2018 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 2017–JUNE 2018 2018 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Board of Trustees 4 Chair’s Message 6 President’s Message 7 Auxiliary Groups 9 Year in Review 19 Making History Awards 21 Honor Roll of Donors 27 Donors to the Collection 28 Lincoln Honor Roll Society 29 This Is Chicago Campaign 31 Treasurer’s Report 33 Volunteers 34 Staff

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Officers Trustees Life Trustees David D. Hiller James L. Alexander David P. Bolger THE J YOUNG Gregory J. Besio Laurence O. Booth . Chair SCAMMON AWARD James L. Alexander Matthew J. Blakely Stanley J. Calderon Chairman Emeritus Denise R. Cade John W. Croghan In 2016, the Board of Paul Carlisle Alison Campbell de Frise Walter C. Carlson Trustees established Walter C. Carlson Patrick W. Dolan First Vice Chair an award to recognize Warren K. Chapman Michael H. Ebner Daniel S. Jaffee members of the board Rita Sola Cook Sallie L. Gaines who have exhibited Second Vice Chair Keith L. Crandell Sharon Gist Gilliam Tobin E. Hopkins substantial, exemplary, Patrick F. Daly Barbara A. Hamel and consequential Treasurer James P. Duff M. Hill Hammock services on behalf of the Falona Joy Paul H. Dykstra Susan S. Higinbotham Museum in carrying out Secretary T. Bondurant French Dennis H. Holtschneider and fulfilling its mission. Gary T. Johnson Timothy J. Gilfoyle Henry W. Howell, Jr. Edgar D. and Deborah R. Gregory Goldner Philip W. Hummer The award is named for Jannotta President Mary Lou Gorno Edgar D. Jannotta Jonathan Young Scammon Russell L. Lewis Brad Henderson Barbara Levy Kipper (1812–90). A prominent Executive Vice President David D. Hiller W. Paul Krauss business and civic leader Courtney Hopkins Fred A. Krehbiel and Chief Historian and one of the founders Tobin E. Hopkins Joseph H. Levy, Jr. of Marine Bank, Scammon Cheryl L. Hyman Josephine Louis Honorary Trustee was among the group of Philip Isom R. Eden Martin men that met in his law The Honorable Daniel S. Jaffee Robert Meers Rahm Emanuel offices to establish the Gary T. Johnson Josephine Baskin Minow Chicago Historical Society Mayor, City of Chicago Falona Joy Timothy P. Moen in 1856. Ronald G. Kaminski Robert J. Moore Honorary Life Trustee Randye A. Kogan Potter Palmer 2016 The Honorable Judith H. Konen John W. Rowe •Judith Konen Richard M. Daley Michael Kupetis Jesse H. Ruiz Robert C. Lee Gordon I. Segal 2017 Russell L. Lewis, Jr. Larry C. Selander • Paul Dykstra Ralph G. Moore Paul L. Snyder • Larry Selander Michael A. Nemeroff Kelly Noll Trustees Emeritus 2018 M. Bridget Reidy Bradford L. Ballast • Laurence O. Booth Elizabeth Richter Paul J. Carbone, Jr. • Sallie L. Gaines Joseph Seliga Jonathan Fanton • Joseph H. Levy, Jr. Jeff Semenchuk Thomas M. Goldstein Samuel J. Tinaglia, Jr. Cynthia Greenleaf Mark D. Trembacki David A. Gupta Ali Velshi Nena Ivon Gail D. Ward Douglas Levy Jeffrey W. Yingling Erica C. Meyer Eboo Patel Nancy K. Robinson April T. Schink Kristin Noelle Smith Margaret Snorf Sarah D. Sprowl Noren Ungaretti This list reflects the Board Joan Werhane on June 30, 2018.

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 3 2017–18 Annual Report CHAIR’S MESSAGE

This past year, two major initiatives to the future of museums. The consequences will be propelled the Chicago History Museum far-reaching: “As we explore new ways to be a history (CHM) into its future. museum, we envision a greater exchange of ideas and a democratization of knowledge.” With the first effort, CHM officially became a “digital- first” museum. This was the culmination of the work of We can already see the impact of this approach in a committee led by our vice president for interpretation our experimentation with digital applications that use and education, John Russick, which also included virtual reality and augmented reality to enhance the seven staff members, six trustees, and one community photographs in our own collection. The CHICAGO 00 member. On October 25, 2017, the Board of Trustees app immerses viewers into the city’s stories, such as adopted the committee’s report, Digital First: A Vision for the capsizing of the SS Eastland and the 1933 world’s the Future of the Chicago History Museum, which states: fair, using images and documents from the Museum’s archive. The Chicago History Museum truly is the Our digital vision is not a plan or a collection of projects reinvented museum that keeps reinventing. or programs. Our vision is a new attitude, a mindset, a commitment to a digital approach that is experimental, The second initiative was the Task Force on Governance, agile, iterative, collaborative, and responsive in order which was led by trustee Mary Louise Gorno and to engage the most people possible in a meaningful included six other trustees. The charge of the task force exchange with the Museum, the city, and history. was to review all aspects of our governance and board effectiveness and to seek best practices from both The shorthand version of this vision is “Digital First.” nonprofit as well as corporate experience. Each project and every process at CHM should consider how digital will impact, improve, expand, We have benefited from strong governance over the or enhance what we’re doing. The Museum has years, but the task force made a number of important always been primarily about in-person and in-gallery recommendations, including in the areas of board and experiences, and while this will remain critically officer nomination, on-boarding of new trustees, and important, we need to think more about how to deliver sustaining a strong board leadership pipeline. Another experiences to and engage with audiences who are key recommendation reaffirmed our commitment to not in the building. To achieve this, the Museum diversity, equity, and inclusion, “striving for our board, has to make a commitment to thinking and working staff, offerings, and visitors to reflect the communities digitally, not just in one digital department, but we serve.” Finally, given the importance of a continued throughout the organization. Ultimately, digital should focus on governance, the task force recommended permeate all aspects of the Museum’s operations. reconstituting the board’s Nominating Committee as the Nomination and Governance Committee. The Board To do this, CHM already has created a group to plan and of Trustees adopted the report that followed on April implement the Museum’s digital future with this vision as 25, 2018. their guide. It has been my honor so serve as Chair during 2017 The key insight is that rather than superimposing and 2018. These have been productive years for the technology over traditional museum experiences, Museum with exhibition openings, such as Amplified: digital experimentation and integration are the key Chicago Blues, the launching of our new educational

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initiatives, and the full integration of the Chicago Metro that made it possible for the Chicago Historical Society History Fair into our operations. This was a rare example to rebuild after it was totally destroyed by the Great of two healthy nonprofits merging, and we are pleased Chicago Fire of 1871. with the results. I am grateful for the privilege of serving as Chair during Throughout, I have been impressed by the these exciting years. professionalism of the staff, the dedication of the members of our Board of Trustees and our two auxiliary groups, the Guild and the Costume Council. We are grateful for the passion of our members and visitors for sharing. I thank them all.

I also thank the foundations, the corporations, and the individual donors whose generosity makes our work possible. I am particularly grateful to the members of the Lincoln Honor Roll Society who understand that the Museum continues to exist as an institution because of David D. Hiller planned gifts, including the bequest by Henry D. Gilpin Chairman

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 5 2017–18 Annual Report PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

When I first arrived as president in 2005, the Old Town School of Folk Music, the Chicago Teachers the Chicago History Museum already had the largest Union, and the Chicago Alliance of African American photography collection at any museum or library in Photographers, among many others. Chicago—1.5 million images ranging from Mathew Brady and the Civil War era to Declan Haun and the On top of all these valuable additions, there are two Civil Rights era. Now, I am happy to report that over acquisitions from 2018 that are game changers for the past thirteen years, we have dramatically enlarged us. Together, they dramatically enhance our ability as a the range and the depth of one of the world’s most museum to interpret the history of recent decades. important photography collections by acquiring a total of eight million additional images. Many of the new The first involves Chicago’s world-famous photography acquisitions involved strategic partnerships, which is firm—Hedrich-Blessing. Founded in 1929, this firm the way our Museum works best. invented new techniques for photographing the built environment after Chicago’s leading architects had One such acquisition came in 2016, when we acquired complained that photographers were not doing justice forty linear feet of images photographed by Raeburn to their work. After more than seventy-five years of Flerlage relating to the music scene in Chicago. outstanding service, Hedrich-Blessing shut its doors (This collection is at the heart of our current special in 2017. Thanks to a long-standing collaboration, we exhibition Amplified: Chicago Blues.) Flerlage was a recently completed our acquisition of Hedrich-Blessing’s Chicago-based photographer who, beginning in the opus as a firm by adding to our collection: late 1950s, captured some of the city’s and nation’s most important musicians. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, • Approximately two hundred and fifty thousand unique Howlin’ Wolf, Otis Rush, and B.B. King were among photographs from 1980 to 2008, which are subdivided them. Flerlage’s photographs often landed in national into approximately twenty thousand job files, industry publications such as Down Beat, Blues & containing approximately 1.4 million photographic Rhythm, and Jazz, but were just as likely to be seen on prints, negatives, and transparencies. album covers. Lake Forest College is partnering with us • Approximately two terabytes of digital images, largely to digitize much of this rich and atmospheric collection. from 2008 to 2017, when the firm moved to digital photography exclusively. Also in 2016, we acquired sixty-three linear feet of photographic prints, negatives, and slides created This most recent acquisition complements the Chicago by freelance architectural photographer Ron Gordon. History Museum’s previous acquisitions of Hedrich- His work documented the streets and the residents Blessing material representing the period 1929–79 (which of Chicago in neighborhoods such as South Loop, included more than four hundred thousand prints and Pilsen, and Bronzeville during the years from the 1970s negatives from more than forty thousand assignments). through now. We have Ron Gordon himself to thank for The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has this very, very generous donation. helped the Museum preserve and digitize many iconic Hedrich-Blessing images documenting the work of firms In recent years, we also owe a debt of gratitude to a wide such as Holabird & Root and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill range of organizations for sharing their photographic and individual architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and collections with us, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

