are not vaccinated, may be immunocompromised, or may have family members who are immunocompromised, to wear a mask.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

This program will be in-person, but socially distanced, and with limited participants. Please go to the library’s event calendar (bit.ly/ehsbook5) to register.

The books to be discussed are: “Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure” by Neil Harris, “The Art Institute of Chicago” by Erin Hogan, and “The Modern Wing” by James B. Cuno. Click here for a flyer.

2022 Summer Nights in Edgewater (Past)

Join your neighbors again this year, on warm summer nights, for our popular community program of free live performances. From July 13 to August 24, 2022, every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., different local musicians will entertain you in the beautiful EHS garden. We are pet friendly! All are welcome. Click here for the 2022 schedule.

Edgewater walking tours

Walk Edgewater

Enjoy views of the historic buildings of Edgewater in our own unique outdoor museum. Edgewater has three historic districts, designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and many blocks filled with historic homes. Tours will be led by knowledgeable guides. For descriptions of the tours, click “more…” below.

Note: All current tours are now sold out. Check back occasionally to see if new tours are announced.

You must register online for each tour, and pay using this link (bit.ly/ehswalk8)

There is a limit of 20 in each tour. Our tour guides, who will have microphones, will lead you through the tour, and share with you our researched brochure. Face masks are recommended but optional. The fee for each tour is $15, which supports the Edgewater Historical Society Museum.

Here are descriptions of all 11 walking tours and their scheduled dates/times: [more...]

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