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Mar. 27, 2024: “Love and Laughter: An Evening of Song” (Chicago)

A concert at the University of Chicago on March 27 will include music from a notable 1893 World’s Fair participant. “Love and Laughter: An Evening of Song,” featuring acclaimed baritone Kenneth Overton and internationally recognized pianist Casey Robards, will be a celebration of the rich artistic contributions of Black American composers and poets. The program will include a special performance of a song cycle composed by Anthony Patterson, Robards’ husband, set to the poignant and evocative texts of renowned [...]

By |2024-04-14T21:39:44-05:00March 18th, 2024|Categories: AUDIO, EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
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Mar. 17, 2023: Hyde Park Historical Society Open House (Chicago)

The Hyde Park Historical Society will host their monthly Open House on Saturday March, 17, 2023, with a theme of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition. Visitors are invited to stop by the headquarters at 5529 S. Lake Park Avenue to learn more about the 1893 World’s Fair that took place in nearby Jackson Park. On display will be books, posters, and coloring book pages. You can also test your knowledge of World’s Fair Trivia (and possibly win a prize!) [...]

By |2024-03-28T18:02:41-05:00March 13th, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past)|2 Comments
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Cumberland Gap was passed over for the 1892 World’s Fair

Congressmen filed into the great hall of the U.S. Capitol as the House of Representatives went into session on February 24, 1890. Just after noon, the first order of business was a vote to select a host site for the upcoming World’s Fair, then planned for 1892. Boosters from New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C., packed the galleries in nervous anticipation. Support in Congress seemed to be split among the four cities vying for the honor, so [...]

By |2024-03-09T10:46:20-06:00March 10th, 2024|Categories: HISTORY|Tags: , |0 Comments
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1893 World’s Columbian Exposition “Construction Team” clothing

None of the thousands of workers who built the fairgrounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition ever got a souvenir insignia apparel, but that doesn't mean you can't! The Walt Disney Birthplace project offers a "World's Columbian Exposition Construction Team" design as a T-shirt, long-sleeve T, and hoodie: Walt Disney's father, Elias Disney, moved his family to Chicago to find work helping to build the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, a world's fair that truly changed the course of history [...]

By |2024-03-06T18:03:49-06:00March 7th, 2024|Categories: PRODUCTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Mar. 7, 2024: “Chicago: City of Influence — Amusement Parks” (Chicago and online)

Chicago for Chicagoans is hosting a presentation on the history of Amusement Parks for the next offering in their “Chicago: City of Influence” lecture series. On Thursday, March 7, speaker Sam Prestigiacomo will discuss the 1893 World’s Fair as the birthplace of many inventions and the inspiration for many entertainment entrepreneurs. The lecture can be attended in person at a hidden speakeasy in Lakeview (Shhhh! It’s Room 13 at the Old Chicago Inn ... but you need a password [...]

By |2024-03-13T08:53:36-05:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
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Mar. 23, 2024: “The Remarkable Women Who Helped Build Chicago” (Glen Ellyn, IL)

Women such as Bertha Palmer played a pivotal role in building the 1893 World’s Fair … and building Chicago. The Glen Ellyn Historical Society will host presentation by Laurie Russell on “Behind the Stars: The Remarkable Women Who Helped Build Chicago” on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The stars on the Chicago flag represent four major events that changed Chicago forever (Ft. Dearborn Massacre, Chicago Fire, World’s Columbian Exposition, and Century of Progress World’s Fair.) This presentation examines how women [...]

By |2025-02-24T18:01:19-06:00February 23rd, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
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Feb. 27, 2024: “Fantastical Dreamscapes: Architectural Wonders and Innovations at World Expos, 1851 to 1911” (Online)

The Farm House Museum at Iowa State University in Ames is hosting an online talk on the architectural designs and building innovations that shaped the first sixty years of international expositions, including the 1893 World's Fair. University of Arizona Professor of Architectural History Lisa D. Schrenk will present "Fantastical Dreamscapes: Architectural Wonders and Innovations at World Expos, 1851 to 1911" on February 27, 2024, from 5- 6 PM (US Central) via Zoom. Using the link above to register for [...]

By |2025-01-20T09:40:43-06:00February 22nd, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
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Feb.-Oct., 2024: “World’s Fairs, Expositions, & Centennial Celebrations of the Victorian Era” (Ames, IA)

The Farm House Museum at Iowa State University in Ames is hosting an exhibition on “World's Fairs, Expositions, & Centennial Celebrations of the Victorian Era” from February through October, 2024. This exhibition illustrates through objects and narrative the earliest World’s Fair in 1851 London, through several in Paris, and the Centennial and World’s Columbian Exhibitions in the United States. The University Museums’ permanent collection includes several objects that were souvenirs of some of the fifteen major World’s Fairs or Expositions [...]

By |2025-01-20T09:41:05-06:00February 22nd, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past), EXHIBITS (past)|0 Comments
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The most admired and the most criticized of the sculpture at the 1893 World’s Fair

Daniel Chester French’s Statue of the Republic … “was the most admired and the most criticized of the sculpture at the World’s Fair—admired because of its magnificent proportions and criticized by many artists because they claimed to see nothing artistic in a female figure with both arms raised. Its fate as a work of art was sealed when some unkind critic saw in the rear elevation of the figure the semblance of a washerwoman hanging out clothes.” Ouch. [...]

By |2024-02-21T15:52:49-06:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Columbian Cocktails at The Meadowlark in Chicago

A secret bar sits along a quiet side street in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, nestled inside an unassuming brick building. Look for the door underneath the small bird cut-out sign and step inside the dimly lit vintage lounge. The menu offers many splendid options for craft cocktail aficionados … and a special treat for Columbian Exposition enthusiasts. Last summer, The Meadowlark launched an 1893 World’s Fair themed menu titled “The Magic City: Celebrating 130 Years Since the Chicago World’s [...]

By |2024-02-20T08:43:18-06:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: NEWS, PRODUCTS|0 Comments
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