JULY 2019–JUNE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 YEAR IN REVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Chair’s Message 5 President’s Message 7 This is Chicago Campaign Our Mission 9 Institutional News To share Chicago stories, serving as a hub of scholarship and 12 Public Engagement learning, inspiration, and civic engagement. 16 Spring Quarantine 19 Educational Initiatives 21 Board of Trustees A New Look 22 Honor Roll of Donors In July 2020, the Chicago History Museum (CHM) debuted a new brand platform comprising strategic statements, a master narrative, 38 Donors to the Collection and visual elements. Our new logo, color palette, and typography 40 Treasurer’s Report will serve as an ongoing touchstone for brand communications 42 Volunteers and expression as we help people make meaningful and personal 43 Staff connections to history.

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CHAIR’S MESSAGE

Your Chicago History Museum has never been more museum swung into full gear. On the very first day of the relevant or more essential than it is today. During quarantine, “Chicago History at Home” was born as a daily FY 2020, we marked many achievements, confronted the series making use of our digital content. As the quarantine unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and went on, our education team designed daily activities for continued to address the deeply rooted legacy of racial children, families, and teens to supplement the Museum’s discrimination in our society. The Museum has moved forward educational resources already available online. Our social on all fronts as a result of its strong foundation and the far- media hashtag created a digital community that showcased sighted leadership that Gary Johnson and Museum staff have what we love about Chicago and celebrated families and shown in their eagerness to tell all of Chicago’s many stories. communities across the city. We offered programs on Zoom for members, supporters, and the general public. Staff members As we commenced FY 2020 on July 1, 2019, we looked forward put these programs together working from home and crossed to a productive year. We were in the midst of preparing to departmental lines to help out on back-office, mission-critical launch our groundbreaking exhibition American Medina: Stories projects such as cataloguing and processing images. of Muslim Chicago, which opened to huge acclaim in October 2019. We were in the final stages of our $50 million Capital As the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Campaign, which was successfully completed in December senseless killings of George Floyd and others brought urgent 2019 as a result of the generosity of so many of you: our focus on the enduring legacy of discrimination, the Museum members, our trustees, and our friends. We were just starting presented timely programing, such as our educational program the process of getting our arms around a massive collection on Juneteenth. Our Fourth of July celebration featured a series of photographic negatives we acquired—essentially the entire of significant reflections on the Declaration of Independence photographic narrative of Chicago from 1940 to 2000 through from community voices. the lens of the Chicago Sun-Times. We were about to embark with the American Alliance of Museums on convening trustees The Museum’s can-do spirit was likewise brought to bear on and leaders from a small group of Chicago’s museums on ways our reopening on July 10. In addition to all the safeguards we to make our staff, leadership, trustees, and audiences more added to make the Museum welcoming and safe, we opened diverse and inclusive, and we hosted the inaugural session of our stunning exhibition Millions of Moments: The Chicago Sun- that group at the Museum in October 2019. FY 2020 was off to Times Photo Collection. We also launched new brand imagery a strong beginning. and implemented new back-office systems to better manage visitor, member, and donor information. As you know, beginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required immediate and dramatic adjustments. As a result As FY 2020 came to a close, the Museum continued to be of work the Museum had done in prior years, the Museum financially strong. The Capital Campaign provided building and was ready. In particular, in 2017, the Museum had adopted grounds improvements, a stronger endowment, and almost the report of its Digital Future Committee and embraced 100 new members of our planned giving society, the Lincoln becoming a “digital-first” mindset: one whose “vision is a new Honor Roll. The Museum was also able to achieve a balanced attitude, a mindset, a commitment to a digital approach that operating budget as a result of many factors, including belt- is experimental, agile, iterative, collaborative, and responsive tightening, a much-needed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in order to engage the most people possible in meaningful loan, and generous support from so many of you. exchanges with the Museum, the city, and history.” We thank our supporters from the bottom of our hearts for This describes exactly what the Museum was able to do in your loyal and generous assistance when so many of our usual March when our building closed to the public. The digital revenue sources temporarily dried up. We thank the members

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who generously renewed, even when it was not possible to Thank you to Gary and thank you to all of you for your visit the Museum. We thank the Guild and Costume Council for steadfast dedication and support for the Museum and their vigor and tenacity—your grit in the face of the pandemic its mission. inspires us all. We thank the trustees for their oversight and help in every way, including making early gifts to the FY 2020 Making History Awards, even though the program was rescheduled to October 2020.

As I write this, your Board of Trustees is actively engaged in the search for Gary’s successor. We do not yet know who that person will be, but we do know that Gary has done a simply outstanding job since becoming president in 2005. The Museum has been at the forefront of Chicago’s civic and cultural Walter C. Carlson firmament as a result of Gary’s years of steady and far sighted Chair leadership. And it is well-positioned for the future. Chicago History Museum Board of Trustees

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

When I was honored to become its president in 2005, the website hosted by our partner, WFMT radio. Ten of our online Chicago History Museum was about to close down for its exhibitions are posted on Google Arts & Culture, and six of rebuilding project called the “Reinvention.” Now as I prepare our augmented reality and virtual reality projects are to step down, the Museum is cautiously reopening from the available on our Chicago 00 website. Our chicagohistory.org COVID-19 quarantine. website offers all kinds of rich curricular content for teachers and students. Our wish to become a “digital first” museum is The fifteen years in between these two closures have included coming true. truly memorable openings and events. Some were once-in- a-generation, including most notably the opening in 2006 Another story behind the story is that most of the Museum’s of the Exelon Wing with its Chicago: Crossroads of America special exhibitions these years have been community permanent exhibition. Some events were annual, such as our exhibitions. At a 2016 White House ceremony, CHM received Martin Luther King commemoration—typically our top day for the nation’s highest award for museums, the National Medal attendance. There have been events that we created ourselves, of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This award such as the Chicago Hot Dog Fest, which two years ago cited the Museum’s community outreach in exhibitions such attracted 34,000 participants. There also have been dozens of as Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair and My special exhibitions and hundreds and hundreds of programs, Chinatown, as well as in the ongoing program OUT at CHM, each of them memorable in their own way. which led to America’s first major-museum exhibition on LGBTQIA+ history. Our current exhibition American Medina: Public events, public programs, and public spaces tell a Stories of Muslim Chicago is the latest in our series on three museum’s story, but there also are stories behind the story. of Chicago’s religious communities. In 2009, we took a Let’s look at some numbers that tell these other stories. community approach to the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Thanks to an idea from our board chair John Rowe, and For the Museum’s collection, the most significant legacy during with the help of our partner the National Museum of Mexican these fifteen years has been the acquisition of photography Art, we startled the world of Lincoln scholars by offering an collections, including 5 million images produced by the exhibition about President Benito Juárez alongside an exhibition Chicago Sun-Times, 20,000 by the architectural photography about Lincoln. We had the privilege of displaying national firm Hedrich-Blessing, and 4,000 by the blues scene treasures that never before had left Mexico as our visitors photographer Raeburn Flerlage. In 2012, ours was the first learned about these two contemporary leaders who each dealt museum to offer an exhibition featuring street photographer with issues of slavery and civil war. Vivian Maier, and in 2020, we acquired a major collection of her works. Because of these acquisitions, we are better Another story has been our innovative mindset. Ours is the equipped to share Chicago’s stories than ever before. oldest cultural institution in Chicago, but “times will change, and this reinvented museum will keep reinventing.” How is that Consider, too, the growing access to our collections. During possible? These days, even an old museum can think like a these years, 700,000 pages of the Museum’s archives start-up and use the tools of social entrepreneurship. Examples became accessible online 24/7 through 90 libraries, including included the “Reinvention” itself, which literally became a the Chicago Public Library, thanks to our partnership with textbook case study, and the first-ever crowdsourcing by a ProQuest. Most of this material falls under the heading of “Civil museum to select the subject of a future exhibition. We reached Rights and the Black Freedom Struggle of the 20th Century,” out through social media and the crowd gave us over 500 which features our single most-requested archive, the records ideas. The crowd narrowed the field in successive votes to the of Claude A. Barnett’s Associated Negro Press. Thanks to our top choice—Chicago Authored. In keeping with this experimental partnership with the Library of Congress, almost all of the approach, our curators offered the exhibition in a largely digital Studs Terkel’s collection has been digitized, and 5,000 hours format and installed it to adjoin our café, where the public of those recordings have become accessible through a free could see it without buying a ticket.

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Growing engagement with classrooms has been another theme. I am forever grateful to the staff who have done so much for During the first few months, my visits to Chicago Public School the cause of history these fifteen years. They took this president classrooms revealed that many teachers and principals had under their wing, even though I had landed in their museum the mistaken idea that the Chicago Historical Society was a world from another profession. I have learned from all of them. private club, one that required some sort of special invitation to visit. Our staff has turned that around. Our field trip Apart from the closures, there is another way to frame numbers to the Museum have doubled, and we have reached these fifteen years. The job of president opened up when my out from the Museum into the schools both through our new predecessor, Dr. Lonnie Bunch, was called by the Smithsonian Chicago Learning Collaborative and through the 2016 merger to be the director of the long-overdue National Museum of of the Chicago Metro History Fair with the Chicago History African American History and Culture. Bunch worked heroically Museum. (All told, I was lucky enough to visit more than 300 and with determination. On September 24, 2016, the museum Chicago Public School classrooms with a kit of artifacts and opened on the National Mall with a ceremony led by President photographs from the Great Chicago Fire. My most indelible Barack Obama and with former President George W. Bush and personal memories from these fifteen years come from those congressional leaders from both parties in attendance. That visits around the city.) museum could not have opened without bipartisan cooperation in a bitterly divided America. Collaborations have been the key to our success in project after project, but the most important collaboration of them all is with Now, in 2020, America is called to make a long overdue the Chicago Park District, whose precious public land the Museum examination of the true meaning of what Lincoln in 1863 occupies as a public trust. For ten years, I had the honor of serving called a “new birth of freedom.” May that singular day of as president of Museums in the Park (MIP), the association of the September 24, 2016, inspire us all that history can and must eleven museums located in Chicago’s parks. During those years, play a part. our executive vice president and chief historian Russell Lewis headed MIP’s operations, as he did so warmly and skillfully for our own Museum until his tragic death in 2019.

