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2025 Annual Meeting (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Sun, 02/09/2025 - 12:20pm

The Edgewater Historical Society invites you to the 2025 Annual Meeting, presenting candidates for your Board of Directors and telling you about plans for 2025-26. The meeting will be on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ismaili Jamatkhana Social Hall, 1124 W. Rosemont Ave. Click here for a flyer.

Landmarks Illinois president & CEO Bonnie McDonald will speak about “The Relevancy Project: Building a More Relevant Historic Preservation Movement.”

The program is free to the public, and light refreshments will be served. No reservations are required.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Sat, 01/11/2025 - 9:44pm

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

The subject of the meeting is “Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City” by Mary Pattillo. Click here for a flyer.

Exploring Broadway’s Architectural Treasures (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:22pm

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago 60660

Broadway is one of Chicago’s most heavily trafficked thoroughfares. Though little noted, it is lined with a dazzling array of fine buildings, ranging from its early days as a residential street to its glory days in the 1920s as the North Side Motor Row. With proposed upzoning by the City of Chicago, might some of these treasures be at elevated risk of demolition? Join EHS board members Thom Greene and John Holden for a visual tour of one Chicago’s most underappreciated boulevards. Click here for a flyer.

The talk may reference the 2019 document “Broadway: Preserve, Revive, Develop.” Click here to open that document.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:15pm

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

The subject of the meeting is “Everybody Pays: Two Men, One Murder and the Price of Truth” by Maurice Possley and Rick Kogan. Click here for a flyer.

2024 Living Treasures of Edgewater (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Sun, 10/13/2024 - 3:28pm

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
Edgewater Branch Library, 6000 N. Broadway

The Edgewater Historical Society sponsors the Living Treasures of Edgewater awards to honor residents and former residents of Edgewater who have made a difference in the lives of their fellow residents. These deeds can be small or large, but all contributed to the betterment of our community.

We hope you can join us in the formal recognition of the 2024 Living Treasures of Edgewater. Click here for more information about the Edgewater Living Treasures program.

Chicago's Uptown (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Sat, 10/12/2024 - 10:03pm

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago 60660

Located just south of Edgewater, Uptown is one of Chicago’s most lively, colorful and architecturally distinct communities. Join author Jacob Lewis-Hall, who recently published a new pictorial tour of the community, looking back on both its glory days and long-time struggles. Click here for a flyer.

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:38am

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

The subject of the meeting is “To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal” by Richard Lindberg. Click here for a flyer.

2024 Edgewater Home Tour (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Mon, 08/26/2024 - 9:39pm

The 33rd Annual Edgewater Home Tour is Sunday, September 22, 2024.

This year, the tour will feature homes and their interiors in the West Edgewater neighborhood. The $25/person admission includes the tour booklet and refreshments. Click here for more information.

You may pre-purchase tickets online with a credit card (through Saturday 9/21) BUT you must print your receipt and bring it with you. Also, there will be no refunds. bit.ly/ehstour3

Chicago History Book Group (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:52pm

The next meeting of the Chicago History Book Club will be Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room at the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6000 N. Broadway.

The subject of the meeting is “Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s” By Anne Morrissy. Click here for a flyer.

Chicago’s Unconventional Conventions (Past)

Submitted by Larry on Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:51pm

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Betty A. Barclay Community Room
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago 60660

The City of Chicago has hosted more presidential nominating conventions than any other city. With a historian’s trained eye, author/historian Rich Lindberg covers them all in this lively and informative talk. Click here for a flyer.

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