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We also thank the Donnelley Foundation for its Pablo Martinez Monsivais won a Pulitzer Prize as a partnership with our other extensive acquisition— photographer for the Associated Press. approximately six million images from the Chicago Sun-Times. The acquisitions include: The wide range of subjects depicted—presidents and mayors, sports greats and schoolchildren, flower shows • Approximately 2.5 million physical negatives. and zoo animals, monuments and movements—are • Approximately 10.5 terabytes of digital images (some the products of photojournalists doggedly, and often of which correspond to the physical negatives). artfully, meeting the demands of editors and responding to breaking news. Each year, about seven thousand In terms of dates covered, the newly-acquired individual assignments were completed—around twenty Chicago Sun-Times archive nicely complements per day. When taken as a whole, this work created the Chicago History Museum’s preexisting Chicago a remarkable record of a diverse and evolving city in Daily News collection, numbering three hundred the second half of the twentieth century. We thank and fifty-five hundred negatives and glass negatives Sun-Times Media LLC for granting the Chicago History from 1901 to 1970. The bulk of the Chicago Sun- Museum a license to use this vast collection that we Times images are from the 1960s through the acquired in 2018. early 2000s, a period during which the newspaper kept its distinction as “The Picture Newspaper” by assembling what may have been the most outstanding team of photographers in the city’s history. Some were recognized on national and global stages: John Dykinga won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971, John H. White won that prize in 1982, and Robert Black won a World Press Photo of the Year award in 1984. Others advanced to prominence after their stints at the paper: Pete Souza moved on to become the chief photographer for Ronald Reagan and Barack Gary T. Johnson Obama during their years in the White House, and Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta President

The Chicago Historical Society’s reinvention as the Chicago History Museum came in 2006, and since that time, it has been the reinvented museum always reinventing. As you can see with these new acquisitions, this certainly has been true for our photography collection. History does not stand still at the Chicago History Museum!

I thank our board, our staff, and our communities of support for making this all possible. As always, I particularly thank Executive Vice President and Chief Historian Russell Lewis for his historical acumen, his leadership skills, and his friendship.

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 7 2017–18 Annual Report THE COSTUME COUNCIL OF THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM

Executive Committee Officers 2016–17 Courtney Hopkins, President Mary Shearson, 1st Vice President – Programs Heather Farley Ingram, 2nd Vice President - Membership Margaret Buckman, Treasurer Maggie Morgan, Secretary Anne Forman, Development Annette Findling, Nominating Elise Moyer, Communications Richard Weinberg, By-Laws Keren Craig accepts the President’s Circle Brian Atwood captivates the crowd during Honors Award from event chair Kathleen the Costume Council’s spring luncheon Haines-Finley At Large Connie Barkley Michelle Bibergal Kate Boege The Costume Council season began with the second annual Chicago Men’s Marit Bohbot Fashion Awards, hosted by celebrity guest George Kotsiopoulos. Co-chairs Sophie Bross Quenten Schumacher, Peggy Martay, David Mordini, and Karen Zupko Toni Canada welcomed more than 175 guests to the event hosted at the Gentlemen’s Nancy Connelly Cooperative. Kathleen Haines-Finley In October, the Costume Council celebrated Marchesa, with their inaugural Judy Lockhart President’s Circle Honors Award luncheon at the Women’s Athletic Club. David Mordini Cofounder Keren Craig accepted the award on behalf of herself and her John Rogers partner Georgina Chapman. The event welcomed nearly 200 guests and Quenten Schumacher raised over $44,000 in support of the Council’s mission. Melissa Skoog Dusty Stemer On May 30, The Council held A Spring Luncheon with Brian Atwood. Hosted Liz Stiffel on May 30 at the Museum, the event became the most highly attended spring luncheon to date, raising $40,000. The designer’s mother, Dusty Stemer, co-chaired the luncheon alongside Toni Canada and Melissa Skoog. This list reflects the Committee on June 30, 2018.

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Board of Directors Officers 2017–18 Elizabeth Richter, President Kate Arias, 1st Vice President – Membership Missy Ravid, 2nd Vice President – Programs Rosemary Jones, 3rd Vice President – Nominating Courtenay Wood, 4th Vice President – Development Jane Ward, 5th Vice President – Communication Guild member Connie Barkley judging a recent History Fair at the University of Joan Blew, Treasurer Illinois at Chicago. Lisa Genesen, Secretary As the 2018 fiscal year came to a close, the Guild welcomed a new Directors president, Catherine “Kate” Arias, who will serve a two-year term through June 2020. In our June newsletter, Kate thanked the outgoing Guild Sandra Allen president Libbet Richter and reflected on all that Libbet and the Guild had Laurie Ashcraft accomplished during the year. Pamela Bardo Connie Barkley Between September 2017 and June 2018, nine well-received, absorbing Marcia Buchanan lecture programs were offered at the Museum or at offsite locations. Betty Cittadine Programs offered at the Museum included guided tours by curators and access to seldom-seen artifacts, which Guild members wholly appreciated Lisa Malkin as a benefit of the strong partnership between the Guild and CHM. Caro Parsons Joan Sourapas Aided by the Museum’s IT team, the Guild upgraded its technology Suzie Stein capabilities through the launch of a Guild-only page on the CHM website. Linda Sullivan Guild members are now able to view their upcoming events, register for programs, nominate candidates for membership, view the annual ballot, and vote for new leadership, all online and at their convenience. This list reflects the Board on June 30, 2018. Specific steps were taken to attract new members, including the creation of a colorful brochure describing the Guild’s activities and benefits of membership. Additionally, the Guild sought to better engage Honorary Directors current members by expanding opportunities to support the Museum Mrs. Robert (Peggy) Adams Carr and its mission. Mrs. Edward (Zoe) S. Petersen Led by committee chair Sandie Allen, Guild members had year-round opportunities to benefit the Chicago Metro History Fair, by contributing $75,000 to the program through the Guild’s annual appeal, as attendees at the SPARK Awards dinner, or by volunteering as judges at the CMHF.

Finally, and possibly most significantly, the Guild embarked on a Strategic Planning initiative to identify and align its priorities and to provide a framework for future decision making. Both are essential as the Guild strives to keep growing and remain an appealing organization for those interested in helping the Museum share Chicago’s stories.

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An annual favorite, our Fourth of July celebration featured kids’ 58TH ANNUAL craft, face painters, music by The Americana Concert Band, FOURTH the World’s Tallest Uncle Sam, and a keynote oration by Cook OF JULY County state’s attorney Kimberly CELEBRATION M. Foxx. The event concluded with the audience joining in July 4, 2017 for the singing of “America the Beautiful.”

On July 18, 2017, the Chicago History Museum held a special dedication to name the Morse Genius Chicago Rooms in honor of Elizabeth Morse Genius. MORSE GENIUS This naming was in recognition of the Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust’s generous support and CHICAGO ROOM underwriting of fundraisingKnights for of the Pythias Museum’s (Portfolio Thissearch) Is Chicago Campaign. DEDICATION In attendance was the co-trustee of The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust July 18, 2017 James L. Alexander and co-trustee Anita Tyson from JP Morgan Chase, along with Srilatha Lakkaraju, co-trustee from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust; Gary T. Johnson, president of the Chicago History Museum, and staff of both the Trusts and Museum.

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Now in its fifth year, the Chicago Hot Dog Fest once again featured FIFTH ANNUAL live music, red hots, and cold brews. We celebrated the city’s HOT DOG FEST most iconic food by posing as a life-size hot dog in the Museum’s August 11–13, 2017 bun, meeting our mascot Noah Ketchup, learning about hot dog history, and of course, eating them-our 32,670 visitors consumed nearly 36,800 hot dogs over three days! Lead sponsor

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More than four thousand men and women from Cook County lost their CHICAGO AND lives in World War I. The Great War began in 1914 and pitted the Central THE GREAT WAR Powers, led by Germany and Austria- October 14, 2017– Hungary, against the Allied Powers, November 11, 2018 led by Great Britain and France. The conflict claimed more than 17 million lives, left more than 20 million wounded, and shattered the illusions of an entire generation. The “war to end all wars” sowed the seeds

Presenting sponsor for World War II and continues to influence our political landscape a century later.

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Chicago History Museum. Woods01/07/2019 enlisted the aid of local newspapers and 1 families to gather information and images of about one thousand men and women from Cook County who died in the war. The portraits were originally displayed in the main hall of the Museum’s former home at 632 North Dearborn Street. They were reinstalled in this building in 1932 and exhibited for many decades. Today, the collection remains an invaluable record of the Great War and its painful legacy.

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On October 17, 2017, friends and family joined Edgar “Ned” Jannotta EDGAR D. AND to name the President’s Chair at the DEBORAH R Chicago History Museum in honor of . Ned and his beloved wife, Deborah. JANNOTTA PRESIDENT’S The president’s position will forever be known as the Edgar D. and Deborah CHAIR DEDICATION R. Jannotta President at the Chicago History Museum. The Museum looks to October 17, 2017 its president and CEO to be the primary Knights of Pythias (Portfolio search) source for continuously enhancing the Museum’s strategic vision and implementing the Museum’s mission to share Chicago stories, serving as a hub of scholarship and learning, inspiration, Museum president Gary T. Johnson with and civic engagement. Edgar Jannotta

It is entirely appropriate that life trustee Edgar “Ned” Jannotta and his wife of more than fifty years, Deborah Ross Jannotta, who passed away on May 18, 2014, be honored with the naming of the Chicago History Museum’s President’s Chair. Mr. Jannotta, currently Chairman Emeritus of William Blair, was first named a trustee of the Museum in 1986 and became a life trustee in 2004. His stellar leadership—especially in recruiting others NC_241_046.jpg Life trustee Phil Hummer (center) and his to the CHM board—has been truly outstanding. Debby Jannotta was a wife Lynn chat with Making History Award member of both the Chicago History Museum’s Costume Council and winner John Canning. Guild. In addition to the Chicago History Museum, the list of institutions in our hometown that have benefited mightily from their leadership includes the University of Chicago, the Chicago Foundation for Education, Rush Medical Center, the Lyric Opera, and The Chicago Community Trust among many, many others.