Truly, the Chicago History Museum been blessed with generous donors, loyal members, and dedicated board leaders and trustees. We are grateful for the Making History Awards and the galas, as well as the benefits of all kinds held by the Guild and the Costume Council. These years saw three strategic plans and two capital campaigns. The second campaign, This Is Chicago, reached its $50 million financial goal this past Gary T. Johnson December and added ninety members to the Lincoln Honor Roll, Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta President the Museum’s planned giving society. Chicago History Museum

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THIS IS CHICAGO CAMPAIGN

In 1856, less than 20 years after our city was founded, · Instituted the Lincoln Honor Roll Society, honoring the original Chicago Historical Society opened its doors. more than 90 individuals who have declared a planned gift More than 163 years, one name change, and a spectacular to the Museum via a bequest, will, or other estate planning. reinvention later, CHM is the only major institution that makes all of Chicago its subject, bringing together · Created 12 exhibitions over the last 5 years, including the people, events, and identities that make Chicago, Lincoln’s Undying Words, Modern by Design: Chicago Chicago. We are proud to say that after five years Streamlines America, and Making Mainbocher: The First and a tremendous outpouring of community support, American Couturier, with the support of the Elizabeth Morse the Museum has reached its $50 million goal and the and Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trusts. successful completion of our This is Chicago campaign. · Added millions of artifacts, documents, CHM trustees, supporters, and staff gathered at the Museum photographs, and oral histories to our collection. in February 2020 at the fourth annual Chairman’s Reception to Notable collections acquired include the Raeburn Flerlage celebrate the campaign’s major milestones. photography collection of Chicago blues and folk artists, the Hedrich-Blessing architectural photography collection, and · Raised $11 million to strengthen the legacy and ensure more than 5 million images from the Chicago Sun-Times. the longevity of the Museum for generations to come. · Increased our educational offerings with generous · Renovated our theater with the support of the Robert support from Gordon and Carole Segal, including the R. McCormick Foundation. The theater is now home to our Chicago Literacies program, which works with close to film, The Great Chicago Adventure, as well as many other 500 third and fourth grade students in Latinx communities. community events and Museum programs.

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· Conducted capital improvements in the Museum, such as the Crown Family Welcome Center, with the support of Lester and Renée Crown and their family, and renovations to the Konen Children’s Gallery with benefactors Joe and Judy Konen.

· Named collections, such as the John R. Halligan Opera Collection, the John and Jeanne Rowe Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Collection, and the Russell L. Lewis Jr. Nitrate Film Collection.

THANK YOU! Great thanks go to CHM trustees and staff for their time and effort to ensure a successful campaign. Special appreciation goes to members of the Campaign Steering Committee co- chaired by Bon French, Judy Konen, and Falona Joy, and the Development Committee led by Larry Selander. We are grateful to Jim Alexander, Matt Blakely, Paul Carlisle, Walter Carlson, Paul Dykstra, Greg Goldner, Hill Hammock, David Hiller, Dan Jaffee, and John Rowe for their leadership throughout the campaign. Finally, the greatest acclaim goes to our supporters. Without your generosity and belief in our mission, none of this would be possible.

WHAT’S NEXT? The Museum will continue to step up and serve our community by creating bold exhibitions, enhancing the visitor experience through innovative technology, and expanding our education outreach programs. In the years to come, you will see more campaign projects come to fruition, including the Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail and the renovation of the collections storage facility, which houses many of the Museum’s renowned archives, manuscripts, and images.

Top (from left): CHM senior vice president John Russick, his wife Susan Russick, life trustee Larry Selander, and his wife Mary Selander.

Middle (from left): CHM board of trustees chairman emeritus David D. Hiller and life trustee Gordon L. Segal.

Bottom (from left): CHM board of trustees chair Walter C. Carlson and trustee Warren K. Chapman.

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Chicago Men’s Fashion Awards September 15, 2019

The fourth annual Men’s Fashion Awards honored ten of Chicago’s best-dressed men at the Louis Vuitton boutique on Michigan Avenue. Co-chaired by Courtney Hopkins and David Mordini and hosted by Zak Stemer, the evening’s activities included a fashion show, drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and music by Mark Bundra. The sold-out event raised $11,000 in support of CHM’s renowned Honorees (from left): Tony Stavish, Michael Tedeschi, Duke Alden, Daryl Sneed, Kareem costume collection. “KWOE” Wells, Christopher Kent, John Weldt, Blake Alexander, and Gary Metzner. Not pictured: Rino Burdi.

Renovations to the Crown Family Welcome Center

From September 2019 to February 2020, the Crown Family Rooms underwent an extensive renovation. The area, which serves as an entry point and lunchroom for thousands of eager students each year, received new lighting, a new floor, new directional signage, new decor, and a new name–the Crown Family Welcome Center. The orientation space, now known as the Lester and Renée Crown Gallery, features five 98” monitors that will show a welcome video to student groups. During the off-hours, the screens will showcase Cityscapes, a new dynamic display of large-scale panoramic images from the Museum’s collection chronicling Chicago’s remarkable growth from 1858 to 2019.

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Opening of American Medina: Sponsored by Stories of Muslim Chicago Lead Sponsor October 19, 2019

Chicago is sometimes called the American Medina, welcoming Muslims from around Presenting Sponsor the world as Medina, Saudi Arabia, has done for centuries. Beginning with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, which featured some of the first mosques in the United States, Chicago is now home to a diverse Muslim community: followers from the US and abroad; members of various sects; and converts and those who were raised in Sponsors the faith. This exhibition draws from more than 100 interviews conducted with Muslim Chicagoans sharing their stories of faith, identity, and personal journeys. Dozens of objects from local individuals and organizations, such as garments, artwork, and Established in part by the Elizabeth Morse Charitable photographs, as well as videos and interactive experiences expand on how and why Trust and the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, the Exhibition Innovation Fund has provided Chicago is known as the American Medina. additional funding for American Medina.

Giving Day March 4, 2020

The Chicago History Museum’s inaugural Giving Day took place on the city’s 183rd birthday. Our generous supporters helped us exceed our ambitious goal of raising $50,000 in 24 hours—more than 250 donors gave nearly $62,000! Every dollar raised helps us serve our city by creating eye-opening exhibitions, caring for a world-renowned collection, and offering digital learning experiences for students and visitors. As part of Giving Day, the Museum held an epic birthday party for Chicago, welcoming more than 200 people. Festivities included food and drinks from local companies, whimsical creations by Smarty Pants Balloonist, and opportunities to interact with our collection. Local Chicago entertainers KUD Bosna Chicago, Joel Paterson Group, and Son Monarcas had the crowd dancing. Guests also previewed our virtual reality experience, Chicago 00: 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, which takes viewers on a ride on the world’s first Ferris wheel.

Sponsored by

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An Evening with Ali Velshi March 12, 2020

Chaired by Linda Celesia and Karen Zupko, The Guild’s annual benefit began with cocktails and a meet-and-greet in the Morse Genius Chicago Room foyer with guest speaker Ali Velshi, Museum trustee and award-winning MSNBC news anchor. Following lively conversations, hors d’oeuvres, and champagne cocktails, guests listened to an informative presentation on a variety of topics in the news, including the then-new COVID-19 outbreak. The evening concluded with an elegant sit-down dinner catered by Limelight. The event successfully raised more than $20,000 in support of the Guild’s pledge toward the Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail.

In This Together Campaign May 5, 2020 to June 30, 2020

While the Museum was closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, we had to forego earned revenue from admissions, venue rentals, and event ticket sales. In response to our call for help, over 300 supporters and members raised more than $125,000 in our In This Together campaign. Even filmmaker Ken Burns showed his appreciation and lent his voice in support of the Chicago History Museum. Learn more at chicagohistory. org/together

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60th Annual Fourth of July Celebration July 4, 2019

In 2019, CHM marked 60 years of celebrating our nation’s independence with time-honored traditions, family- friendly festivities, and musical performances. Guest speakers included historian and activist Timuel Black, Radio Islam host and producer Imam Tariq El-Amin, and CHM president Gary T. Johnson, who delivered a keynote oration on a special topic selected by our late chief historian emeritus Russell Lewis.

Red Summer: Chicago Remembers July 27, 2019

The Chicago History Museum and the DuSable Museum of African American History came together at Margaret T. Burroughs Beach to remember the historic events of the summer of 1919 and honor the life of Eugene Williams and others affected by police brutality and segregation. Featured speakers included CHM assistant curator Julius L. Jones, Lethal Poetry, After School Matters, DuSable Museum, Momma Kemba as Ida B. Wells, and Avery R. Young. The program concluded with FLOAT by Jefferson Pinder and A. J. McClenon, an act of remembrance during which 100 participants peacefully drifted across a historic invisible racial barrier using inflatables, reactivating and reclaiming a site of violence.

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Chicago Hot Dog Fest August 9–11, 2019

Quite frankly, it’s just not summer without Hot Dog Fest! We were thrilled to host the seventh annual celebration of the city’s most iconic food in beautiful Lincoln Park. Guests enjoyed delectable hot dogs prepared in a variety of ways and lively musical acts with headliners Wedding Banned on Friday, Tributosaurus becomes the Rolling Stones on Saturday, and Boy Band Review on Sunday. Our total attendance for 2019 was 34,099, which was 27% higher than 2018. Thank you to Vienna Beef for providing the delicious dogs.

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American Medina Family Day November 2, 2019

Inspired by American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago, CHM hosted a day of activities that invited families to explore together. Interactive storyteller Niambi Muhammad enthralled children of all ages as she told stories accompanied by her guitar. The Al Salam Dabke dance troupe performed traditional Palestinian dances, and artist Amen Sadar demonstrated the art of Arabic calligraphy. The large family photo booth invited everyone to remember their fun visit to CHM.

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Members’ Holiday Party December 7, 2019

At this annual holiday favorite, members and their guests were able to listen to holiday tunes performed by a trumpet and piano duo, take in a cheery display of collection items, and revel in family photo opportunities, balloon twisting, and face painting. Creative art projects and festive foods made this event fun for the whole family. A highlight of this year’s holiday party was a photo backdrop of the Museum dusted in snow, which was enjoyed immensely by attendees.

FashioNext Teen Design Expo December 8, 2019

This year’s FashioNext featured pieces by teens from around Chicago. The teens took part in a series of design challenges that explored fashion, identity, and history as inspired by the Museum’s world-renowned costume collection. At the event, they led demos on how to dye fabric, do simple embroidery, and transform a garment through customization. The expo included the opportunity to visit the exhibition Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and ’40s and a chance to connect with industry professionals. Afterward, the teens’ creations were displayed in the Museum’s first-floor alcove through January. The teens and their families were very excited to see their work on display in the Museum!

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Commemorative Days CHM’s Commemorative Days series invites families to explore history together through hands-on activities, storytellers, and musical performances. On these four days— Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Chicago’s Birthday, and July 4—Museum admission is free for all Illinois residents.

January 20 February 17 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY PRESIDENTS’ DAY

On this day, we commemorated the life Along with 1,271 visitors, the Museum and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we honored the accomplishments of with a family-friendly event. Along with America’s presidents on this day. On this staff, 1,825 guests enjoyed a production day, more than 1,200 visitors discovered of The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil the lives behind the legends of the Rights by Writers Theatre and a musical American presidency through live music, performance by the Chicago Chamber family crafts, and storytelling for kids and Choir, along with storytelling and crafts enjoyed a performance by the Chicago for kids that reflect King’s messages of Brass Band and a production of Meeting peace and justice. the Lincolns by With Lincoln Productions.

