Northlake
Public Library District
Chicago History Project Sources
Are you looking for help with your History Fair project?
The links below may be of some
assistance....
Encyclopedia
of Chicago
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/
By
the Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Library, and Northwestern University.
Great research resource containing maps, biographies, neighborhood histories,
and much more.
Chicago
Public Library's Chicago Timeline www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
This page provides
links to information about many people, places, and events in chronological
order since Chicago's beginnings in 1673.
Chicago Historical
Society's History Links www.chicagohs.org/historylinks.html
Includes many links about history of the nation...scroll
down to see the links for Chicago.
Chicago History
and Facts page www.cityofchicago.org
by the City of Chicago.
Click on the"Exploring Chicago" tab, then click on "Chicago
History & Facts" link.
Chicago History
Internet Links http://chicago.urban-history.org/mainmenu.htm
The Jazz Age Chicago web site holds
many useful links to information about Chicago's history, people (from artists
to musicians to business leaders), places, events, organizations and much
more.
Chicago History
Links http://patsabin.com/illinois/ChicagoLinks.htm
This site contains assorted links to various
topics, so try this one too.
Chicagology.com
- great collection of pictures,
ward maps, population charts, major event histories, historical buildings,
and much more.
History of Chicago Web Sites (by a professor at DePaul University) www.depaul.edu/~pbaldwin/chiinfo.html
Yahoo's Directory
of Chicago History Links
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Illinois/Metropolitan_Areas/Chicago_Metro/Community/History/
Special Topics
Architects, Architecture, Buildings and Landmarks of Chicago---