Comments by president Gary T. Johnson: 01/07/2019 “I can think1 of no greater honor than to know that my remaining years as President would be associated with Ned and Debby Jannotta. Ned has had a once-in-a-generation impact on our Museum above all through his recruitment of outstanding Trustees. We were not alone in this; Ned sees the civic health of Chicago as his mission and has helped many organizations. Debby also was a passionate supporter of Chicago’s educational and cultural institutions, and we are proud to say that the Guild and the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum were among her many commitments.”

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More than 750 guests got dressed to the nines, stretch their stilts on the dance floor, and enjoyed a variety of Templeton Rye cocktails at this THE LAST annual favorite. Highlights included CHM vice president of interpretation and education John Russick presenting the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre SPEAKEASY Chicago 00 virtual reality experience in Chicago: Crossroads of American, a High Rollers Lounge with casino gaming tables, and a variety show December 1, 2017 in the Robert R. McCormick theater featuring Sean Masterson and his world-famous Wonder Show of the Universe, the Galaxie Girls chorus girls; and pianist Charles Kim.

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Members of all ages got into the holiday mood at this annual MEMBERS’ favorite! The fun included face painting, festive food and HOLIDAY PARTY music, and fantastic creations December 9, 2017 by Smarty Pants the balloon artist. The collections staff brought out various toys and holiday cards from yesteryear.

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It’s a simple truth—people are different. Throughout history, these differences have been a source of community, strength, and personal RACE ARE WE identity. They have also been the basis for discrimination and oppression. : The idea of “race” has been used historically to describe these differences SO DIFFERENT? and justify mistreatment of people and even genocide. Today, contemporary scientific understanding of human variation is beginning to challenge November 11, 2017– “racial” differences and even question the very concept of race. July 15, 2018

Race, developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota, is the first national exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view. Combining these perspectives offers an Established in part by The unprecedented look at race and racism in the United States. Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and Elizabeth Morse Programming for Race included two civic talks with Natalie Moore, WBEZ’s Genius Charitable Trust, the Exhibition Innovation South Side reporter, during which panelists discussed the city’s residential Fund has provided segregation and how economic and political interests have shaped the additional funding for meaning of race in Chicago. Race: Are We So Different? Developed by In collaboration with Education sponsor Media sponsors

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CIVIC TALKS: RACE

January 30 and February 27, 2018

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Opening on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Remembering Dr. King: 1929–1968

features a winding gallery with over twenty-five photographsKnights of Pythias (Portfolio depicting search) key REMEMBERING moments in Dr. King’s work and the civil rights movement, with a special focus on his time in Chicago. DR. KING: 1929 1968 Chicago, like other US cities, erupted – in the wake of King’s assassination on January 17, 2018 April 4, 1968. While the center of his activism was focused on dismantling southern Jim Crow, the systemsKnights that of Pythias (Portfolio search) kept African Americans oppressed in the American South, he spent time in Chicago and often spoke out on the Exhibition sponsor realities of northern discrimination, particularly around the issues of poverty, education and housing.

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NC_250_038.jpg On Commemorative Days, guests enjoy free admission and family- COMMEMORATIVE friendly programming! Martin Luther DAYS King Jr. Day saw the opening of a new exhibition, Presidents’ Day January 17, 2018 featured special guests Abraham February 19, 2018 and Mary Todd Lincoln, and we March 4, 2018 celebrated Chicago’s birthday with a day of four-star fun and Eli’s Cheesecake.

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AMPLIFIED: CHICAGO BLUES

April 7, 2018

Southern black migrants brought the blues to Chicago, where the music helped them forge connections and transform an unfamiliar, often CIVIC TALKS inhospitable city into a new home. The music was also transformed- : electrified and amplified to competeNC_254_008.jpg with urban noise. The photography of BLUES Raeburn Flerlage captures the streets, clubs, homes, and studios where a community of musicians defined the Chicago blues sound. Visitors are April 18, 2018 invited to immerse themselves in the Chicago scene of the 1960s through Flerlage’s images, and experience the blues by playing guitar, designing an album cover, writing lyrics, and singing karaoke.

The accompanying civic talk featured CHM chief historian Russell Lewis moderating a discussion with its curator Joy L. Bivins and legendary blues

Exhibition sponsors harmonica player and singer Billy Branch. They explored how the Great Migration shaped the blues, how the music captured the challenges of being

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Amplified: Chicago Blues is supported by an IncentOvate grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, BMO Harris Bank, and the Chicago Community Trust. Established in part by The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, the Exhibition Innovation Fund has provided additional funding for this exhibition. Digitization of the Raeburn Flerlage Photography Collection supported by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

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Ready, set, ChicaGO! Our annual spring event explored the city’s unexpected history in twenty-four hours. New excursions this year included a pizza CHICAGO24 tour with ABC-7 food reporter Steve Dolinsky, a walk through Boystown with queer femme historian Andie Meadows, and Over/Under the Chicago May 12–13, 2018 Loop with professional guide and comedian Margaret Hicks. Fan favorites included running and walking tours of Old Town and the Gold Coast, L tours, and cemetery tours.

When we say members get exclusive access, we mean it! Members got to look at the plans for Modern by Design: Chicago Streamlines America MEMBERS’ from senior curator Olivia Mahoney, a demonstration of OPEN HOUSE our Chicago 0.0 augmented June 28, 2018 reality mobile app by vice president of interpretation and education John Russick and research assistant Trevor Cunnien, and more. New storage area tours this year included Painting & Sculpture Storage (right) with Andrew W. Mellon director of collections Alison Eisendrath.

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SPARK AWARDS

September 13, 2017

BENEFACTORS HBK Engineering, Inc. Liz Stiffel

SPONSORS Chicago Line Cruises The fifth annual Chicago Metro’s History Fair’s Spark Awards Dinner, ComEd celebrating forty years of the organization, was held at the Chicago History The Guild of the Chicago History Museum on September 13, 2017. NC_260_009.jpg Museum Peoples Gas Robert R. McCormick Foundation Since 2013, the Spark Awards have honored individuals who have made Blue Plate Catering outstanding contributions to Chicago history, History Fair, and education. Since its inception, nearly half a million students have participated in DONORS Quantum Crossing, LLC History Fair, inspiring them to learn more about their community and Mark and Debbie Trembacki sparking their interest in research. Spark supports Chicago Metro History University of Illinois at Chicago Fair and educational programs of the Chicago History Museum. 40TH ANNIVERSARY DONORS The Chicago Metro History Fair is designed to spark Chicago’s students’ Lisa Oppenheim interest in the study of history and our community. CMHF’s inquiry and Dick Simpson project-based approach to student programming helps students build Frank Valadez high-level thinking skills, engage in civic life, and foster intellectual AWARDS DINNER CONTRIBUTORS self-confidence. Ernest and Vanice Billups Stephen Bowen THE 2018 HONOREES Shawn Healy Vicki Hood George Javaras Corporate Award Barbara Javaras Bill Obenshain, Bank of America (retired) Bill and Penny Obenshain 01/09/2019 1 Richard Brown Public Service Award Polk Bros. Foundation Timuel Black Teacher of Excellence Award Maryhelen Matijevic of Mt. Carmel High School

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THE 2018 AWARDEES Josephine Baskin Minow The Caroline Margaret McIlvaine Making History Award for Distinction in Creative Cultural Leadership Carlos Tortolero The Harold Washington Making History Award for Distinction in Public Service Harrison I. Steans The Marshall Field Making History Award for Distinction in Corporate Leadership & Innovation Sidley Austin LLP, accepted by Larry A. Barden The Cyrus McCormick Making History Award for Historic Corporate Achievement James A. Gordon The Bertha Honoré Palmer Making History Award for Distinction in Civic Leadership The Honorable Anne M. Burke Clockwise from bottom left: Josephine Baskin Minow, Carlos Tortolero, Harrison I. Steans, Larry A. Barden, James A. Gordon, The Honorable Anne M. Burke The Jane Addams Making History Award for Distinction in Social Service

On June 6, 2018, the Chicago History Museum held its twenty-fourth Annual EVENT CO-CHAIRS Making History Awards. It was another record-breaking year, raising over $1.2 Deborah DeHaas Richard L. Duchossois million dollars to benefit our mission of collecting, preserving, and sharing Monsignor Kenneth Velo Chicago’s stories. EVENT COMMITTEE Since 1995, the Making History Awards has honored 118 prominent Chicago- Gregory L. Goldner, Chair James L. Alexander based individuals and corporations who have had a significant impact on the M. Hill Hammock city’s history. Hosted by Museum trustee and journalist, Ali Velshi, the evening Francia Harrington included award presentations, impassioned speeches highlighting Chicago’s David D. Hiller cultural commitment to philanthropy, and a special message from President Courtney Hopkins Gary T. Johnson Barack Obama. Hon. Randye A. Kogan James J. O’Connor Elizabeth Richter Jesse Ruiz Larry Selander Steve Solomon Joan Elizabeth Steel Liz Stiffel