Community Conversations February 25 and March 24 (canceled), 2020

Inspired by American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago, this series moderated by Radio Islam host and producer Imam Tariq El-Amin featured local experts discussing topics rooted in history, politics, and civic life of Chicago Muslims. The first one, “Reflections on Activism,” explored how perceptions of the Muslim community, from within and outside, have changed since the Civil Rights Movement. The panelists were Dr. Rami Nashashibi, Dr. Dilara Sayeed, Ahmed Rehab, and Gregory Abdullah Mitchell. The second session, “Identity and Expression,” was canceled due to COVID-19.

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In This Together Collecting Initiative

On March 20, 2020, Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker announced a shelter-in- place order for Illinois residents, instantly and dramatically changing how we live, work, and play. As media outlets began comparing this time to the 1918 influenza epidemic, the Museum realized the enormity of the situation and started a new digital collecting initiative called In This Together. The project asks the public to submit their photographs, journal entries, videos, and artwork— things that reflect life in the Chicago Each red marker indicates the location of a shared story. area during the coronavirus pandemic. This effort preserves the collective experience of this historic time for future generations to study. To see a selection of submissions, visit chicagohistory.org/ documentingcovid19

OUT at CHM | Chicago LGBTQ Activism: Back to the Future April 21, 2020

During Illinois’s shelter-in-place order, CHM hosted its first virtual movie and panel discussion on the film Short Fuse: A Story of an AIDS Activist. Attendees from around the country tuned in to watch this award-winning film on the life of Daniel Sotomayor, the nation’s first openly gay political cartoonist and ACT UP/Chicago AIDS activist, and discuss the political issues of today. Panelists included Myah Brown, community engagement and volunteer services manager for Renaissance Social Services; Rick Garcia, political consultant and former policy director of Equality Illinois; Coleman Goode, community organizing manager at AIDS Foundation of Chicago; and Tim Miller, ACT UP/Chicago organizer and participant. The event was moderated by Kim L. Hunt, executive director of the Pride Action Tank, a project of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

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Virtual Members’ Open House

June 3, 2020

CHM members and the Historical Alliance unlocked many Chicago stories during our first-ever Virtual Members’ Open House. More than 30 Museum staff members took part, including curators, librarians, archivists, historians, and collection managers. Attendees explored topics such as the Great Chicago Fire, the history of the Museum’s costume collection, and tested their Chicago trivia knowledge with a quiz featuring our historical photo collection. We had more than 400 participants sign on to view 13 sessions, plus 20 individuals took advantage of one-on-one research consultations with Research Center staff.

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Blood Drive June 15, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, blood donation became more crucial than ever, and the Chicago History Museum began its partnership with the American Red Cross for this vital cause. With the Museum still closed to visitors in June, our newly renovated Crown Family Welcome Center was an ideal location to host a blood drive. As staff and donors adhered to city and state safety guidelines, we helped the Red Cross collect 51 units of blood, which they deemed “phenomenal for a first-time drive.”

On American Independence and Freedom: The Juneteenth Story June 19, 2020

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is considered the oldest celebration commemorating the ending of chattel enslavement in the United States. It was on June 19, 1865, that news of the Civil War’s end and the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued more than two years before, finally reached Galveston, Texas. This year, CHM hosted a virtual event featuring CHM assistant curators Julius L. Jones and Brittany Hutchinson and Field Foundation Fellow Angela Tate discussing the legacy of Juneteenth, the event’s connections to Chicago, and the importance of remembering the story today.

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The Chicago Learning Collaborative is a K–12 museum education initiative that provides students meaningful learning experiences that are centered around Chicago history and incorporate diverse narratives and perspectives. The CLC programs are classroom-based and free to schools that participate. They are designed to be relevant, accessible, and culturally responsive to their audiences, who are provided a choice of stories and workshops that fit their learning goals. Program content highlights the value in local communities and connects history with the present, demonstrating the students’ power to shape their future. CLC programs are grounded on the idea that history is complex, diverse, and dynamic, and the future is yet to be written. Participants are active learners who use the inquiry process, collaborate to interpret history, and innovate with different forms of self- expression to connect with the past. Each program culminates in a family event at the Museum where parents, students, and the public have an opportunity to view a temporary exhibition of the students’ work and celebrate their achievements.

GRADES 3–5 GRADES 9–12

Led by Ema Pinto, CLC elementary school programs CHM teen programs coordinator Ivan Guzman piloted Chicago coordinator, Chicago Literacies has partnered with more Artivism in the 2019–20 school year. The program supports than 15 schools with a majority student population of educators in teaching Chicago history through artivism English-language learners and 25 educators across the (art + activism) as a catalyst for inspiration and discussion. South and lower West Sides of the city, benefiting more Chicago Artivism has partnered with 8 educators in 8 high than 700 students since 2017. The program comprises 21 schools, reaching a total of 500 students across the city. English-Spanish articles with accompanying read-along audios The program offers educators a fully developed curriculum that focus on Chicago stories. All articles come with fully with accompanying lesson plans. It comprises two teacher developed lesson plans for educators. The program also offers professional development workshops, prerecorded artist teacher professional development, Museum visits, classroom workshops, and all the materials needed to complete the visits, and student and parent workshops. arts-based history projects of each lesson plan.

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Chicago Metro History Fair

The Chicago Metro History Fair is a project-based inquiry program that empowers local students in grades 6–12 to become historians. This year, more than 11,000 participants chose their topics, conducted historical research with primary and secondary sources, and produced projects to present their findings. Their work was evaluated by more than 250 community volunteers at annual competitions in the Chicago area. The CMHF Citywide Regional contest, pictured at right, took place at University of Illinois at Chicago on March 7, and subsequent contests were converted to virtual events due to COVID-19. In June, six Chicagoland projects were recognized as national finalists, with one exhibit, “The Oxnard Strike of 1903: Breaking Barriers of Racial Representation in the Labor Force” by Yashas Mattur, Anthony Noce, and Ankit Rath, winning first in the nation.

The Chicago Metro History Fair is supported by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Polk Bros. Foundation, HBK Engineering, LLC, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor’s Office.

Chicago History at Home

When Governor Pritzker’s shelter-in-place order went into effect mid-March, CHM staff rose to the challenge by creating Chicago History at Home, a daily series that presents “bite-size,” interpretive moments for the general public that is shared via email, social media, and on our website. Each segment highlighted an item from our vast digital repository and draws contemporary connections with history. We selected and scheduled content based on its relevance, such as anniversaries of historical note, official and unofficial holidays, current events, and direct representations of how people in the past handled issues similar to what we face today. Visit our website to explore the posts.

Chicago History at Home – Remote Learning

The Remote Learning edition was a virtual adaptation of CHM’s education programming for students in grades 3–12. With a focus on local history, the components helped participants develop skills related to historical and critical thinking and primary source analysis. Students connect history with the present and future and with their own lives. We will run virtual programming until we are able to fully transition back to in-person field trips, student programs, and teacher development. Visit our website to see the content.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers Ronald G. Kaminski Jonathan F. Fanton Walter C. Carlson Randye A. Kogan Cynthia Greenleaf Chair Judith H. Konen Courtney W. Hopkins David D. Hiller Michael J. Kupetis Cheryl L. Hyman Chairman Emeritus Robert C. Lee Nena Ivon Daniel S. Jaffee Ralph G. Moore Douglas M. Levy First Vice Chair Stephen Ray Erica C. Meyer Mary Lou Gorno Douglas P. Regan Michael A. Nemeroff Second Vice Chair Joseph Seliga Kristin Noelle Smith Mark D. Trembacki Steve Solomon Ebrahim S. Patel Treasurer Samuel J. Tinaglia M. Bridget Reidy Tobin E. Hopkins Mark D. Trembacki James R. Reynolds, Jr. Treasurer Emeritus Ali Velshi Elizabeth D. Richter Denise R. Cade Gail D. Ward Nancy K. Robinson Secretary Monica M. Weed April T. Schink Gary T. Johnson Jeffrey W. Yingling Jeff Semenchuk Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta Robert R. Yohanan Margaret Snorf President Sarah D. Sprowl Life Trustees Noren W. Ungaretti Honorary Trustee David P. Bolger Joan Werhane The Honorable Lori Lightfoot Laurence O. Booth Mayor, City of Chicago Stanley J. Calderon John W. Croghan Honorary Life Trustee Patrick W. Dolan The Honorable Richard M. Daley Paul H. Dykstra The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Michael H. Ebner Sallie L. Gaines Trustees Barbara A. Hamel James L. Alexander M. Hill Hammock Catherine L. Arias Susan S. Higinbotham Gregory J. Besio Dennis H. Holtschneider C.M. Michelle W. Bibergal Henry W. Howell, Jr. In Memory of Philip W. Hummer Denise R. Cade Sharon Gist Giliam Paul Carlisle Edgar D. Jannotta Walter C. Carlson Falona Joy Sharon Gist Gilliam was a force to Warren K. Chapman Barbara L. Kipper be reckoned with in city government, Rita S. Cook W. Paul Krauss a philanthropist helping people in Keith L. Crandell Fred A. Krehbiel need, and a community leader. Patrick F. Daly Josephine Louis She was a finance expert who James P. Duff R. Eden Martin served under six mayors, including A. Gabriel Esteban Robert Meers five mayoral administrations in Lafayette J. Ford Josephine Baskin Minow Chicago and Mayor Marion Barry T. Bondurant French Timothy P. Moen in Washington, DC. In 1989, she Alejandra Garza Potter Palmer was the first woman to receive Timothy J. Gilfoyle John W. Rowe Washington, DC’s Marks of Gregory L. Goldner Jesse H. Ruiz Excellence award. She was also Mary Lou Gorno Gordon I. Segal the first African American and David A. Gupta Larry Selander first woman to chair the board of Brad J. Henderson Paul L. Snyder trustees at CHM. Ms. Gilliam passed David D. Hiller away on February 16, 2020. She Tobin E. Hopkins Trustees Emeritus will be remembered as a smart, Philip J. Isom Bradford L. Ballast patient, and kind leader dedicated Daniel S. Jaffee Matthew Blakely to making Chicago a better place Gary T. Johnson Paul J. Carbone, Jr. for everyone.

