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On September 2, 1890, Standard Oil completed its refinery in Whiting, and the town developed into a growing site for commercial enterprise and trade.
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Lectures and Seminars

Urban History Seminars

Cash bar at 5:45 p.m.; Dinner at 6:15 p.m.; Speaker at 7:00 p.m.

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September 23, 2010

William Cronon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Nature's Metropolis Revisited

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October 2, 2010 

Joseph Bigott, Michael H. Ebner, and Ann Durkin Keating

Naperville, Illinois:  An Urban History Field Study

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November 13, 2010

Panelists:  Rima Lunin Schultz, Louise Knight, and Ellen Skerrett 

Moderator:  Henry C. Binford

Centennial Symposium on Twenty Years at Hull-House

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January 27, 2011

Louise Nelson Dyble, Michigan Tech University

A Century of Skyway History, 1954-2054

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February 24, 2011

Jill Austin, and Jennifer Brier, Chicago History Museum

Queering Chicago History

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March 24, 2011

James Wolfinger, DePaul University

"It Was Nothing Short of War": Street Railways and the Spread of Class Conflict in Early Twentieth Century Philadelphia

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April 14, 2011

Margaret Pugh O’Mara, University of Washington

Landscapes of Wealth:  Instant Cities and Global Suburbs in China and Beyond

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May 5, 2011

Deborah Kanter, Albion College

Making Mexican Chicago, 1940-70   

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Refund Policy:
Refunds for a tour will be given in the form of tour credit which can be applied to another tour. Credit will be given with a minimum of two weeks notice prior to the day of the tour. No exceptions.

Sign Language Interpretation:
The Chicago History Museum is happy to offer sign language interpretation at any of its public programs. Please contact the Public Programs Manager, at least 48 hours prior to the day of the event in order to accommodate this request 312.642.4600

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