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DONORS Jones Day Marc Hilton Co-Chairs KPMG LLP Illinois Holocaust Museum Janet & Craig Duchossois MB Financial Bank Irving Harris Foundation Exelon Motorola Solutions Foundation Verne and Judy Istock GCM Grosvenor Michael Nemeroff Edgar D. Jannotta Andi & Jim Gordon Vedder Price Susan and Gary Johnson The Edgewater Funds Reyes Holdings, LLC Walker and Carolyn Johnson Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers, Inc. Betsy & Andy Rosenfield Art Johnston The Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Carole & Gordon Segal Hon. Randye A. Kogan, ret. Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Foundation The Segal Family Foundation Martin J. Koldyke Sidley Autsin LLP Brian Simmons Lavin Family Foundation The Steans Family Shorehill Capital LLC Michael Leppen Mr. Richard & Dr. Stacie Stephenson William Blair Douglas Levy Wintrust Donald G. Lubin Vice Chairs Joanie and Andy McKenna Abbott Contributions Ruthie and Alan McNally Allstate Insurance Company Cleopatra and James Alexander James P. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Besio James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Erica C. Meyer George and Laura Bilicic Ariel Investments Ron and Pat Miller The Crown Family Phillip Bahar Ralph G. Moore Kent & Liz Dauten Maria C. Bechily and Scott Hodes Helen Morrison Keystone Capital Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bennett The Morrison Family Richard L. Duchossois Drs. Ernest and Vanice Billups David Moscow Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Suzanne and Michael Moskow Bon & Holly French Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bobins Elaine and Allan Muchin Adams Street Partners The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Clare Muñana Illinois Tool Works Booth Hansen Blue Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation Joan and William Brodsky Sally Nieto Jo & Newt Minow John and Neville Bryan Northern Trust Oil-Dri Corporation of America Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Dale R. Pinkert John W. & Jeanne M. Rowe Denise Cade PJH & Associates, Inc. Liz Stiffel Rita and John Canning J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation TAWANI Foundation CenterPoint Energy Marian F. Pritzker Frank and Doralu Chanen Ravinia Festival Benefactors Warren K. and Bonita Chapman Jerry Reinsdorf Anonymous Richard Cline Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Bank of America Hawthorne Investments, LLC Larry Selander The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation Lewis Collens Duane Morris LLP BMO Harris Bank The Donnelley Foundation Joseph Seliga and Vanessa Vergara The Honorable Edward M. Burke & John Doran Mayer Brown LLP The Honorable Anne M. Burke Hub International Adele and John L. Simmons CIBC Riley and Lisa Duggan Margaret Snorf Patrick F. Daly EY Joan E. Steel The Daly Group, LLC Jeffrey Fischer Don and Isabel Stewart DePaul University Chubb Ambassador Louis and Marjorie Susman Paul Dykstra & Spark Cremin Ginny and Peter Foreman Taste America Restaurant Group Fifth Third Bank Anita and Stephen Friedman Bruce and Barbie Taylor Elkay Manufacturing Company Timothy J. Gilfoyle Carlos Tortolero Mary & Paul Finnegan Loyola University Chicago National Museum of Mexican Art Jim & Karen Frank Sharon Gist Gilliam Iris Witkowsky Christina & Ron Gidwitz June Golin Gregory L. Goldner Gookin Family Foundation Resolute Consulting Mary Louise Gorno The Chicago History Museum thanks everyone who made The Hammock Family Grant Thornton LLP Making History possible. Caryn & King Harris David Gupta The Harris Family Foundation Joshua Hale Mr. & Mrs. William Hostetler Barbara Hamel International Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hamilton

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$100,000 and above Segal Family Foundation $1,000–$2,499 The Costume Council of the Joachim and June Staackmann Anonymous Chicago Historical Society Ed Uihlein Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Ascoli John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur WestRock Barbara Beré Foundation, Inc. Foundation William Blair & Company LLC Dr. Phillip L. Cacioppo Terra Foundation for American Art Zell Family Foundation The Daly Group LLC Mr. Patrick F. Daly $50,000 to $99,999 $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. James P. Duff Allstate Insurance Company Anonymous (3) Linda Fuller The Barker Welfare Foundation James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Sallie L. Gaines and Mark Richardson BMO Harris Bank Bank of America Ellen and Paul Gignilliat The Brinson Foundation Mr. David P. Bolger Timothy J. Gilfoyle Crown Family Philanthropies Patricia and Laurence Booth Ms. Sharon Gist Gilliam Efroymson Family Fund Jan and Frank Cicero Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser John R. Halligan Charitable Fund A.G. Cox Charity Trust Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Institute of International Education Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Drower The Hickey Family Foundation The Lawrence Pucci Wedgwood Hattie A. & Marie V. Fatz Foundation Mrs. Harold H. Hines, Jr. Society of Chicago T. Bondurant and Holly French Mr. and Mrs. Tobin E. Hopkins Robert R. McCormick Foundation John Hagenah Family Fund Barbara and Harry Howell National Endowment for the Humanities Hill and Cheryl Hammock Istock Family Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Irving Harris Foundation Ms. Doris J. Johnson John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Mr. Philip J. Isom Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Johnson TAWANI Foundation Bob and Roberta Lee Mr. Jared A. Kaplan and Wintrust Lower East Side Tenement Museum Ms. Maridee A. Quanbeck John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Mrs. Mary Ann Karris $10,000 to $49,999 Family Foundation The James S. Kemper Foundation Anonymous (3) Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. The Honorable Randye A. Kogan Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Saint Paul Foundation Anne and W. Paul Krauss Philip D. Block III Family Fund at the Chicago Mr. and Mrs. James A. Skinner Ms. Jennifer M. Krejci Community Foundation Paul and Kathy Snyder The Lawlor Foundation The Buchanan Family Foundation State of Illinois Office of the Comptroller Mrs. Blair Lawlor Commonwealth Edison Company Sulzer Family Foundation Mr. Julius Lewis Keith Crandell and Susan Davis Cindy and Jeff Yingling Mr. and Mrs. R. Eden Martin Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Ms. Erica C. Meyer Patrick and Nancy Dolan $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Timothy P. Moen Driehaus Design Initiative Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Moody Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Mr. Ralph G. Moore Exelon Corporation Shaun and Andy Block Mr. K. C. Nagle Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust Ms. Denise R. Cade National Financial Services LLC The Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Mr. Paul Carlisle Mr. John C. Newgren The Grainger Foundation Mary Louise Gorno Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Noll David Hiller Charitable Fund at Mr. Brad Henderson Old Republic International Corp. The Chicago Community Foundation Ms. Loretta N. Julian Charles Palmer Family Foundation Hoellen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser Donor Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Press Illinois Arts Council Advised Fund Ms. Phyllis Robinson ITW Foundation The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund Dr. Chaya & Mr. Walter Roth Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Konen Mr. Russell L. Lewis, Jr. Mrs. Susan B. Rubnitz Kovler Family Foundation Herbert and Roselle Mack Charitable Sahara Enterprises, Inc. KPMG LLP Foundation Sargent Family Foundation Lake Forest College Mr. and Mrs. William E. O’Connor Society of Mayflower Descendants Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Levy, Jr. Pepper Family Foundation in the State of Illinois The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Ms. Abbie F. Price Ms. Momoko Steiner Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff Paul Lehman and Ronna Stamm Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Northern Trust Ms. Marilyn Stewart Tiny Tiger Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Notz, Jr. Ms. Sharon Allyn Taylor Mr. Mark D. Trembacki Pillars The Honorable E. Kenneth Wright Jr. Howard and Paula Trienens Fund Pritzker Military Foundation Mr. James L. Wilson The Regenstein Foundation Mr. Aldo C. Zucaro Sally Mead Hands Foundation

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Under $1,000 Dr. and Mrs. Aldridge K. Bousfield Dr. David A. DeBoer Anonymous (8) Ms. Kim Bowden Mr. Jonathan E. Dedmon Mr. Robert O. Ackley Ms. Marie E. Brelin Mrs. Carla M. Dehmlow Mr. John Adachi Jacqueline Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Desmond Mr. Cyrus H. Adams Ms. Linda Bressler Mrs. and Mr. Patricia J. Devine AEGIS Foundation William & Joan Brodsky Foundation Inc. Mr. Nicholas Dorochoff and Aetna Foundation, Inc. Mr. William J. Brodsky Mr. Joseph Beason ALINI Magazine Services LLC Ms. Lisa A. Bronson Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Doub Ms. Liora Alschuler Bross Family Foundation Mr. Donald Doughman Ms. Bari Amadio Mrs. Judith A. Bross Mr. George E. Douglas Ms. Cheryl R. Anderman Mr. James L. Brott The Howard & Ursula Dubin Foundation Mr. Geoffrey A. Anderson Mr. Larry J. Broutman Ms. Ann P. Duffy Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson Mr. and Ms. Gerald W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin W. Duncan Mr. Joshua Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jackson D. Brown Ms. Anita M. Sarafa and Mr. and Mrs. K. Stephen Anderson Mr. Richard H. Brown Mr. John P.C. Duncan Ms. Susan Anderson-Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Budde Mr. Joseph L. Dvorak Arbor View School Ms. Roberta Buhle Eastland Disaster Historical Society Edith Armstrong Ms. M. J. Burg Michael H. Ebner Laurie Ashcraft The Honorable Edward M. Burke and Cara R. Eickholt Mr. Richard Assmus and Ms. Leah Welty The Honorable Anne M. Burke Kristin Elbert Col. and Mrs. Renato P. Bacci, Jr. Mr. Timothy J. Burroughs Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Elstein William Bainter Ms. Susanne B. Bush Emerson Elementary School Larina Baird Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Calderon Kaili Emmrich Mr. and Mrs. George J. Bakalis Ms. Jacqueline Campa Mrs. Margaret L. Erickson Mr. Edward M. Bakwin Ms. Brenda L. Campbell Ms. Julia Estornell Mr. James Bales Kathleen Campbell and William H. Ms. Diane Fager Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Bales Chamberlin Ms. Connie Fairbanks Mr. Norman Lee Bannor, Jr. Ms. Mary A. Campobasso Mr. David Fanta Ms. Judith H. Barnes Ms. Jeanette F. Cannon Ms. Helen F. Fauber William and Norma Lee Kerns Barnhart Ms. Evette M. Cardona Barbara D. Fedor Mr. Rodney Barnwell Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Carr Ms. Betty W. Fell Mr. Dominic Barrington Ms. Barbara Catenazzo Marirose Ferrara Mrs. Norman F. Barry Causecast Foundation Mr. Brad Fewell Ms. Sandra M. Bass Mr. John J. Chandler Robert and Barbara Fiacchino The Alben F. and Clara G. Bates Foundation Chicago Area Women’s History Center Anne Findley Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Chicago Japanese American Historical Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Finneran Ms. Shirley F. Bayers Society Mr. Allan J. Firak Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Bazeli Chicago Jewish Historical Society First Division Museum at Cantigny Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Becht The Chicago Literary Club Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Fischer Ms. Kathleen M. Bell Chicago Principals and Administrators Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fisher II Ms. Kay Berkson Association Ms. Carol Fitzgibbons Ms. Ava Holly Berland Clarence Darrow Commemorative Mr. Geoffrey A. Flick Ms. Zina L. Berman Committee Ms. Linda Flores Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berner, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Sivage Clark Mr. and Mrs. James E. Fluhler Ms. Lynn Besser Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cohen Foley Family Foundation Ms. Lieselotte N. Betterman Mrs. I.W. Colburn Mr. and Mrs. James F. Foley Arta and Adrian Beverly Ms. Maury Collins Ms. Carolyn Fortman Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bianco Mr. and Mrs. John C. Colman Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Ms. Karen A. Bielecki Mrs. Nancy Connelly Ms. Pamela J. Franker Mrs. Sondra K. Biller Ms. and Mr. Sharon R. Cooper Franklin Park Public Library Mrs. Constance G. Bischof William D. Cox, Jr. Charitable Foundation Natalie M. Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. Timuel D. Black Mrs. and Mr. Emmanita R. Crooks Ms. Jeanine Friedman Mrs. Barbara J. Blair Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Cucchiaro William H. Friedman Mr. Matthew Blakely Ms. Sheila Cunningham Ms. and Mr. Laura Dean F. Friedrich Blue Island Public Library Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Curley Dr. Willard A. Fry James J. Blum Ms. Elizabeth Curylo Dr. Sylvia E. Furner Ms. Ira Bodenstein The Honorable Vi R. Daley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Fyfe Roberta Bodine Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Mr. and Mrs. George F. Galland Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Davis Elizabeth Ann Gallanis Mrs. Suzanne Borland Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Dawson Mr. Paul Gearen Ms. Takako N. Day L. J. Geary-Forch