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LINCOLN HONOR ROLL Shirley H. JaffeeD Mark and Debra Trembacki Doris J. JohnsonG Howard Trienens SOCIETY Gary T. JohnsonT Mr. Raymond M. Waite as of June 30, 2020 Judith KadishD Mrs. Thatcher Waller Meredith Kaminski Mr. and Ms. Daniel J. Walsh The Lincoln Honor Roll Society recognizes Ronald KaminskiT Mr. James L. Wilson and individuals and families who have made Ruth KaneG Ms. Pamela D. Toler a lasting impact on the institution by Henry Kogan The Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. including the Chicago History Museum in Randye A. KoganT,G,C their wills, trusts, life insurance policies, Amy Lemar T = Trustee of the Chicago History Museum retirement assets, or other estate Julius LewisD C = Costume Council of the Chicago History planning, ensuring the Museum advances Russell LewisT,D Museum its mission for generations to come. Bonnie G. LipeG,C G = Guild of the Chicago History Museum Jerilyn A. LogemannD D = Deceased AnonymousD Anna Grace LoveD Randy Adamsick Olivia Mahoney James L. AlexanderT Marie McCauleyD Alissa Ballot Kevin McGirr Marjorie Barry Erica C. MeyerT,G,C Tamara K. Biggs Josephine Baskin MinowT Earnest Billups Newton Minow Vanice BillupsG David A. MooreD Judith S. BlockG,C Dawn Clark NetschD Phillip D. Block IIID Dorothy S. OgilvieD David P. BolgerT Richard L. OhlhausenD Adrienne BrookstoneG Lynn OrschelG Arnold F. Brookstone Stanley Paul Margaret CarrG,D Barbara A. ParsonD Karen L. Clark M. Scottie PerryG Michel D. Clark Helen A. PortenD Richard P. CodyD Phyllis Rabineau Marcia S. CohnG,C,D Julia Rainer Diane CurtisG Janet M. RelosD Alison de FriseT,D Mark Richardson Leon M. DespresD Elizabeth D. RichterT,G,C Paul H. DykstraT Tobin Richter Holly French Jeanne Rowe T. Bondurant FrenchT John RoweT Sallie L. GainesT John Russick John T. GearyD Susan Russick Sharon Gist GilliamD Larry SelanderT Jack Goggin Junia ShlaustasG Mary Louise GornoT Charlene Landsberg SmithD Marjorie Sawyer Goodman GraffD Thomas R. SmithD Evelyn GreeneG,D Margaret SnorfT,G,C Richard HalvorsenD Kathy Snyder George HendrickD Paul L. SnydeT David D. HillerT Brenda K. SollittD Marci Holzer Frank Valadez Ronald Holzer Eileen Howard-WeinbergG Susan D. HoyneD Marshall WeinbergD Nena IvonT,C Virginia L. WhittakerD Dan JaffeeT Richard and Helen Thomas Richard M. JaffeeD Tiny Tiger Foundation, Inc.

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TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MAKING Co-Chairs Exelon Corporation HISTORY AWARDS Lavin Family Foundation Contributions made to MHA on or before June 30, 2020 Wintrust Financial Corporation

The Making History Awards is an annual gala that honors Chicagoans and Chicago companies whose enduring Vice Chairs contributions to arts and culture, sports, business, and civic life Anonymous have made our city a better and more vibrant place to live. The Crown Family This event is a cornerstone of the institution, providing vital Bon and Holly French, financial support to the Museum’s operations and programs Adam Street Partners in supporting its mission to share Chicago stories. Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund ITW Due to COVID-19, our Making History Award gala was moved Robert R. McCormick Foundation from an evening at the Four Seasons Hotel on June 10, 2020, John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe to a virtual gala on October 6, 2020. Sidley Austin LLP Liz Stiffel TAWANI Foundation 2020 MHA Honorees:

Carol Lavin Bernick, CEO, Polished Nickel Benefactors Capital Management Bank of America The Bertha Honoré Palmer Making History Award BMO Harris Bank for Distinction in Civic Leadership William Blair Presenter: James J. O’Connor Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Gregory L. Goldner, Resolute Public Affairs GCM Grosvenor Jim and Kay Mabie, Civic leaders Lindy and Michael Keiser The Theodore Thomas Making History Award Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and for Distinction in Performing Arts John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Presenter: James L. Alexander Northwestern Medicine Oil-Dri Corporation Segal Family Foundation Lester H. McKeever, Jr., Partner, Mitchell Titus Monica Weed The Harold Washington Making History Award for Distinction in Public Service Contributions Presenter: Andrew J. McKenna James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Besio Vanice E. and Ernst C. Billups Col (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Ret.), Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block President and founder, TAWANI Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins chair and founder, Pritzker Military Museum & Foundation Library Sallie L. Gaines and Mark Richardson The John Hope Franklin Making History Award Timothy J. Gilfoyle and for Distinction in Historical Scholarship Mary Rose Alexander Presenter: John W. Rowe Courtney and Tobin Hopkins, EY Verne G. Istock Joanne C. Smith, MD, President and CEO, Mary Jane Jacob Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Susan and Gary Johnson The Enrico Fermi Making History Award for Jones Day Distinction in Science, Medicine, and Technology Patricia Hurley and Associates, Inc. Presenter: Shirley W. Ryan Randye A. Kogan Mayer Brown LLP Suzanne and Michael Moskow Edward J. Wehmer, Founder and CEO, Allan and Elaine Muchin Wintrust Financial Corporation Mark D. Trembacki The Cyrus McCormick Making History Award for Historic Corporate Achievement Presenter: Matthew Walsh

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ORGANIZATION HONOR $10,000–$24,999 Ernst & Young LLP A.G. Cox Charity Trust Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation ROLL OF DONORS Aon Foundation Sonja and Conrad Fischer Foundation July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 The Buchanan Family Foundation Forest Security, Inc. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Jean Wright Haider Family Trust Fifth Third Bank The Hickey Family Foundation $1M+ Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust The James S. Kemper Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation GCM Grosvenor The Lawlor Foundation Christina and Ronald Gidwitz Charitable The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund $100,000–$500,000 Foundation Herbert and Roselle Mack Charitable The Costume Council of the Chicago The Grainger Foundation Foundation Historical Society John Hagenah Family Fund Midwest Mechanical Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley HBK Engineering, LLC Museums In The Park Foundation Mellody Hobson/George Lucas Old Republic International Corp. Illinois Department of Commerce and Family Foundation Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Economic Opportunity Hoellen Family Foundation Nat P. Ozmon Family Foundation Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Arts Council Agency The Palmer Family Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Kovler Family Foundation Patricia Hurley and Associates, Inc. ITW Foundation KPMG LLP Pepper Family Foundation Lilly Endowment Inc. Minow Family Foundation Perillo Auto Group National Endowment for the Humanities Molex John and Margaret Sagan Foundation Segal Family Foundation Northern Trust Sahara Enterprises, Inc. TAWANI Foundation Northwestern Memorial Hospital Sargent Family Foundation Resolute Consulting, LLC Nathaniel & Lillian G. Sommerfield Fund $50,000–$99,999 Sally Mead Hands Foundation Tenement Museum Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable The Judy and David Schiffman Family Tiny Tiger Foundation, Inc. Foundation Fund Murray and Virginia Vale Foundation Allstate Insurance Company Ed Uihlein Family Foundation The Van Nice Foundation BMO Harris Bank Weinberg Family Foundation The Brinson Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Winthrop Foundation Trust Chicago Cubs American Endowment Foundation Winzeler Gear Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Andrew & Jeanine McNally Charitable John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Foundation $500–$999 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Bank of America AVIA, LLC Foundation The Daly Group LLC Cantigny Foundation Oil-Dri Corp. The Intercommunity Charitable Trust Chicago Innovation Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Irving Harris Foundation Daniel Weinstock, LLC Wintrust Financial Corporation Jones Day Entrepreneurship & Development Sidney Kohl Family Foundation Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Foley Family Foundation Anonymous Motorola Solutions, Inc. Betty S. and Robert B. Frank Charitable The Barker Welfare Foundation The New-York Historical Society Foundation ComEd The William F. O’Connor Foundation The Joseph B. Glossberg Foundation DePaul University S & H Fund HBRA Architects Incorporated The Edgewater Funds Smithsonian Institution Josephine P. and John J. Louis Exelon Sulzer Family Foundation Foundation The Guild of the Chicago History Museum The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Holly and Matt Maloney Charitable Trust Shirley H. and Richard M. Jaffee Family Foundation, Inc. Ross C. Robbins Foundation Foundation William Blair Twin Trees Foundation The Marcus Corporation Foundation Mrs. Maurice Weigle Fund National Endowment for the Arts $1,000–$4,999 The Robert & Leslie Zentner Family Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Charitable Fund Terra Foundation for American Art Arch Insurance Group, Inc. Bel Residential Properties Trust The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Bross Family Foundation The Corwith Fund Eastland Disaster Historical Society

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HISTORICAL ALLIANCE Jo and Newt Minow Patron $1,000–$2,499 Janis and John Notz Anonymous (2) HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Abbie F. Price James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 Michael and Cari Sacks Peter and Lucy Ascoli Judith and David Schiffman Robert and Sheila Berner The Historical Alliance is a premier group Carole and Gordon Segal Steven Bialer and Sharon C. Feigon of individuals dedicated to supporting the Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia Tom and Martha Biede Chicago History Museum and its work to Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein Sondra K. Biller share the authentic Chicago. The Historical Ali Velshi and Lori Wachs Vanice and Ernest Billups Alliance supports public programs that Matthew Blakely and Novid Parsi inform and inspire, a world-renowned Guardian $5,000-$9,999 Shaun and Andy Block collection that we share in innovative Anonymous (2) Judith Bross ways, and education initiatives that bring Gregory and Suzanne Besio Phillip Cacioppo, M.D. relevant history to Chicago’s communities. David P. Bolger Lewis Collens Willard E. Bransky Kristen Creagh President’s Circle $25,000+ Paul and Rebecca Carlisle Josephine and Gabriel Esteban Anonymous Herb and Sara Drower Marilyn D. Ezri Charles T. and Sharon Angell Timothy Gilfoyle and Mary Rose Alexander Barbara W. Field Michael T. Angell Mary Louise Gorno Patricia and Ian Frost Walter C. Carlson and Joan Harris Linda Fuller Debora M. de Hoyos Judith and Joseph Konen Sallie L. Gaines and Mark Richardson The Crown Family Kay and Fred Krehbiel Sharon Gist Gilliam T. Bondurant and Holly French Tom and Kathy Lanctot James and Louise Glasser Christopher and Cynthia Galvin Bob and Roberta Lee Susan Goldschmidt James and Andrea Gordon Daniel E. Levin and Fay Hartog-Levin Jennifer Amler Goldstein Kenneth C. Griffin Joseph Seliga and Vanessa Vergara Barbara A. Hamel David D. Hiller Paul and Kathy Snyder Jonathan and Nancy Hamill Carol Lavin Bernick Denise Headrick Carole Levy Joyce E. Heidemann Benefactor $2,500–$4,999 Jim and Kay Mabie Konstanze and Robert Hickey Anonymous John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Courtney and Tobin Hopkins Mary J. Abroe Liz Stiffel Charles E. Horton Faye Blake Barbara and Harry Howell Norman and Virginia Bobins Patricia J. Hurley Historian $10,000–$24,999 Thomas Brean Mary Jane Jacob Judith Block Linda and Vincent Buonanno Loretta N. Julian Kenneth H. Buchanan Denise R. Cade Family of Nicolas A. Karris Keith Crandell and Susan Davis Jan and Frank Cicero Anne and W. Paul Krauss Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace James and Susan Duff Jennifer M. Krejci Patrick and Nancy Dolan Falona and Ra Joy William J. Lawlor III and Blair S. Lawlor Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Ronald and Meridith Kaminski Jonathan S. Lehman and Robert and Jane Gallagher Robert A. Lewis Zachary Huelsing Gregory L. Goldner and Joan Dahlquist Suzanne O’Connor Diane Longoria David Grainger William and Pamela O’Connor Andrew and Jeanine McNally John and Dana Hagenah Richard and Roxy Pepper Erica C. Meyer Lawrence Hands and Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman Donna and Sheldon Meyers Karen Kendrick-Hands Marilyn Stewart Martha L. Minow and Joe Singer Brad J. Henderson Mark and Debra Trembacki Timothy and Paulette Moen Mellody L. Hobson and George Lucas E. Kenneth and Darla Wright Beverly J. Moody Robert B. Hoellen Allan and Elaine Muchin Dan Jaffee Kelly Noll and Anne Marie Collins Michael and Rosalind Keiser Charles and Alice Palmer Benjamin and Amy Kovler M. Bridget Reidy Jonathan and Sally Kovler Nancy K. Robinson John Krehbiel and Karen Gray-Krehbiel Susan Rubnitz

