Dec. 2 2020: “Building Chicago’s Public Spaces with Julia Bachrach” (online)

The Chicago Public Library, in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center, will host an online presentation on "Building Chicago’s Public Spaces" by Chicago parks historian Julia Bachrach. The talk on Wednesday, December 2, from 6-7 pm, is free but registration is required: https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/5f9c4a02e085ab5c2caf057d Bachrach will highlight two major architectural themes in park history: the Museum of Science and Industry—built as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World’s Columbian Exposition—and the fieldhouse, an influential building type invented in Chicago. She will [...]

By Scott|2023-01-12T20:31:15-06:00November 12th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
Read More

Sept. 15, 2020: World’s Fair Auction #37 closes

Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #37, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi. Lots 22 through 57 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City: numerous Columbian Exposition coins and medals; a colorful box for the Picture Puzzles of the "Mines Building"; a letter on Illinois Board of World's Fair [...]

By Scott|2020-12-12T08:55:23-06:00September 8th, 2020|Categories: ANTIQUES, EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
Read More

Oct. 10, 2020: “Innovations of the 1893 World’s Fair” online presentation (Chicago Detours)

Chicago Detours will be offering an online lecture on "Innovations of the 1893 World's Fair" on Saturday, October 10, at 1 pm (central time). The event, held via Zoom, will delve into the history of the World's Colombian Exposition of 1893 and share the inventions, engineering feats, and gastronomical exhibits that wowed visitors. Tickets can be purchased for $15 at https://chicagodetours.rezdy.com/406501/wonders-of-the-1893-world-s-fair

By Scott|2020-12-12T08:55:32-06:00September 6th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |1 Comment
Read More

Sept 18, 2020 and after-1893 World’s Fair Walking Tours (Chicago Architecture Center)

Beginning September 18, 2020, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) is offering "1893 World's Fair" family walking tours. Although the World’s Columbian Exposition fairgrounds were located south of downtown Chicago and in mostly temporary buildings, there are sites downtown—still standing today—that date from the Fair and highlight its impact. For $99 per family, enjoy a safe walking tour experience lasting 45−60 minutes with one of the CAC’s expertly trained Education Guides. The CAC also offers a regular "White City Revisited" [...]

By Scott|2024-10-27T12:20:24-05:00September 5th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

Sept. 24, 2020: “Designed to Dazzle and Delight” Olmsted and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (online)

On Thursday, September 24, 2020, The National Association for Olmsted Parks will host Chicago parks historian Julia Bachrach, who will offer a lecture "Designed to Dazzle and Delight" about landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The special program will be help at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time using Zoom. Advance registration is required.

By Scott|2022-03-05T10:59:58-06:00September 5th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
Read More

Aug 27, 2020: “Wonders of the 1893 World’s Fair” online presentation (Chicago Detours)

Chicago Detours will be offering a virtual tour of the World's Columbian Exposition fairgrounds on Thurs, August 27, starting at 6 pm (central time). The 50-minute virtual tour led via Zoom shares the inventions, engineering feats, and gastronomical exhibits that wowed visitors to the 1893 World’s Fair. Tickets for the online event can be purchased for $15 at https://chicagodetours.rezdy.com/406501/wonders-of-the-1893-world-s-fair

By Scott|2020-09-05T08:23:57-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |1 Comment
Read More

Aug. 11, 2020: “Britannia Visits the White City”: the Peter family and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 (Washington D.C.)

What was it like to attend the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago? A first-hand account from Martha Washington’s great-grandchild is the basis of “Britannia Visits the White City,” a lecture sponsored by the DAR Museum in Washington on August 11, 2020. Washington descendant Britannia W. Kennon, a seventy-eight-year-old owner of the Georgetown estate of Tudor Place, spent a week with her family at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Her surviving letters and postcards in the archives of [...]

By Scott|2020-08-17T08:35:15-05:00July 13th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , |0 Comments
Read More

June 13, 2020: LGBT Chicago History in 1893 (Virtual Tour)

To celebrate Pride month, Chicago Detours is offering an "LGBT CHICAGO HISTORY IN 1893 VIRTUAL TOUR" on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at 2:30 pm. This special tour was intended to be a walking tour in the Chicago Loop, but instead will be available as an online program and open to everyone. The tour will explore stories of gay and lesbian history from the 19th-century, set against the backdrop of the 1893 World’s Fair Tour. While digging into how and [...]

By Scott|2020-06-22T08:44:39-05:00June 2nd, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

May 28, 2020: “Wonders of the 1893 World’s Fair Part 2” Virtual Historic Happy Hour (Chicago Detours)

Grab a refreshment of choice and join Chicago Detours for a Historic Happy Hour on Thurs, May 28, when the theme is “Wonders of the 1893 World’s Fair Part 2.” Executive Director, Amanda, will offer a virtual tour of the World's Columbian Exposition and highlight the industrial, engineering, and gastronomical inventions that wowed visitors to Chicago's White City. The even runs from 6-6:30 pm CST. The event is free but requires registration.

By Scott|2022-03-05T10:59:51-06:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
Read More

May 15, 2020: Virtual Tour of the 1893 World’s Fair (online)

Chicago "history detective" Ray Johnson will offer a virtual tour of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition fairgrounds at 4 pm (Central) on May 15, 2020. The webinar, offered by Vamonde, is free but registration is required.