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Dr. Allen Gebala Ms. Barbara Ann Huyler Dr. Sona Kalousdian and Dr. Ira D. Lawrence Gerber Hart Library & Archives Hyde Park Historical Society Eileen and Paul Le Fort Mr. Joseph E. Glass Illinois Labor History Society Mr. James W. Leib and Mrs. Diane K. Leib Ms. Abigail Godfrey Illinois Tech Lewis College of Ms. Molly E. Lenz Christina Gomez Human Sciences Susanne M. Lenz Mr. and Mrs. David B. Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Minoru Imamura Mr. Michael A. Leppen Ms. Mary D. Goodspeed David Irvin Mr. and Mrs. John G. Levi Mr. and Mrs. Marc Gordon Ms. Ellen Isaacson Ms. Hazel J. Levinthal Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Gottschall Mr. Peter Ivanovich Mr. and Mrs. Michael Levy Ms. Victoria Granacki Ms. Merle L. Jacob Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Lieb Mr. Joseph X. Grassi Mrs. Cary Jacobs Alan Linnerud Ms. Paula T. Grasso James G Blaine Elementary School Lipsig Family Philanthropic Fund Mr. Jeff Graves Japanese American Citizens League Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lipsig Freddi L. Greenberg Mr. Daniel J. Jares Mrs. Deborah Litow and Mr. Micah Litow Greenbriar School Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Ms. Barbara Denemark LongD Ms. Ann Greenstein and Mr. Jeffrey Farbman Ms. and Mr. Joan M. Johns Ms. Diane Longoria Mr. Larry Greenstein Ms. Elizabeth Barnes and SuAnne Lopata Ms. and Mr. Mary W. Greenwald Mr. Michael J. Johnson Mr. Albert O. Louer Mrs. Susan M. Grosch Mr. and Mrs. Walker C. Johnson Mr. Robert B. Loveman Mr. and Mrs. James Grotelueschen Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Johnston, M.D. Ms. Mardie MacKimm Ms. Karen Grover Mr. Robert K. Johnston Mrs. Carol Ann Macola Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Grover Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Jones Ms. Pearl Y. Madlock Mr. and Mrs. David Gudewicz and Mr. Thomas M. Jones Ms. Alexandra M. Malos Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Haas Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Judy Ms. Andrea G. Mancillas Ms. Barbara A. Hamel Norman Jung Ms. Olivia Martin Ms. and Mr. Judith Hamill Ms. Jen Just Ms. Joan Matz Ms. Elizabeth M. Hamilton Ms. Rebecca Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Maxime Mr. Collier Hands Mr. and Mrs. John A. Karoly Ms. and Mr. Carol L. Maxon Mr. Arthur R. Hansen Dr. Claudia Anne Katz Mr. Gordon M. Mayer Ms. Jeanne M. Hansen Dr. and Mr. Ann D. Keating Mrs. and Mr. Jane T. McCarthy Wendy Haran Mr. Thomas E. Keim Mr. William H. McCulloch Ms. Michele Harkey Mr. Peter Kempfer Mrs. M. Patricia McGrail Ms. Patricia A. Harper Mr. Alan Kent Mr. and Mrs. John S. Meany, Jr. Nancy Harris Mr. William Kerins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Meskel Ms. Helen Harrison Mr. Jeffrey H. Kessler Mr. and Mrs. John N. Metzgar Mrs. Harriet S. Hausman Ms. Rosemary M. Kessler Mr. David Meyer Ms. Anne M. Hazelwood Walter Kiefer Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Mhoon Ms. Joyce E. Heidemann Mr. and Mrs. Christian E. Kimball Mr. Timothy L. Michel Mr. James S. Heim Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Klapperich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Mikolajczyk Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Helman Ms. A.M. Klaprat Mr. George E. Milkowski Mr. Paul H. Herbert Ms. Mary E. Klonowski and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G. Miller Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons Mr. Paul A. Kahan Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Miller Mrs. and Mr. Beverly S. Hildreth Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Knisely Ms. Priscilla Mims Mr. William B. Hinchliff Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Koglin Jean Mishima Mrs. John L. Hines Ms. Betty H. Kolb Dr. Floyd Mittleman Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Hirsch Mr. Dayne Kono Motorola Solutions Foundation Hispanic Housing Development Co Mr. and Ms. William F. Koss Dr. Robert Mrtek Ms. Ruth S. Holecek Mr. Eugene Krell Ms. Anne S. Mueller Mrs. William L. Hood, Jr. Ms. Mary Ruth Kubala Mr. Michael Mulholland Ms. Grace A. Horner Ms. Jan Kuhn and Mr. Jeff Kramer Mrs. Luigi H. Mumford Mrs. Steven D. Horwitz, M.D. Michael and Holly Kupetis Daniel R. Murray Mr. William F. Hottinger Toyoko T. Kuzuhara Ms. Jeanne Murtagh Ms. Rose M. Houston Mr. H. Thomas Kyvig Mr. John B. Nanninga Mrs. Karen W. Howell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lachman Ms. Gloria Nardini Gary Hsich Mr. Imran Ladhani J. R. Naylor Mr. Lindsay C. Huge Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Lane Nebenzahl-Spitz Foundation Reverend and Mrs. George A. Hull Mrs. Barbara F. Lanphier Ms. Janet K. Nelson Mr. Lawrence Hunt Ms. Mary Ann I. Larsen Ms. Charlotte A. Newfeld Ms. Patricia J. Hurley Ms. Betty D. Larson Mrs. Marianne C. Nichols Mr. J. Thomas Hurvis Mr. and Ms. Cary R. Latimer Mrs. Jane H. Niesen Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hutson Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Lattyak Mrs. Joni Noel

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Norwottock Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Topinka Mr. and Ms. John H. Nowak John and Susan Russick Mr. and Mrs. James M. Trapp Mr. and Mrs. William A. Obenshain Mr. Dennis Rutkowski Jeanette Uhlmann Mr. and Mrs. David M. Oberg Saint Luke University of Illinois at Chicago Ms. Patricia O’Brien Mr. Victor Salvo Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Vagner Dr. and Mr. Jean P. Oden Ms. A. Sue Samuels Murray & Virginia Vale Foundation John C. O’Malley The Sarafa-Duncan Family Fund Mrs. Murray J Vale Ms. Jeanne P. O’Reilly-Jersey Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Saunders Mr. D. Charles Van Hecke, Jr. Mrs. and Mr. Liesl M. Orenic Ms. Mary Ellen Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Van Vliet Mr. and Mrs. James J. O’Sullivan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Schanding Mr. and Mrs. James M. Vaughan Park View School Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schanning Ms. Esther Velis Mrs. J. L. Parkin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Schectman Mr. John Vinci Mr. James D. D. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Schuster Ms. Janet Voight Patricia Hurley and Associates, Inc. Curtrice Scott Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Wabol Ms. Elizabeth A. Patterson and Mr. David Seglin Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Wagner Mr. Michael L. Hermsen Ms. Gail L. Seidel Ms. Loraine T. Washington Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Patterson Mr. Jeff Semenchuk Ms. Carrie L. Weaver Ms. Emily Royer and Mr. Kevin M. Pazour Ms. Benita C. Serio Mr. and Mrs. John B. Weber Mr. and Ms. F. Steven Pearl Mr. F. Sheppard Shanley Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr. Mr. Scott Pemberton Mr. and Mrs. David A. Shappell Ms. Suzann M. Weekly Mr. and Mrs. David Perry Ms. Kate M. Sheehy Mr. and Mrs. James Weidner Ms. M. Scottie Perry Mr. and Mrs. William Angus Shorey Mrs. Maurice Weigle Fund Pfizer Ms. Vicki Y. Curtis and Mr. William P. Siavelis Mr. Joseph M. Weil Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn Dr. Barry P. Siegel Mr. Jim Weisman Mrs. Dolphine W. Pierce Patrick Sier Mrs. Henry P. Wheeler Ms. Nancy J. Pifer Mr. Robert S. Silver Mr. Law White Mr. Daniel B. Pinkert Ms. Susan M. Simek Mrs. and Mr. Ann S. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Plank Adele and John L. Simmons Whittier Elementary School Mrs. Debra Plants Junie L. Sinson Mr. Payson Wild, Jr. Pleasant Ridge School Mr. and Mrs. David L. Sippel Mr. and Ms. Richard J. Wilders Mr. John F. Podliska Mrs. Victoria Skala Ms. Jennifer Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pollock Mr. Richard A. Smiley Mr. Kessie Kafele Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz Barbara Smith Dr. Edward B. J. Winslow Jay Qi Ms. Julia Smith Dr. and Mrs. William R. Wittert Ms. Michelle A. Quigley Ms. Regina O. Smith Ms. Cathleen Wolfe Ms. Frances Radencic Walter Smithe Ms. Sheila A. Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Norman X. Raidl Mr. Anthony M. Smyth Mrs. Ann S. Wolff Ms. Dorothy V. Ramm Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sondler Mr. and Mrs. I. Michael Wolinski Ms. Anna M. Rappaport and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon T. Squires Mr. David Zarefsky Mr. Peter W. Plumley Ms. Kathleen Staerk Mrs. Lenore Zeiger The Honorable S. Louis Rathje Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Stallard Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ziegle Mr. Elce Redmond Mr. and Mrs. John Steffen Mrs. Linda I. Zillner and Mr. A. Paul Reicher Mr. Fredric Stein and Mrs. Nikki W. Stein Mr. Christopher L. Zillner Kenneth Rhem Ms. April M. Stosur and Mr. Jim Engling Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Zulkey The Rhoades Foundation Mr. Richard J. Stuckey Ms. Jacqueline Zydeck Ms. Deirdre Marie Rice Mr. Philip A. Sturlini Susan Richart Patricia Sutterfield Gifts given between Jul1, 2017 – June 30 2018 Ms. Enid Rieser Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Swanson D = Deceased Ms. Michelle Rock Ms. Anthea Sweeney Mr. David Roemer Mr. Leonard J. Swiatkowski Douglas Roeske Mrs. and Mrs. Carol C. Swift Ms. Linda R. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Casmir F. Szczepaniak Mr. Ron Rohde and Mrs. Jill Rohde Sandra Taggart Mr. Peter Roknich Ms. Nina Tai Mr. Hipolito Roldan Rose M. Tashiro Ms. Sherry Rollo Ms. Nancy Taylor Roosevelt University - Center for Barbara and Randy Thomas New Deal Studies Mrs. Florence E. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Rosenberg Gloria Thornton Ms. Leona Z. Rosenberg Mr. Glen R. Timmerman Mrs. Ann R. Roth Anthony Tindall