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John and Susan Russick Susan Payne Barbara Clayton Cynthia M. Sargent Andra and Irwin Press Keith T. Clayton Kate M. Sheehy Norman and Helene Raidl Carolyn Y. Cline Victoria M. Skala Ross and Irene Robbins John H. Cochrane Momoko Steiner Ronald Rohde John T. Coletta Richard and Helen Thomas Paul and Terri Schroeder Judith D. Coletta Howard Trienens Ilene and Michael Shaw Robert Collins Peter M. Vale Julia Smith and Ira Bodenstein William F. Conlon Lois Waller David A. Sullivan and Steven Bonomo Audrey W. Cooper-Stanton John and Gail Ward Selma Thomas Charles H. Cosgrove James L. Wilson and Pamela D. Toler Robert G. Vottero Debbie Cosgrove Jeffrey K. Zurlinden Peggy Wagener Georgene M. DaDan Jamie and Kristin Wildman Joseph R. DaDan Associate $500–$999 Richard and Marlene Williams Jennifer Dlugosz Anonymous (2) Robert and Joan Yohanan John Dyer Patrick Ashley and Michael E. McCaslin Luz Dyer Robert H. Baum and Mary Beth Kretz Patrick Dyer Constance and Harrington Bischof Sean Dyer ALL STAR MEMBERS Andrew Elder The Brodsky Family July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 Timothy J. Burroughs and Barbara Smith Donald Elder Stanley and Marlene Calderon Emily Elder All Star memberships include philanthropic Rosanna Elder Edward J. Calkins support to the Chicago History Museum’s Thomas and Dianne Campbell Laura Erickson annual fund, supporting the Museum’s Elizabeth A. Fama Nancy R. Corral vital operations and programs. William Cox Mary Farmer Shepherd Scott D. Cummings and Randall T. Hercey Donald Ferguson Carla Dehmlow Beth Alexakos Signe Ferguson George E. Douglas Martha S. Alexakos Janis B. Fine Michael H. Ebner Melanie Andes Mark Fine Patti Eylar Nancy A. Anselmo Susan T. Forgue David and LaVergne Fanta Kristin Anson Kathleen Gaffney Peter and Joanne Fischer Nick Anson Nancy Gavlin James and Jean Foley John Baldwin Robert Gaynor Lafayette J. Ford Sharon Baldwin Jill E. Gosden Joseph B. Glossberg and Madeleine Joanne Bales Donald P. Grasso Condit Glossberg Richard F. Bales Ada Mary Gugenheim Joseph X. Grassi Ann R. Bartlett Robert A. Habermann Lynn Gumpert Paul C. Bartlett Patricia T. Habicht Barbara E. Higgins Sandra M. Bass Patrick Hajduk Marjorie and John Hines Bonnie F. Baum Penny Hajduk Richard and Joyce Hirsch Richard J. Baum Michael L. Hermsen Elizabeth Hogan and Louis Chan Robert H. Baum Gwendolyn Hilary Verne G. Istock Thomas H. Baur Donna S. Horwitz Edward and Carol Kaplan Gail L. Bell Steven D. Horwitz Jared A. Kaplan and Maridee A. Taylor H. A. Bell Rose M. Houston Quanbeck Gregory J. Besio Michele Iammarino Randye and Henry Kogan Suzanne Besio Maria Ivanus Thomas Kuczmarski Lynn J. Besser Mykola Ivanus Barbara F. Lanphier Lee Blackwell Diane Jacobson Ira D. Lawrence and Sona Kalousdian Aldridge K. Bousfield Martha E. Jameson Josephine Louis Anne Boylan Barbara Javorcic Chris Marks Bridget Boylan James R. Javorcic J. Thomas Mullen Mary D. Boylan Janice E. Jenkins Clare Muñana and John McCartney Linda Bressler Carolyn I. Johnson Michael Navin John W. Butler, Jr. Walker C. Johnson Bill and Penny Obenshain Ian R. Chin Arthur L. Johnston Aaron and Helene Paris Sheila M. Chin Joyce B. Johnston

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Richard R. Johnston Joseph R. Paszczyk GIVING DAY 2020, Patricia Kay Elizabeth A. Patterson Evelyn Klein John Peiffer ENVISION HISTORY James B. Klein Jose A. Pena DONORS Dana Knapp David Perry John Knapp Rebecca G. Perry Giving Day is a one-day crowdfunding Bernice E. Koglin Rosamond Pettenon campaign that grants everyone the Norman A. Koglin Thomas Pettenon opportunity to make a big impact on Mary Beth Kretz Craig A. Pickenpaugh the future of our shared history by Heather Lagattuta Kimberly A. Pickenpaugh increasing the awareness and reach of James Lagattuta Joann M. Podkul the Chicago History Museum’s mission to Lane Lagattuta Gordon L. Pollock share Chicago stories and raising vital Mary Lagattuta Edward J. Potocek funds to support the Museum’s annual Nicholas Lagattuta Ann B. Rosenblum fund. The annual fund gives support Clara Lagattuta Magill Michael F. Rosenblum where it is needed most—enhancing public Margaret Lavanish Chaya H. Roth programming, preserving our collection, Jill F. Levi Walter Roth and educating the next generation of John G. Levi Joseph Rulli civic leaders. Debbie Levitan Jeanine Samuelson Elyse Magill Lawrence Samuelson Anonymous (54) Matthew Magill Amy Schneider Rosemary Adams Thomas Magill William G. Shepherd Lynn Altschul Alan Matsumura Carl S. Smith Desiree Alvarez James Matsumura David H. Smith Anthony J. Amettis, Jr. Julie Matsumura Jane S. Smith Joshua E. Anderson and Caitlin Andler Daniel S. Maxime Dennis R. Spearman Michael J. Anderson and Andrew Caruso Ginny Maxime Gardner H. Stern Patrick Anderson Roger A. May Elise Szeghy J. N. and Kelly Arata Kevin M. McDonald Matthew Szeghy Kaye and Ruth Aurigemma Wanda Medina-McDonald Ellen Tully Marne and Leo Bariso Deborah A. Mhoon Matthew D. Tully Odette Barrientos Ernest E. Mhoon Thomas M. Tully Kathleen Bell Dennis Mullarkey Frank Valadez Robert and Sheila Berner Eileen L. Murphy John M. VanderLinden Charles Bethea Kevin M. Murphy John Vinci Tamara Biggs Timothy R. Murphy Carrie L. Weaver Constance and Daniel R. Murray Kenneth J. Weaver Harrington Bischof Eric Nelson Jim Weisman Lee Blackwell and Bruce Nesbitt Mary Weisman Thomas H. Baur Linda O’Bryant Jon N. Will Fusun Borelli Kathleen F. Orr Joshua Young Nancy L. Brachfeld Merrill O’Ryan Willard E. Bransky Clara Pappas Thomas E. Brean Lara Pappas Linda K. Brierre Pat S. Pappas Barbara Anne Brinlee Steven Pappas Anna Briskman Allen L. Parchem Jeremy Campbell Alyssa L Parchem Jeanette and Patrick Cannon Georga K. Parchem Mario and Rose Caruso Debbie Parkhurst Michelle Clairmont William Parkhurst Megan Clark Jo Ann Paszczyk Diane Clarke

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Robert Collins Reemaa Konkimalla Joseph Rulli Roger and Marsda Conner Volodymyr Kraietskyi John and Susan Russick Paul and Eileen Cooper Michael Kress-Russick Jennifer Saban Jeremy Cox Lorelei Kroulaidis Heidi Samuelson Scott D. Cummings and Randall T. Hercey Marie B. Kruse Vicky Sanchez Mark Davidson Nikita Kukshynsky David and Katherine Schanding Catherine A. Del Carlo Tunzin Kunsang Lisa Schilling Kali Del Carlo Della R. Leavitt and David and Marilyn Shappell Donna Del Principe Roy Bossen Eric and Catie Sharp Susan Diamond Lemay Jeanine Sheehan Bonnie and Leo Dohogne William Logas, Jr. Kate M. Sheehy Kevin C. Donohue Carol Ann Macola Rhonda S. Shives John and Jennifer Doran Chris Marks Deborah L. Singer Matthew Dorian Lesley A. Martin Petra Slinkard Cynthia Dvorak Colleen and Tim McGaughey Brittany A. Smith Arthur S. Elstein Esau McGhee Rachel Smith Donita M. Erickson Lauren Mcgraw Steven and Yvonne Stallard Margaret L. Erickson Michael McMahon Nancy Stone Jean Feit Cynthia Mendez and Kathryn Strezo and Mary C. Ferris James Culbert Dale D. Tobias Virginia Fitzgerald Erica C. Meyer and David M. Hamel Usha Subramanian Geoffrey A. Flick Galen and Robert Minetz Gerald F. Swarzman and Penelope Emma Florio Ben Minnis Mavrelis-Swarzman Katelyn Foehner Heidi and Robert Moisan Jackie Tanaka Mary A. Franklin Tyler Monaghan Grace Tervin Graham Fugate Maggie M. Morgan and Thomas Shure Karah Thompson Alyssa Fulton George and Kathy Motto Kevin Toomey Rey Garcia Michael Navin Ellen D. Ullrich Jennifer Gauri Kris Nesbitt and James Heniff Gail and John Ward Paul Gearen Heather Ng Loraine T. Washington Erica Griffin Emily and Andrew Nordstrom Wynel Wiggins David and Diana Gudewicz Cheryl Obermeyer Katherine Wiseman Alan J. Hagstrom Ryan Obermeyer Cheryl Wisniewski Rachel Hatch Barbara O’Brien Donna Wissbaum Jim Healy Ellen O’Hanlon Lauren and Joyce E. Heidemann Diane and Phil Ohi Nicholas Wissbaum Katlyn Hemmingsen Berge Dan Oliver Audrey R. Womack Akane Henriquez Olsen Michael Wren Robert and Dorothy Hernquist Rob Orr Kenneth Zeller Barbara E. Higgins William and Debbie Parkhurst Joe Ziemba Richard Hill Timothy Paton David B. Zucker Tobin and Courtney Hopkins Nevin Pederson Jeffrey K. Zurlinden Linda Hubbs Melissa Petersen Shannon Jeropke Daniel B. Pinkert and Freddi L. Greenberg Erika Johnson Katrina Prospero Gary T. and Susan Johnson Adriana Rabinovich and Justin Joy Jones Synnestvedt Jared Kachelmeyer Eva Rachau and Timothy Olson Petro Karabyn Barbara R. Radner Iryna Karankovska Mark Ramirez Julie Katz Mary Reistetter Charles L. Katzenmeyer Jessica M. Richard Kenneth Kenjosian Marianne Ronquillo Corrine King Helen and Harry Roper John Knapp and Carla Young Marian K. Roth Judith and Joseph Konen Jessica Roussin