By Scott|2020-05-23T09:53:42-05:00May 11th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

May 20, 2020: A Tale of Two Fairs (Chicago Architecture Center)

Forty years after the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago again hosted the world for the Century of Progress. Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) docent Ellen Shubart will compare the two—and explain why one is talked about so much more often than the other today—in a video lecture "A Tale of Two Fairs" at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The program will be hosted on Zoom; registered guests will receive an email directly from Zoom on the day of [...]

By Scott|2024-10-27T12:20:29-05:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

CANCELLED May 30, 2020: Ride Like the Devil in a “Devil in the White City” Bike Tour (Chicago)

This event has been cancelled. The Chicago History Museum is offering a “Ride Like the Devil: a Devil in the White City Bike Tour” on Saturday, May 30, 2019, from 9:45 am to 12:45 pm. Cycle back to 1893, pedal past sites related to the World’s Fair, and discover its lasting influence on Chicago. Along the way, tour guide Greg Borzo, author of Where to Bike Chicago, will uncover Daniel Burnham’s grand plans and the devilish doings of H. [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T10:59:46-06:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
Read More

Apr. 29, 2020: A Tale of Two Fairs (Chicago Architecture Center)

Forty years after the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago again hosted the world for the Century of Progress. Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) docent Ellen Shubart will compare the two—and explain why one is talked about so much more often than the other today—in a video lecture "A Tale of Two Fairs" at 7 pm on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The program will be hosted on Zoom; registered guests will receive an email directly from Zoom on the day of [...]

By Scott|2024-10-27T12:20:25-05:00April 23rd, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

May 6, 2020: Women of the 1893 World’s Fair (Chicago Architecture Center)

Several women played significant roles in making the 1893 World’s Fair a spectacularly grand affair. Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) docent Kathleen Carpenter will introduce you to these remarkable women artists, activists, and achievers in a video lecture "Women of the 1893 World's Fair" at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The program will be hosted on Zoom; registered guests will receive an email directly from Zoom on the day of the program with details about how to access [...]

By Scott|2024-10-27T12:20:16-05:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

Apr. 18, 2020: Women of the 1893 World’s Fair (Chicago Architecture Center)

Several women played significant roles in making the 1893 World’s Fair a spectacularly grand affair. Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) docent Kathleen Carpenter will introduce you to these remarkable women artists, activists, and achievers in a video lecture "Women of the 1893 World's Fair" at 1 pm on Saturday, April 18, 2020. The program will be hosted on Zoom; registered guests will receive an email directly from Zoom on the day of the program with details about how to access [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T11:02:02-06:00April 11th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments
Read More

CANCELLED May 9, 2020: Devil in the White City Bus Tour

Experience the murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America on a 4-hour bus tour offered by the Chicago History Museum on Saturday, May 9, 2020, starting at 1 pm. Inspired by Erik Larson’s best-selling book (soon to be a miniseries), this tour will take you back to 1893 with historian Al Walavich, to follow the trails of Daniel Burnham and the devilish doings of H. H. Holmes. Visit the historic fairgrounds, the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park, [...]

By Scott|2025-01-30T18:40:16-06:00April 9th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , , |0 Comments
Read More

Mar. 23, 2020: History of Postcards at the McHenry County (IL) Historical Society and Museum

The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was home to many firsts, including the first postcard printed as a souvenir in the United States. The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum will offer a program on the history of postcards on Monday, March 23, 2020, at 4 pm. Katherine Hamilton-Smith, former director of cultural resources for the Lake County Forest Preserves in Libertyville and founding curator of the Curt Teich postcard archive, will provide a talk on “Picture Postcards: [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T10:59:41-06:00March 14th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
Read More

CANCELLED Apr. 11, 2020: Devil in the White City Bus Tour

Experience the murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America on a 4-hour bus tour offered by the Chicago History Museum on Saturday, April 11, 2020, starting at 1 pm. Inspired by Erik Larson’s best-selling book (soon to be a miniseries), this tour will take you back to 1893 with historian Al Walavich, to follow the trails of Daniel Burnham and the devilish doings of H. H. Holmes. Visit the historic fairgrounds, the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park, [...]

By Scott|2025-01-30T18:40:08-06:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , , |0 Comments
Read More

POSTPONED Apr. 11, 2020: Chicago History Book Group Discusses Three Columbian Exposition Titles

At their meeting on Saturday, April 11, 2020, the Chicago History Book Discussion Group will discuss three important research books about the 1893 World’s Fair: An Early Encounter with Tomorrow by Arnold Lewis (University of Illinois Press, 1997) The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Crown, 2003), and The Fair Women by Jeanne Madeline Weimann (Chicago Review Press, 1981). The discussion, sponsored by the Edgewater Historical Society and [...]

By Scott|2020-04-11T09:58:51-05:00March 6th, 2020|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
Read More

POSTPONED March 29, 2020: 26th Annual World’s Fair Memorabilia Show (Elk Grove Village, IL)

This event has been postponed. The 26th Annual World's Fair Memorabilia Show will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2020, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Holiday Inn at 1000 Busse Road (Rt. 83 and Landmeier Rd.) in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Collectors and dealers will meet to buy, sell, and trade items related to World's Fairs from 1876 to the present. Although the main focus will be on the 1933/34 Chicago World's Fair, there will also be items [...]

By Scott|2022-03-10T18:43:38-06:00March 1st, 2020|Categories: ANTIQUES, EVENTS (past)|Tags: |2 Comments
Read More
Copyright 2024 WorldsFairChicago1893 | All Rights Reserved |
Go to Top