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Honor Gifts In honor of Jean Perkins In memory of Mary Louise Hurckes In honor of Randy Adamsick Mrs. Karen Zupko Mrs. Catherine L. Arias Mr. Charles L. Katzenmeyer In honor of Karen Prieur In memory of Richard Jaffee In honor of Connie Barkley Ms. Sue-Gray Goller James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Mrs. Catherine L. Arias Winthrop Foundation Trust In honor of Missy Ravid Nancy Kimball Robinson Ms. Sue-Gray Goller In memory of Kenneth Little In honor of Deborah Braxton Caro L. Parsons Ms. Eva S. Kelly Ms. Shelley Gorson In honor of Libbet Richter In memory of Barbara Long In honor of Helen and Don Brown Ms. Jean E. Perkins Ms. Alyssa Sadusky Ms. Penny Brown Mrs. Jane Whitesides In memory of Lee Meyer In honor of Tom Burnet In honor of Nancy Robinson Mrs. Peyton J. Barkley Ms. Kerry B. Pipal Mrs. Sara Veeder Ms. Erica C. Meyer Mrs. Suzanne Westerhold In honor of Marion Cohen In memory of Carol Morby Ms. Jane G. Fouser In honor of Petra Slinkard Mr. David B. Eddy Ms. Kathryn Y. Brown In honor of Gillian Darlow In memory of A.J. Motley, Jr Heather Young Anichini In honor of Jini Valence Lusenhop Fine Art Ms. Karen Lurie In honor of Rachel Doose In memory of Mae and Harold Myers Mr. Mark Seymour In honor of Gail Ward Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Grosch Mrs. Roberta B. Zabel In honor of Dayle and Ed Fortino In memory of John Paton Mr. Richard L. Duchossois In honor of Joan Werhane Mrs. Audrey L. Paton Mrs. Bonnie G. Lipe In honor of Susan Grote In memory of Eunice Poethig Ms. Emily Ohland In honor of Jane Whitesides Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Register Mrs. Rosemary V. Jones In memory of Linda Ann Relias In honor of David Hiller Ms. Peggy Snorf Mr. Michael P. Cole and Ms. Elizabeth Sarah D. Sprowl O’Connor Cole In honor of Marilyn Williams In memory of John Winthrop Robinson Ms. Allison Williams In honor of Philip Wayne Hummer Nancy Kimball Robinson Helen M. Harrison Foundation In honor of Leslie Zentner In memory of Raymond Shlaustas Mrs. Catherine L. Arias In honor of Chris, Tim and Anna Johnson Mrs. Junia Shlaustas Ms. Kathleen A. Moore In honor of the Mayfair Tween Book Club In memory of Robert Tice Mr. Ben Huizenga In honor of Gary T. Johnson Sue M. Tice Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Moore Memorial Gifts In memory of Joseph and Marion Tinaglia In honor of Kathryn Johnson In memory of John Blair Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Tinaglia, Sr. Ms. Elizabeth Blum Mrs. Barbara J. Blair In honor of Rosemary Jones In memory of Albert Bodman Mrs. Kathryn Johnson Mr. Richard Bodman Cynthia Wade Pacholick In memory of Sarah Bruce In honor of The Honorable Randye A. Kogan Mrs. Linda C. Glick The Honorable Sheila O’Brien and In memory of Margaret Carr The Honorable Wayne Andersen Mrs. Peyton J. Barkley In honor of Olivia Mahoney In memory of Alexander and Mary Carstairs Findlay Ms. Sharon S. Darling and Ms. Mary Goldwag Mr. Thomas A. Freeburg In memory of Bettie Dwinell In honor of Lori and Michael Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. William H. McClelland Mr. Eric Gary In memory of Jean Haider In honor of Laura Moeller Dr. Donald H. Haider Ms. Mary Rejent-Moeller Nancy Kimball Robinson In honor of Lynn Orschel Mrs. Diana T. Senior Mrs. Bonnie G. Lipe Mrs. Pamela S. Sheffield Ms. Erica C. Meyer Ms. Peggy Snorf

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THE GUILD OF THE Rosemary Jones THE COSTUME COUNCIL OF THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM Ruth Kane CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM Diane Karzas Diane Kelley Guild Annual Appeal Joan Kellogg Costume Council Head to Toe Donors Jill Kirk Annual Appeal Donors Elaine Abramson Judith Konen Dora J. Aalbregtse Sandra Allen Bonnie Lipe Constance K. Barkley Helen Applegate Lisa Malkin Kathleen M. Boege Catherine Arias Bonita Marx Deborah B. Braxton Joan Arredia Michelle McCarthy Sophia Bross Laura Ashcraft Patricia McKinlay Margaret M. Buckman Pamela Bardo Donna McKinney Suzette B. Bulley Constance Barkley Erica Meyer Patricia H. Callahan Nancy Berchem Leslie Morasca Pamella Capitanini Vanice Billups Jane Nerison Joan E. Clifford M. J. Black Janis Notz Nancy Connelly Joan Blew Sandra Notz Terri R. D’Ancona Judith Block Mary Jane O’Connor Tracy Esbrook Elizabeth Blum Lynn Orschel Heather M. Farley-Ingram Peggy Bodine Janet Owen Annette E. Findling Patricia Booth Cynthia Pacholick Anne Forman Suzanne Borland Caro Parsons Annelia W. Fritz Marcia Buchanan Dorothy Pattishall Jennifer Glover Margaret Buckman Jean Perkins Kathleen A. Haines-Finley Barbara Buenger Martha Perry Margaret J. Harris M. Lenore Cameron Karen Peterson Schutz Vicki V. Hood Mary Carr Lyssa Piette Courtney W. Hopkins Elizabeth Clark D. Elizabeth Price Rosemary V. Jones Eleanor Clarke Lynda Rahal Anne T. Krauss Janet Courter Lyn Rasmussen Bonnie G. Lipe Margaret Crane Mary Ravid Judy A. Lockhart Diane Curtis Elizabeth Richter Erica C. Meyer Alison de Frise Bonnie Rickard Joan Moore Edith DeMar Nancy Robinson Leslie E. Morasca Patricia Dietzen Susan Schwartz David Mordini Ann Dixon Carole Segal Maggie M. Morgan Susan Duda Diana Senior Janet K. Owen Katharine Egan Pamela Sheffield Cynthia E. Pacholick Darcy Evon Melinda Sherman Swift Lyssa Piette Elisabeth Farwell Junia Shlaustas D. Elizabeth Price Anita Friedman Margaret Snorf Carol Prins Madelon Fross Joan Sourapas John Rogers Nancy Furr Sarah Sprowl Linda L. Saranow Lisa Genesen Mary Struthers Mary R. Shearson Nancy Gerson Linda Sullivan Kristin N. Smith Linda Glick Louise Tausché Margaret Snorf Margaret Goes Elizabeth Teich Yolanda Stemer Jennifer Goldman Eleanor Tippens Liz Stiffel Sue-Gray Goller Sara Veeder Mary K. Swift Marcy Gookin Jane Ward Ruth Thuston Susan Grosch Lawrie Weed Noren W. Ungaretti Marcie Harrison Camille Weiss Leslie A. Zentner Lynn Hauser Suzanne Westerhold Anne Healy Stathy White Patricia Heestand Jane Whitesides Celia Hilliard Abra Wilkin Karen Howell Courtenay Wood Jill Isselhard Mary Kay Wysham Janet Jentes Roberta Zabel Doris Johnson Leslie Zentner Kathryn Johnson Karen Zupko

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DONORS TO THE COLLECTION Ms. Sheila Dunteman Ms. Erika Leaf Dr. C. Knight Aldrich Ms. Sue Eleuterio Mr. Eric Levin Ms. Britta Keller Arendt Ms. Susan English Mr. Brad Lunde Mr. James T. Armstrong Faith, Inc. Mr. Greg Lussem Ms. Marlene Bailey Ms. Polly Faust Lyric Opera of Chicago Baird & Warner Real Estate Mr. Gregory Feldman Ms. Olivia Mahoney Ms. Susan Barton Field Museum Library Ms. Kathy McCabe Berkshire County Historical Society Ms. Nancy Finke Ms. Nancy McCabe at Arrowhead Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute Mr. John Messitt Ms. Heather Booth Ms. Sandra Flinton Mr. Newton N. Minow Ms. Diane Breon Fra Noi Ms. Donna Mirek Buffalo History Museum Mr. Damian Franchere Navistar, Inc. Judge Anne Burke Mr. Joseph Frantik Mr. Paul M. Nemecek California Genealogical Society Ms. Susan Friedman Oxxford Clothes,Inc. Ms. Grace W. Carlson Mr. Andrew Gn Ms. Jackie Palmieri Ms. Ellen Cassedy Mr. George Goeppner Maria Pinto Mr. Juan Ceballos Mr. Kevin Greene Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Shirley Ryan Mr. Peter Chaffetz Mr. Michael Gross Ms. Katrin Schnabl Chicago Art Deco Society Mr. and Mrs. David Grumman Estate of Anne Stuart Seaton Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC Mr. Bill Gulde Ms. Anne Marie Smith Chicago History Museum Collecting Mr. Johnathan Barstow Harding Ms. Susan Stevens Chicago History Museum Collecting Studs Mr. Rick Heintz Ms. Dawn Scher Thomae Terkel Center for Oral History Mr. and Mrs. Dorothy and Lee Hossler University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago History Museum Purchase Jewish Council on Urban Affairs Urbana- Champaign Chicago History Museum Purchase Johnson Publishing Co. Ms. Pamela Wagner Anna Hasburg Fund Journal of Urban History Walnut Creek Historical Society Chicago Park District Mr. Stanley Kaminski Mr. Jack Weiss Ms. Malee Chompoo Ms. Azeeza Khan Wheaton Park District Ms. Elizabeth Coachman Mr. Paul King Mr. William Wild Committee for New Priorities Mr. Philip Kolin William Blair & Company Ms. Christy Coolidge Ms. Kirsten Krabbe William Wrigley Company Mr. Mikell Darling Mr. Frank Kruesi Ms. Beth Willwerth Ms. Sharon Darling Mr. Louis Krupp Ms. Barbara Young Mrs. Pat Dennehey La Crosse Public Library Ms. Randi Zillmer