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GUILD BOARD OF GUILD ANNUAL Judith H. Konen Pauline Kurtides Sheehan Dania L. Leemputte Pamela S. Sheffield DIRECTORS, OFFICERS APPEAL HONOR Bonnie G. Lipe Junia Shlaustas AND DIRECTORS ROLL Elizabeth A. Mahon Margaret Snorf July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 July 1, 2019– Lisa Malkin Sarah D. Sprowl June 30, 2020 Bonita F. Marx Talmage Steele Patricia Y. McKinlay Susan Stein Guild Board of Directors Officers Sandra J. Allen Erica C. Meyer Liz Stiffel Catherine L. Arias, President Michael J. Anderson and Leslie E. Morasca Linda C. Sullivan Lawrie Bowes Weed, Andrew Caruso Barbara Morgenstern Melinda A. Sherman Swift 1st Vice President, Membership Helen A. Applegate Alice Moss Elizabeth Teich Pamela Bardo, Catherine L. Arias Jane P. Nerison Jacqueline Tilton 2nd Co-Vice-President, Programs Laura C. Ashcraft Janis W. Notz Eleanor W. Tippens Susie Stein, Melissa M. Babcock Sandra Notz Nancy A. Trainer 2nd Co-Vice-President, Programs Pamela Bardo Mary Jane O’Connor Lisa Tribbett Melinda A. Sherman Swift, Constance K. Barkley Jeanne H. Olofson Barbara L. Uber 2nd Co-Vice-President, Programs Nancy Berchem Lynn Orschel Bonnie Uhlir Linda C. Sullivan, Vanice E. Billups Cynthia Wade Pacholick Eunice C. Valdivia 3rd Vice-President, Nominating Joan N. Blew Caro L. Parsons Jeanette C. Van Nice Margaret M. Buckman, Judith S. Block Jean E. Perkins Vanessa B. Vergara 4th Vice-President, Development Patricia Booth Jane E. Petkus Joan H. von Leesen Sally Sprowl, Marcia B. Buchanan Laura H. Plumb Gail D. Ward 5th Vice-President, Communications Ann Buckley D. Elizabeth Price Jane S. Ward Linda I. Celesia, Treasurer Margaret M. Buckman Lynda B. Rahal Lawrie Bowes Weed Laura C. Ashcraft, Secretary Ann and Richard Carr Lyn A. Rasmussen Jane Whitesides Elizabeth S. Clark Elizabeth D. Richter Roberta B. Zabel Directors Clarinda Corbett Nancy Kimball Robinson Leslie A. Zentner Dora J. Aalbregtse Diane Curtis Jane R. Santogrossi Karen Zupko Constance K. Barkley Carolynn D’Antino Julia B. Schmidt Cheryl W. Hammock Patricia A. Dietzen Susan H. Schwartz Marcie Harrison Darcy L. Evon Jane P. Nerison Sonja and F. Conrad Lynn Orschel Fischer Lyssa Piette Anita C. Friedman Nancy Kimball Robinson Madelon R. Fross Lisa Tribbett Abby Funk Jane S. Ward Nancy K. Furr Roberta B. Zabel Linda Glick Jennifer A. Goldman Sue-Gray Goller Victoria Granacki Cheryl W. Hammock A Loving Tribute to Susie Stein Marcie Harrison Guild member Susie Stein was honored by other Patricia Heestand Guild members with a seat named after her in Mary Hill the Robert R. McCormick Theater. She currently Celia S. Hilliard serves as programs chair on the Guild’s Programs Karen W. Howell Committee alongside Jill Kirk. Stein took office last Jane C. Hunt year upon Pamela Bardo’s resignation and has Jill Isselhard developed robust and effective programs since her Doris J. Johnson predecessor’s departure. Gary T. and Susan Johnson “I have been in the ‘volunteer business’ so many Kathryn Johnson years and for so many different places, but I really Rosemary V. Jones enjoy and especially love our Guild. CHM is very Mary Kalsbeek unique. Its warmth, accessibility, and hands-on Diane S. Karzas approach make belonging very enlightening and Jennifer Kirk special—and of course the staff and community Tweed and Gary Kline friends are wonderful!” Randye A. Kogan

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COSTUME COUNCIL COSTUME COUNCIL Pat Maxwell Stacie McClane EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEAD TO TOE ANNUAL Celia McClintic AND MEMBERS AT LARGE APPEAL HONOR ROLL Charlene McMann Seaman July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 Erica C. Meyer Jessica N. Moazami Dora J. Aalbregtse Leslie E. Morasca Executive Committee Officers Ayeh Affaneh David A. Mordini Michelle W. Bibergal, President Michael J. Anderson Maggie Morgan Heather M. Farley-Ingram, Melissa and Brian Babcock Carolyn Neuman and Frank Morreale 1st Vice president, Programs Adiat Baker Matthew and Elizabeth Nickerson Mark I. Olley, Constance K. Barkley Kristin Noelle Smith 2nd Vice President, Membership Michelle W. Bibergal Diane O’Connell David A. Mordini, Treasurer Sherrill L. Bodine Mark I. Olley Marit Bohbot, Secretary Marit Bohbot Cynthia Olson Anne Forman, Assistant Secretary Paula Borg Janet K. Owen Maggie Morgan, Development Dawn Bowen-Bolles Cynthia Wade Pacholick Annette Findling, Communications Jennifer Brieva Karen A. Peters Richard Weinberg, Sally Schwartz Brody Julie K. Pfeiffer Nominating/Governance Pamella Capitanini Kathleen Piccone Martha Carmack Lyssa Piette At-Large Joan E. Clifford Laura H. Plumb Constance K. Barkley Nancy Connelly D. Elizabeth Price Paula Borg Hallee Deutchman Carol Prins Deborah B. Braxton Tamra J. Ellingson Myra and John Reilly Nancy Connelly Dustin S. Erikstrup Thierry Roger Dustin S. Erikstrup Rosemary Fanti John A. Rogers III Kathleen A. Haines-Finley Heather M. Farley-Ingram Julie Seiler Courtney Hopkins Kristine Farra Diana T. Senior Blythe Lee Annette Findling Mary R. Shearson Judy A. Lockhart Anne Forman Pauline Kurtides Sheehan Elise Maltby Jennifer Frentzel Peggy Shure Karen A. Peters William and Ethel Gofen Maureen Smith John A. Rogers III William C. Haddad Margaret Snorf Thierry Roger Kathleen A. Haines-Finley Theresa Strnad Liz Stiffel Katherine L. Hale Mary K. Swift Noren W. Ungaretti Julie and Michael Harron Elizabeth Teasley Vicki Hofstetter Kim H. Theiss Sherry Lea Holson Laurie J. Toth Courtney Hopkins Anita and J. Scott Tyson Barbara R. Israel Noren W. Ungaretti Nena Ivon Mamie J. Walton Julia Jacobs, Citadel Healthcare Lawrie B. Weed Mia Kapica Richard and Diane Weinberg Kristine Kinder John and Carol Winzeler Evan Klein Nazia Zamani Anne Krauss Leslie A. Zentner Blythe Lee Karen Zupko Lauren Lein-Santos Bonnie G. Lipe William J. Liptak and Steven Schott Judy A. Lockhart Leslie A. Logsdon Christopher Macsurak, General Media LLC Lisa Malkin Elise Maltby Nina Mariano Maria Mauro

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TRIBUTE GIFTS In honor of Jeff and Laura Garb In honor of Joan Sourapas July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 Merrick Garb Jane P. Nerison

In honor of Lou Lou Jeffries In honor of Susan Stein In honor of Michael J. Anderson Glenn E. Jeffries and Mary Novotny Constance K. Barkley Patti Eylar Jeffries Elvira M. Butz Charles L. Katzenmeyer Linda I. Celesia In honor of Rob Jeffries Sonja and F. Conrad Fischer In honor of Catherine L. Arias Glenn E. Jeffries and Mary Novotny Jeffries Lynn E. Hauser Jane C. Hunt Jill Isselhard Kathryn Johnson In honor of Gary T. Johnson Sarah P. Jaicks and Robert B. McDermott Jane S. Ward Paul and Patricia Adlaf Judith H. Konen Michael J. Anderson and Andrew Caruso Caro L. Parsons In honor of Pamela Bardo Melissa M. Babcock Lyssa Piette Melinda A. Sherman Swift Tamara K. Biggs Katherine M. Saville Ellen Eshbach Nordby Pamela S. Sheffield In honor of Constance K. Barkley Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Jane S. Ward Nancy and John Berchem Susan and Anthony Grosch Leslie A. Zentner Erica C. Meyer Jonathan S. Lehman and Zachary Huelsing Susan Stein Bill and Penny Obenshain In honor of Linda C. Sullivan Judith and David Schiffman Sarah D. Sprowl In honor of Ariana Barrientos Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia, Sr. Jane S. Ward Odette Barrientos Ali Velshi and Lori Wachs In honor of Samuel J. Tinaglia In honor of Kaisey Barrientos In honor of Bonnie G. and Jay A. Lipe Jamie Wildman Odette Barrientos Erica C. Meyer In honor of Mark D. Trembacki In honor of Michelle W. Bibergal In honor of Jason Lukehart Susan Payne and Fred Snow Vera S. Skocen Evan Klein In honor of Penny Wells In honor of Lester H. McKeever Sheila Burke In honor of Matthew Blakely Vanice and Ernest Billups Motorola Solutions, Inc. In honor of Joan Werhane In honor of Josephine Minow Nancy Kimball Robinson In honor of Evan D. Brandstadter Martha L. Minow and Joe Singer Cynthia Dvorak Nell Minow and David Apatoff In honor of Lauren E. Wissbaum Roberta B. Zabel Sandra and Timothy Brinlee In honor of Adrienne H. Brookstone Erica C. Meyer In honor of Lucille Nash In honor of Elise Zerega Christine Seid Ellen Zerega In honor of Walter C. Carlson Amanda Carlson In honor of Anne Novotny In memory of O.A. Taylor Bell Shelley Gorson and Alan N. Salpeter Glenn E. Jeffries and Mary Novotny Jeffries Taylor H. A. and Gail Bell In honor of Marion B. Cohen In honor of Lynn Orschel In memory of Barney Berlin Jane G. Fouser Constance K. Barkley Martha C. Wick Susan Stein In honor of Diana L. Faulhaber In memory of Allan G. Bird Elisabeth Payne In honor of William E. Phillips, Sr. Marian K. Roth William E. Phillips II In honor of Dayle and Ed Fortino In memory of John R. Blair Dick Duchossois In honor of Nancy K. Robinson Barbara J. Blair Sarah D. Sprowl In honor of T. Bondurant French In memory of Jon Cockrell Albert O. Louer In honor of Thierry Roger Frank Morreale and Carolyn Neuman Pamella Capitanini In honor of Anita C. and Steve In memory of Ernest W. Davidson, Jr. Friedman In honor of John Russick Mark Davidson Michael and Amy Sobel Noam Frankel

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In memory of Ernest W. Davidson, Sr. In memory of John Lukehart In memory of Frances E. Streit Mark Davidson Vera S. Skocen Peggy Wagener

In memory of Perry R. Duis In memory of Loretta McCauley In memory of Joseph and Myra Epping and James Redlich Ellen Zerega Marion H. Tinaglia Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia, Sr. In memory of Thomas M. Goldstein In memory of John T. McEnery Jennifer Amler Goldstein Mary J. McEnery In memory of Sheila Todd Gary Deborah Burklund In memory of Edythe S. Hyde In memory of Richard L. Moody Steven and Yvonne Stallard Beverly J. Moody In memory of Virginia C. Vale Peter M. Vale, Murray & Virginia Vale In memory of Martha E. Koester In memory of Alan R. Orschel Foundation Lou Ann McKernin Rhoda and Bryan Goldman Barbara Kane In memory of Roy H. Kruse Marie Kruse In memory of Julie Kristine Pedersen Rodney and Dorothy Patterson In memory of Russell L. Lewis James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer In memory of John W. Robinson Patrick and Michael Ashley Nancy Kimball Robinson Lynn Gumpert Wendy Hauser In memory of Stephen L. Seid Paul and Dagmar Herrmann Christine Seid Karen Lamb Museums In The Park In memory of Nancy Smith Lyssa Piette Scott Joss Elizabeth D. Richter Petra Slinkard Selma Thomas

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THIS IS CHICAGO $100,000–$249,999 Ed Uihlein Family Foundation Anonymous (2) John and Gail Ward CAMPAIGN Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable William Blair The Chicago History Museum gratefully Foundation Wintrust Financial Corporation acknowledges the generous donors to Abbott Cindy and Jeff Yingling this transformative campaign. James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Zell Family Foundation The Barker Welfare Foundation Gregory J. and Suzanne Besio $50,000–$99,999 $5 Million + Matthew Blakely and Novid Parsi Anonymous (2) T. Bondurant and Holly French The Buchanan Family Foundation A.G. Cox Charity Trust The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust & Gregory C. Case Aon Corporation The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable City of Chicago Aon Foundation Trust The Jacob & Rosaline Cohn Foundation Bank of America Keith Crandell and Susan Davis Judith S. Block $2.5 Million + John and Rosemary Croghan Margaret S. and Philip D. Block, Jr. Robert R. McCormick Foundation Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace Family Fund John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Diane Curtis Blum-Kovler Foundation James M. Denny and Catherine Florance David P. Bolger DePaul University $1 Million + Laurence and Patricia Booth Patrick and Nancy Dolan Walter C. Carlson and Debora M. de Willard E. Bransky James P. and Susan R. Duff Hoyos Valerie G. Browne Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin The Crown Family Rita and John Canning Efroymson Family Fund Illinois Department of Natural Resources Paul and Rebecca Carlisle Marshall and Jamee Field Shirley and Dick Jaffee Chapman and Cutler LLP Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Carole and Gordon Segal, Segal Family The Chicago Community Foundation GCM Grosvenor Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Jennifer Amler Goldstein Chicago Cubs Thomas M. Goldstein Citadel Investments $500,000–$999,999 The Grainger Foundation The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation The Costume Council of the Chicago The Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Driehaus Design Initiative Historical Society Hill and Cheryl Hammock Janet and Craig Duchossois The Guild of the Chicago History Museum Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. Richard L. Duchossois David D. Hiller Illinois Department of Commerce and Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Anna G. Love Economic Opportunity Funds National Endowment for the Humanities ITW Marc and Gail Fenton TAWANI Foundation ITW Foundation Fidelity Foundation Daniel S. Jaffee The Ford Foundation $250,999–$499,999 Robert D. and Phyllis A. Jaffee Robert W. Galvin Foundation Anonymous JPMorgan Chase & Company GCG Partners Allstate Insurance Company Judith and Joseph Konen Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Paul M. Angell Family Foundation KPMG LLP Gregory L. Goldner, Resolute Consulting BMO Harris Bank The Krehbiel Family Evelyn Greene The Brinson Foundation Bob and Roberta Lee Grifols Charlotte and Richard P. Cody Lilly Endowment Inc. Helen M. Harrison Foundation Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Jeri A. Logemann Beverly E. and Warren Hayford Foundation Jim and Kay Mabie Hoellen Family Foundation Exelon Jo and Newt Minow Courtney and Tobin Hopkins Sonja and F. Conrad Fischer Motorola Solutions Foundation Susan D. Hoyne John R. Halligan Charitable Fund National Endowment for the Arts Philip and Lynn Hummer Institute of Museum and Library Services Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff Illinois Arts Council Agency Edgar D. Jannotta Kelly and Anne Marie Noll Jones Day John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Polk Bros. Foundation Gretchen and John Jordan Foundation Donald Rumsfeld and Joyce Pierson Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers, Inc. Oil-Dri Corp. Shirley A. and Patrick G. Ryan The Erin Konen Memorial Fund, Inc. Janet M. Relos Michael and Cari Sacks Carol Lavin Bernick Larry and Mary Selander Sally Mead Hands Foundation The Lawrence Pucci Wedgwood Society Liz Stiffel Bud and Sue Selig of Chicago Terra Foundation for American Art Sidley Austin LLP Carole and Joseph H. Levy Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia

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Marie McCauley Charitable Remainder Charlotte Goodwin Tieken $10,000–$24,999 Unitrust Mary Louise Gorno AbbVie Andrew McKenna Grant Thornton LLP Mary J. Abroe Erica C. Meyer David A. Gupta The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Molex John and Dana Hagenah Ann Lurie Dawn Netsch Barbara A. Hamel Steven and Kathleen Ashby John and Alexandra Nichols The HBB Foundation John Bakalar and Christine Bakalar Northern Trust HBK Engineering, LLC Bank of America Foundation John Notz, Jr. Irving Harris Foundation Big Shoulders STEM Scholars Dorothy S. Ogilvie Gary T. and Susan M. Johnson Vanice and Ernest Billups Ken O’Keefe and Jason Stephens Ronald and Meridith Kaminski Shaun and Andy Block Prairie Management Group Michael and Rosalind Keiser BlueCross BlueShield D. Elizabeth Price Barbara Levy Kipper The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation The Regenstein Foundation Lester B. Knight BNSF Railway Foundation Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bobins, The Robert Ropes & Gray LLP Kovler Family Foundation Thomas Bobins Foundation Judith and David Schiffman Lake Forest College Thomas Brean Joseph Seliga and Vanessa Vergara Tom and Kathy Lanctot Sally Schwartz Brody Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc. The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund Robert Brumbaugh Martin P. and Cathy Slark Ann and Robert H. Lurie Family Edward M. and Anne M. Burke The Steans Family Foundation Ann and Richard Carr Richard and Stacie Stephenson Luvanis Martin G. Carver Ali Velshi and Lori Wachs John and Holly Madigan Chicago Blackhawks Frederick and Catherine Waddell Robert H. Malott Chicago Bulls Daniel and Matthew Walsh, The Walsh The Marcus Corporation Foundation Jan and Frank Cicero Group Mayer Brown LLP Joan and Robert Clifford Walgreen Company Andrew and Jeanine McNally Steve and Kitty Cole The Abra Wilkin Fund Timothy and Paulette Moen Michael P. Cole and Elizabeth Mary A. Molloy O’Connor Cole $25,000–$49,999 Robert and Annabel Moore Lewis Collens Anonymous (4) Suzanne and Michael Moskow David and Nancy Connelly AAR Corporation Mary Jane O’Connor Corning International Ariel Investments Michael and Kay O’Halleran Alison de Frise Bradford L. Ballast Cathy and Bill Osborn Deborah DeHaas and David Underwood Constance K. Barkley The Prentice Family Fund Deloitte & Touche LLP George and Laura Bilicic PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Leon M. Despres Booth Hansen, Ltd. J. B. and M.K. Pritzker Katherine and William Devers Denise R. Cade Pritzker Military Foundation Dover Corporation Canadian National J. C. Reyes The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Paul and Amy Carbone Reyes Holdings, LLC Herb and Sara Drower CIBC Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation Ira A and Barbara R Eichner ComEd John W. Rogers, Jr. Elkay Manufacturing Company Patrick F. Daly, The Daly Group LLC Roundtable Healthcare Partners Josephine and Gabriel Esteban Kent and Liz Dauten Mary and Casey Shearson The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. Mary A. Dempsey and Philip H. Corboy Stanley and Linda Sher Mary and Paul Finnegan Duane Morris LLP Harold Byron Smith, Jr. Robert and Karen Fix Ernst & Young LLP Paul and Kathy Snyder Forest Security, Inc. Fred J. Eychaner Joachim and June Staackmann Anita and Stephen Friedman Michael W. Ferro Sulzer Family Foundation George and Ellen Galland Fifth Third Bank Sun-Times Foundation Sharon Gist Gilliam Jim and Karen Frank Richard and Helen Thomas Brent and Katie Gledhill Jay Franke and David G. Herro Mark and Debra Trembacki Madge Goldman Mary Galvin Union Pacific Foundation Matthew Gooch Sallie L. Gaines and Mark Richardson Richard and Diane Weinberg Larry and Michelle Goodman John T. Geary Virginia L. Whittaker J. Douglas Gray Timothy Gilfoyle and Mary Rose Richard and Mary L. Gray Alexander