Advertising posters designed by Otis Shepard, 1937 (top), 1939 (bottom). Sunbeam Shavemaster store display unit, c. 1937. Gift of the William Wrigley Company CHM purchase, Anna Hasburg Fund

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 27 2017–18 Annual Report LINCOLN HONOR ROLL SOCIETY

The Lincoln Honor Roll Society is a special giving society at the Chicago History Museum that recognizes individuals and families who have included the Museum in their estate planning. Members of the society join a long list of many individuals spanning back to 1856 who have provided for the Museum and its collections, such as Daniel Burnham, Bertha Palmer, George Pullman, Jane Addams, Claude Barnett, and Maria Tallchief.

Society Members from Josephine Baskin Minow T July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 Newton N. Minow Dawn Clark Netsch D Randy Adamsick Lynn Orschel G James L. Alexander T Barbara A. Parson D Marjorie Barry M. Scottie Perry G Tamara K. Biggs Helen A. Porten D Ernest C. Billups Phyllis Rabineau Vanice E. Billups, Ph.D. G Julia Rainer Judith S. Block CG Janet M. Relos D Philip D. Block III D Elizabeth D. Richter TCG David P. Bolger T Tobin M. Richter Adrienne H. Brookstone G Jeanne Rowe Arnold F. Brookstone John W. Rowe T Margaret W. Carr GD Larry Selander T Karen L. Clark Dorothy Ogilvie Seimer D Michel D. Clark Margaret Snorf TCG Richard P. Cody D Kathy Snyder Marcia S. Cohn CGD Paul L. Snyder T Diane Curtis G Brenda K. Sollitt D Leon M. Despres D Eileen Howard-Weinberg G Paul H. Dykstra T Marshall R. Weinberg Holly S. French C Virginia L. Whittaker D T. Bondurant French T John T. Geary, Jr. D T = Trustee of the Chicago History Museum Sharon Gist Gilliam T C = Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum Jeanne and John Rowe sign the book for the Jack J. Goggin G = Guild of the Chicago History Museum Lincoln Honor Roll Society. Mary Louise Gorno T D = Deceased Richard Halvorsen D George K. Hendrick, Jr. David D. Hiller T Marci M. Holzer CG Ronald H. Holzer Susan D. Hoyne D Nena Ivon TC Richard M. Jaffee TD Shirley H. Jaffee D Doris Johnson G Gary T. Johnson T Ruth Kane G Henry Kogan The Honorable Randye A. Kogan TCG Amy T. Lemar Russell L. Lewis, Jr. T Bonnie G. Lipe CG Jerilyn A. Logemann D Anna Grace Love D Olivia Mahoney Marie McCauley D Kevin McGirr Erica C. Meyer TCG

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 28 2017–18 Annual Report THIS IS CHICAGO CAMPAIGN

Knights of Pythias (Portfolio search)

In October 2017, the Board of Trustees at the Chicago History Museum announced a landmark $50 million fundraising effort to ensure that the Museum remains a hub of inspiration and learning for generations to come.

NC_243_005.jpg The Chicago History Museum is the city’s first cultural institution. Since our inception in 1856, through two fires, multiple expansions, and a spectacular reinvention, we have told Chicago’s stories to a public brimming with curiosity about the frontier town that became a world-class metropolis. We owe our longevity to our endlessly fascinating city and the people who value its history. Now, the Museum stands on the brink of another milestone with our This Is Chicago Campaign.

We belong to a city with an iconic skyline, distinct neighborhoods, and a flag that we ink across bags and hang from our windows. Everything that is Chicago flows out of our history. This unmistakable Chicago feeling finds its home at the Chicago History Museum. We would not exist without our committed and diverse communities.

A special thank you to those who have made early commitments in support of our Campaign, This Is Chicago—

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Leadership and Early Campaign Donors – This is Chicago (as of June 30, 2018)

Anonymous Mary B. Galvin The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust AAR Corporation Timothy GilfoyleT The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust Randy Adamsick Sharon Gist GilliamT Susan and Michael Moskow James L. AlexanderT and Curtis D. Drayer Brent and Katie Gledhill Motorola Solutions Foundation Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow Jack Goggin MichaelT and Meeghan Nemeroff Allstate Matthew Gooch John D. & Alexandra C. Nichols Family Aon Foundation Larry Goodman Foundation Ariel Investments Mary Louise GornoT Northern Trust Steven and Kathleen Ashby The Grainger Foundation Oil-Dri Corporation of America The Barker Welfare Foundation Grifols Lynn Orschel Marjorie Berry The Guild of the Chicago History Museum William A. Osborn Tom Biede M. HillT and Cheryl W. Hammock Michael Perlow Tamara Biggs Beverly Shaw Hayford Martha “Scottie” Perry Vanice and Ernest Billups George Hendrick Helen A. Porten Matt BlakelyT David D. HillerT Public Museum Capital Grant Program Judith Block Hoban Family Charitable Foundation Phyllis Rabineau BMO Harris Bank Marci and Ronald Holzer Julia Rainer David P. BolgerT TobinT and CourtneyT Hopkins Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation The Brinson Foundation Nena IvonT ElizabethT and Tobin Richter Adrienne and Arnold Brookstone Robert D. Jaffee Robert J. Moore John H. Bryan DanielT and Heidi Jaffee George and Kristin Roeth Denise R. CadeT Shirley H. & Richard M. Jaffee Family John W. Rogers, Jr. John A. Canning, Jr. Foundation Roundtable Healthcare Executive Walter CarlsonT and Debora DeHoyos Edgar D. JannottaT John W.T and Jeanne M. Rowe Ellen Carnahan The Jannotta Family Foundation Rumsfeld Family Fund Carnahan-Daniels Foundation Doris Johnson Segal Family FoundationT Martin G. Carver GaryT and Susan Johnson Larry SelanderT Greg C. and Mamie Case FalonaT and Ra Joy Allan and Sue Selig The Chicago Community Foundation Ruth Kane Joseph SeligaT and Vanessa Vergara Michel and Karen Clark Richard and Susan Kiphart Shure The Jacob & Rosaline Cohn Foundation Barbara L. KipperT Martin P. and Cathy Slark J. Steven Cole RandyeT and Henry Kogan Harold B. Smith, Jr. ComEd JudithT and Joseph Konen Richard K. Smucker The Costume Council of the The Krehbiel FamilyT Timothy P. Smucker Chicago History Museum MichaelT and Holly Kupetis Margaret Snorf T Keith CrandellT and Susan Davis Albert Lacher PaulT and Kathy Snyder JohnT and Rosemary Croghan BobT and Roberta Lee State of Illinois Department of Lester and Renée Crown Amalia T. Lemar Natural Resources Henry Crown and Company DougT and Jennifer Levy Harrison I. Steans Diane Curtis Joseph H.T and Carole Levy David P. and Leslie Storch James & Catherine Denny Foundation Russell LewisT and Mary Jane Jacob Paul E. Suckow PatrickT and Nancy Dolan Bonnie Lipe Tawani Foundation James P. T and Susan R. Duff Jim and Kay Mabie Terra Foundation for American Art Paul DykstraT and Spark Cremin Holly and John Madigan Richard and Helen Thomas Efroymson Family Fund Olivia Mahoney Samuel J.T and Suzanne Tinaglia Ira A. Eichner & Barbara R. Eichner Malott Family Foundation Truettner Family Foundation Foundation R. Eden MartinT Jeff Urbina John Ettelson Beatrice C. Mayer Ali VelshiT Exelon Robert R. McCormick Foundation John and GailT Ward Fidelity Foundation Kevin McGirr The Lawrence Pucci Wedgwood Society Marshall and Jamee Field Andrew and Joan McKenna of Chicago Field Foundation of Illinois James D. McKinney Eileen and Marshall Weinberg Fred Fischer Carlette McMullan William Blair Sonja and Conrad Fischer Sally Mead Hands Foundation JeffreyT and Cynthia Yingling Robert and Karen Fix Erica C. MeyerT Zell Family Foundation Forest Security Systems, Inc. Joseph and Marilyn Miller T. BondurantT and Holly French JoT and Newt Minow T = Trustee of the Chicago History Museum Sallie L. GainesT and Mark Richardson Molex

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 30 2017–18 Annual Report TREASURER’S REPORT

As Treasurer of the Chicago Historical Society, The Museum continues to operate with sound I am pleased to report on another strong fiscal year, financial planning and management supporting the which ended June 30, 2018. It concluded with a $6.6 achievements of the past year, which can be seen million increase in net assets and a modest operating throughout the annual report. We are extremely surplus. The Museum continues its trend of operating grateful for the support of our dedicated trustees, surpluses, something not achieved by many of our generous donors, and loyal members. The collective peer institutions. With diverse exhibitions and program efforts of management, dedicated staff, and offerings, our attendance reached 269,490 visitors, volunteers allow us to carry out our mission each another measure of a successful year. year in fresh and creative ways. I would like to thank The Statements of Financial Position section of the current and past members of the Finance and Audit report includes balance sheet assets and liabilities Committee who provided support to me as Treasurer and reflects the financial position of the Chicago of the Museum. Historical Society. The Museum’s endowment is the largest of its reported assets, with a market value of The fiscal year results and financial position are $79.2 million and a 6.8% total return on investments. presented in the following charts. The financial The long-term debt outstanding remains at $50.4 statements have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, million, payable in full in the year 2036. The current independent certified public accountants, and their liability carried for our interest rate swap agreement report contains no exceptions as to financial position was reduced by $5.6 million, a positive change and results of operations presented. You may request following rising interest rates. a opy of the full audited report from the Finance Office at the Chicago History Museum. The Statements of Activities is the income statement of the Chicago Historical Society and reports the summarized transactions that occurred during the fiscal year. Revenue for operations and special projects reached $16.1 million this year, an overall increase of 4% from the previous fiscal year. We have seen growth in contributed revenue and the Museum was awarded several new government grants to support temporary projects. Expenses increased by 2.5%, primarily from new grant-funded activity and expenses related to our Special Events program, which Tobin E. Hopkins had a substantial increase in facility rental sales. Treasurer

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 31 2017–18 Annual Report TREASURER’S REPORT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Year ended June 30, 2018 Year ended June 30, 2018 Total Assets 2018 Operating Support and Revenue 2018 Cash and cash equivalents 3,545,465 Contributions and grants 7,773,566 Pledges, loans, and accounts receivable 8,712,184 Chicago Park District 1,693,018 Land, buildings, and equipment 26,218,238 Investment income for operations 2,281,764 Investments 79,267,518 Membership dues and admissions 1,997,302 Perpetual Trusts 5,218,530 Auxiliary Services 2,409,575 Other 123,156 Total Support and revenue 16,155,225 Total Assets 123,085,091 Operating Expenditures 2018 Liabilities and Net Assets 2018 Collections, research, and curatorial 2,058,155 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,022,953 Exhibitions and education 3,617,878 Deferred revenue 364,532 Institutional advancement & membership 1,252,573 Interest rate swap liability 12,944,986 Administration 2,220,486 Long term debt 50,431,330 Building operations 2,890,779 Net Assets Auxiliary Services 1,511,910 Unrestricted 35,926,017 Total Expense 13,551,781 Temporarily restricted 9,894,621 Non-Operating Items 2018 Permanently restricted 12,500,652 Investment total return 3,351,270 Total Net Assets 58,321,290 Interest rate swap agreement 2,869,933 Total Liabilities and Net Assets 123,085,091 Split-Interest agreement 94,780 Depreciation (2,005,238) Debt Service (2,520,404) Total Non-Operating 1,790,341

Change in net assets 4,393,785

ChicagoHistoryMuseum 32 2017–18 Annual Report Knights of Pythias (Portfolio search) VOLUNTEERS

INTERPRETATION Nancy Stone COLLECTIONS AND AND EDUCATION Ed Swanson** RESEARCH Jim Talamonti** EDUCATION Bernard Turner*** COLLECTIONS Gallery Interpreters Mitzi Walchak Robert Blythe Cheryl Anderman Edward Winslow Ashley Clark Laurel Anderson Leslie Yamshon* Katrina Flores Vera Antoniadis* Sue Gill Penny Applegate**** History Buffs Kathleen Gormley* Ava Berland* Katherine Agle Fredi Leaf****** Greg Borzo*** Knights of Pythias (Portfolio search) Evan Brandstadter* Mia Mehta* David Breitenbach** Laura Braglia* Adam Melville Helen Brown*** Robert Case*** Dianne Olson* Madeleine Byrne Carol Fitzgibbons Mary Woolever Jeanette Cannon* Frannie Garvey* Robert Case*** Dave Gudewicz RESEARCH AND ACCESS Kathleen Cescon Muriel Hames** Thomas Guerra*** Marion Cohen*** Kristen Kelly* Melisa Limanowski Lynn Doherty* Robert Silver** Dorothy Ramm*** Marge Fahrenbach*** Trenton Stewart* Mike Felten* Tom Stokes* EXTERNAL RELATIONS Ed Swanson* Sandy Fitterer Bernard Turner*** Beverly Fox**** MARKETING NC_257_017.jpg Susan Geller Nancy Armstrong Fun Timers Rick Gordon* Scott Armstrong Dave Gudevicz Muriel Hames** Adriane Dean Amy Hopp* Michael Johnson* Jaclyn DiGrande John R. Leonard* Richard Johnson James Herrity Steve Ropers* Sandy Keefe** Janet Mark Christine Sheehan*** David Keller* Nicole Ramos John Kierig Andrew Thorp Administrative Karen Kincaid** Keith Ulrich Anita Morrison Anthony King* Kate Klemchuk VISITOR AND MEMBER Exhibitions The Chicago History Museum Linda Klutznick** SERVICES Joshua Anderson thanks all of its volunteers. John R. Leonard* Diana Faulhaber* Fred Glasper Sue Lopatka* James Lee Kate Sheehy Richmond Lord Susan LoGiudice** Madelyn MacMahon***** Caitlin Meeter Ryan Mahaney* CHICAGO METRO Jean Schwartz* NC_257_017.jpg Leroy Malone** HISTORY FAIR Lorie Westerman** Rosanna Marquez* Marie Pellissier Edward Winslow Wilhelmina McGee* Diane Mergen* CURATORIAL AFFAIRS Marlee MIllman Abdul Basheer 01/07/2019 1 Michelle Ordway Lynnea Domienik *Over 5 years of service Elizabeth O’Toole* Jane McCarthy*** ** Over 10 years of service Marilyn Parsons Sam Plourd ***Over 15 years of service Scottie Perry** **** Over 20 years of service John Quinn* EXHIBITIONS *****Over 25 years of service Peg Quinn*** Joshua Anderson ******Over 30 years of service Dean Rodkin** Kate Sheehy Lisa Schilling* Alan Schwartz PRESIDENT’S OFFICE This program includes the names Rich Sexton of those who volunteered for at Christine Sheehan*** INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT least nearly six months between Robert Silver** Berenice Fernandez July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Shirley Sivels*** Joseph Karamanski Tom Stokes**

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Gary T. Johnson, Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta President Russell Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Historian Luciana Crovato, Executive Assistant and Manager

MUSEUM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Russell Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Historian David Deyhle, Vice President, External Relations John Russick, Vice President for Interpretation and Education Cheryl Obermeyer, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Collections Accounting M. Alison Eisendrath, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Collections Cynthia Mendez, Accounting Coordinator Britta Keller Arendt, Senior Collection Manager Anna Rossi, Senior Accountant Jessica McGill Heim, Rights and Reproductions Technician Ronald Solano, Gift Processor Angela Hoover, Rights and Reproductions Manager Special Events Julie Katz, Registrar Jessica Trent, Director Holly Lundberg, Conservator Erika Johnson, Special Events Manager Jessica McPheters, Collection Technician Brittany Smith, Special Events Coordinator Timothy Paton Jr., Photographer/Imaging Specialist Anna Briskman, Special Events Coordinator Jessica Pushor, Collection Manager Carol Turchan, Conservator Human Resources Julie Wroblewski, Archivist for Archives and Manuscripts Diane Ohi, Director Nancy Reyes, Payroll and Benefits Supervisor Information Technology Rey Garcia, Director Institutional Advancement Juan Martinez, Desktop Support Analyst Randy Adamsick, Director Michael Anderson, Major Gifts Officer Print and Multimedia Publications Colleen McGaughey, Development Manager Rosemary K. Adams, Director Marissa Ivie, Development Assistant Julius L. Jones, Digital Content Manager Ishan Johnson, Manager of Auxiliary Relations Emily Nordstrom, Senior Editor Jini Valence, Development Coordinator Esther Wang, Assistant Editor Properties Research and Access John Yelen, Director Ellen Keith, Director and Chief Librarian Antonio Navas, Chief Engineer Trenton Carls, Technical Services Librarian Patrick Thomas, Harvard Custodian Noel Dwyer, Research Center Page Ben Minnis, A/V Technology Manager Michael Featherstone, Research Center Associate and Architecture John Vlna, Chief of Security Specialist Marcia Gundrum, Senior Security Lieutenant Lesley A. Martin, Reference Librarian Bill Bostic, Security Lieutenant Gretchen Neidhardt, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian Patrick Anderson, Shipping and Receiving Clerk Marcello Franco, Valerie Wells, Security Sergeants INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION Reginald Coleman, Alonzo Ennis, Barbara Hawkins, Linda Hubbs, Kathy Curatorial Affairs Pierce, Carlyle Mitchell, Security Officers Peter T. Alter, Historian and Director of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History EXTERNAL RELATIONS Trevor Cunnien, Curatorial Assistant Marketing Brittany Hutchinson, Curatorial Assistant Laura Cusick, Marketing Communications Manager Olivia Mahoney, Senior Curator Justina Doyle, Membership Marketing Manager Education Akane Henriquez, Manager, Marketing Systems and Analysis Nancy Villafranca, Elizabeth F. Cheney Director of Education Emily Osborne, Public Communications Manager Kenneth Allen, Education Specialist Jessica Roussin, Digital Marketing Coordinator Marne Bariso, Volunteer and Intern Manager Audrey Womack, Marketing Events and Tours Manager Ilana Bruton, Public Programs Manager Visitor and Member Services Megan Clark, School Programs Coordinator Virginia Fitzgerald, Director Heidi Moisan, School Programs Manager Joshua Anderson, Visitor Services Manager Ani Schmidt, Public Programs Coordinator Irene Delgado Sadler, School Group Visit Coordinator Exhibitions Michael Glass, Coat Check Attendant Tamara Biggs, Director Andrew Agress, Jessica Bandera, Roberto Cardenas, Erin Flanagan, Dean Avery Brobst, Lead Exhibition Preparator John Martinez, Robert Medina, and Sanara Victor, Visitor Services Calvin Gray, Production Supervisor Associates Daniel Oliver, Senior Designer Mark Ramirez, Graphic Designer This list reflects the staff on June 30, 2018. William Stafford, Exhibition Preparator

The Chicago History Museum thanks all of its staff members.

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