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Caryn and King Harris, The Harris M. Bridget Reidy $5,000–$9,999 Family Foundation Jerry M. Reinsdorf Dora and R. John Aalbregtse Brad J. Henderson Laura Ricketts and Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow The History Channel Brooke Skinner Ricketts Margaret Allyn Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Phyllis Robinson American Endowment Foundation Marci and Ron Holzer Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Arch Insurance Group, Inc. William and Annie Hostetler Foundation Catherine and Gilberto Arias Hyatt Betsy and Andy Rosenfield Peter M. and Lucy Ascoli Philip J. Isom Julius T. Rutili Roger and Julie Baskes Mary Jane Jacob and Russell Lewis S&C Electric Company Robert H. Baum and Mary Beth Kretz Doris J. Johnson Sahara Enterprises, Inc. BDT & Company Rosemary and Gary Jones Mrs. Robert E. Sargent, Sargent Family Tom and Martha Biede Falona and Ra Joy Foundation David and Carol Blake Loretta N. Julian Schwarz Supply Source Sherrill Bodine K&L Gates LLP Jeff and Sonia Semenchuk Kathleen M. Boege Cynthia and Andrew Kalnow Roger D. Shaw Paula Borg and Thomas Stemwedel Daniel and Gloria Kearney Arch W. Shaw Foundation Deborah B. Braxt R. E. King Junia Shlaustas The Brodsky Family Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Brian and Julie Simmons Adrienne and Arnold Brookstone Randye and Henry Kogan The Siragusa Foundation Phil Burgess Anne and W. Paul Krauss Victoria M. Skala Phillip Cacioppo, M.D. Michael and Holly Kupetis James and Kathleen Skinner Marie Campbell The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Thomas R. and Charlene Landsberg Thomas and Dianne Campbell Foundation, Inc Smith Alfredo and Pamella Capitanini Frances M. Lehman Richard Smucker Norman and Mary Carlson Jonathan S. Lehman and Maureen Stailey Ellen Carnahan and William Daniels Zachary Huelsing Marilyn Stewart Chicago Line Cruises Julius Lewis David P. and Leslie Storch Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bonnie and Jay Lipe Paul and Phyllis Suckow Civic Committee of the Commercial Club Make It Better Magazine Linda C. and Robert A. Sullivan of Chicago R. Eden and Sharon Martin Robin and Mark Tebbe Rita Sola Cook Beatrice C. Mayer Tenement Museum The Corwith Fund Michael Mazza Truettner Family Foundation CSX Corporate Citizenship MB Financial Bank UL LLC Daley & Georges, LTD McDonald’s Corporation Jeffrey Urbina James R. Donnelley James D. McKinney Vedder Price John Duncan and Anita Sarafa Carlette C. McMullan and John Gibbons The Vistria Group Stuart Dyer Jack Miller WestRock Samuel and Beatrice Ellis Joseph and Marilyn Miller Bruce and Elizabeth White Equality Illinois Institute Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Jane and Lawson Whitesides John and Catherine Estey Martha L. Minow and Joe Singer Nancy Kimball Robinson, Winthrop John and Jeanne Ettelson Nell Minow and David Apatoff Foundation Trust Heather M. Farley-Ingram and MIT Express, INC William R. Wirtz Bruce Ingram The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Wirtz Corporation Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation North American Corporation Paula Wolff and Wayne W. Whalen Barbara W. Field Northwestern Memorial Hospital Susan and Robert Wood Annette Findling William and Pamela O’Connor E. Kenneth and Darla Wright Fred D. Fischer Omnibus Advertising & Marketing Leslie and Robert Zentner Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Peoples Gas Karen Zupko James and Louise Glasser Richard and Roxy Pepper Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Sandra and Michael Perlow Susan Goldschmidt Lyssa Piette Jean Wright Haider Family Trust Pillars Fund Richard Halvorsen PNC Bank Harris Ventures LLC Abbie F. Price Lynn E. Hauser and Neil L. Ross Pritzker Traubert Foundation HBRA Architects Incorporated Bruce and Dianna Rauner Patricia and Olin Heestand

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The Hickey Family Foundation Patricia Hurley and Associates, Inc. Richard M. and Shirley H. Marc Hilton and Judy Aronson Jean E. Perkins and Leland E. Hutchinson Jaffee History Trail Blazers Marjorie and John Hines Helen A. Porten $250,000+ Mary P. Hines Andra and Irwin Press T. Bondurant and Holly French Anthony Hoban Carol Prins and John Hart The Guild of the Chicago History Museum Hoban Family Charitable Foundation The John and Lisa Pritzker Family Fund The Jaffee Family Vicki and Bill Hood Marian F. Pritzker Revocable Trust Oil-Dri Corp. Barbara and Harry Howell Greg and Marie Pusinelli Stanley Paul Karen and R. Thomas Howell Quantum Crossings, LLC Larry and Mary Selander The James Huntington Foundation The Rhoades Foundation Bud and Sue Selig The Intercommunity Charitable Trust Richemont North America Inc INTREN Elizabeth and Tobin Richter Verne G. Istock George and Kristin Roeth $100,000–$249,999 Nena Ivon Desiree Rogers BMO Harris Bank Terrence and Margi Johnson Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg ITW Foundation KemperSports Inc Loretta Rosenmayer Edgar D. Jannotta Douglas and Elizabeth Kinney Craig and Charlotte Ross Tina M. Koegel Susan Rubnitz $50,000–$99,999 Martin J. and Patricia Koldyke John and Susan Russick The Grainger Foundation Jennifer M. Krejci S & H Fund Albert J. Lacher April Schink Whitney and Jerald Lasky Susan and Charles Schwartz $25,000–$49,999 William J. Lawlor III and Blair S. Lawlor Samuel and Dona Scott The Marcus Corporation Foundation Michael A. Leppen Pauline Kurtides Sheehan Stanley and Linda Sher Steven and Madeline Lesnik Shure Daniel E. Levin and Fay Hartog-Levin Smithsonian Institution $10,000–$24,999 Jennifer and Doug Levy Timothy and Jennifer Smucker Steve and Kitty Cole Judy and Dave Lockhart Margaret Snorf Larry and Michelle Goodman Josephine Louis Steve and Robin Solomon Joseph and Marilyn Miller Robert Lozins Diane G. Sprenger Budny and Terry Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff Barry MacLean Budny Sandra and Michael Perlow MacLean-Fogg Company Sarah D. Sprowl Paul and Phyllis Suckow Madden, Jiganti, Moore & Sinars LLP St. John Knits, Inc. Lisa and Cary Malkin Standard Parking Named Collections Philip H. Martin State of Illinois Office of the Comptroller John R. Halligan Opera Collection Roger and Yolanda Martinez Momoko Steiner Russell L. Lewis, Jr. Nitrate Film Collection Walter E. and Shirley Anne Massey John C. Stetson John and Jeanne Rowe Abraham and John and Judy McCarter Tiny Tiger Foundation, Inc. Mary Todd Lincoln Collection Robert McCormack Howard Trienens Patrick J. McCue Byron and Tina Trott Agnes A. McKinney Noren and Richard A. Ungaretti Harry C. Meyers Joan H. von Leesen Charles R. Middleton and John S. Geary Lois Waller Misericordia Heart of Mercy Jay R. and Jane S. Ward Beverly J. and Richard L. Moody The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Joan and Charles Moore Foundation, Inc. Ralph G. Moore and Marguerite Joan Werhane Mariama Moore James L. Wilson and Pamela D. Toler Motorola Solutions, Inc. John and Carol Winzeler Neiman Marcus Winzeler Gear The New-York Historical Society Robert and Susan Wislow Kristin Noelle Smith Aldo C. Zucaro Bill and Penny Obenshain Old Republic International Corp. Lynn Orschel Janet and Rodger Owen Cynthia Wade Pacholick The Palmer Family Foundation Barbara Parson

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Edgar D. and Deborah R. $5,000–$9,999 $10,000–$24,999 Jannotta President’s Chair Ellen Carnahan and William Daniels Aon Foundation Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Laurence and Patricia Booth $100,000+ Fred D. Fischer Lewis Collens John and Rosemary Croghan Susan Kiphart George and Ellen Galland James M. Denny and Catherine Florance Carlette C. McMullan and John Gibbons Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Sonja and F. Conrad Fischer Timothy and Jennifer Smucker Gregory L. Goldner, Resolute Consulting Shirley and Dick Jaffee Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta Brad J. Henderson The Krehbiel Family Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Donald Rumsfeld and Joyce Pierson The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund William Blair Gary T. Johnson Chief Historian Chair John Notz, Jr. Judith and David Schiffman $50,000–$99,999 $100,000+ Ali Velshi and Lori Wachs Aon Foundation John and Rosemary Croghan John and Gail Ward The Crown Family T. Bondurant and Holly French Paula Wolff and Wayne W. Whalen Grifols John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Cindy and Jeff Yingling Beverly E. Hayford Molex $50,000–$99,999 $5,000–$9,999 John and Alexandra Nichols James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer Shaun and Andy Block $25,000–$49,999 Gregory J. and Suzanne Besio David P. Bolger AAR Corporation Walter C. Carlson and Debora M. de Patrick F. Daly, The Daly Group LLC Ariel Investments Hoyos Patrick and Nancy Dolan John H. and Neville Bryan Keith Crandell and Susan Davis Sharon Gist Gilliam Mary Galvin The Crown Family Mary Louise Gorno The Grainger Foundation Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Bob and Roberta Lee Hill and Cheryl Hammock David D. Hiller Philip H. Martin John and Holly Madigan Daniel S. Jaffee Walter E. and Shirley Anne Massey Robert H. Malott TAWANI Foundation John and Judy McCarter Andrew McKenna Zell Family Foundation John W. Rogers, Jr. Northern Trust Larry and Mary Selander Cathy and Bill Osborn $25,000–$49,999 Joseph Seliga and Vanessa Vergara Roundtable Healthcare Partners Paul and Amy Carbone Paul and Kathy Snyder John W. Rogers, Jr. David A. Gupta Liz Stiffel Harold Byron Smith, Jr. Hill and Cheryl Hammock Samuel and Suzanne Tinaglia The Steans Family The Gary T. and Susan M. Mark and Debra Trembacki Johnson Family $10,000–$24,999 Barbara Levy Kipper Steven and Kathleen Ashby Carole and Joseph H. Levy Martin G. Carver Andrew and Jeanine McNally Rita and John Canning Jo and Newt Minow Gregory C. Case Robert and Annabel Moore Ira A and Barbara R Eichner Carole and Gordon Segal, Segal Family Robert and Karen Fix Foundation T. Bondurant and Holly French Brent and Katie Gledhill James D. McKinney Suzanne and Michael Moskow Carole and Gordon Segal, Segal Family Foundation Richard Smucker David P. and Leslie Storch Truettner Family Foundation

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DONORS TO THE Mayor Rahm Emanuel Mr. Newton Minow Ms. Marilyn Erwin Mr. John Sheldon Oartel COLLECTION Mr. John Finerty Mr. Trent D. Pendley Mr. Chris Galbreath Ms. Ann Perce Ms. Deborah Joyce Adams Rabbi Elliot Gertel The Rome Historical Society Mr. Jeffrey Aver Ms. Belinda Gordon Rosenthal Archives of the Chicago Mr. Leo Bauby Ms. Shari Gullo Symphony Orchestra The Bicycle Museum of America Ms. Johanna Henning Mr. Rael Slutsky Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun History Museum of Carteret County Ms. Patricia Stark Mrs. John Bross Dr. Melvin Holli Ms. Caryl Steinberg Mr. Scott Campana Mr. Michael S. Humnicky Mrs. Nancy Storch Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Tribune Publishing Dietetics Refugee Rights Mr. Oscar L. Varnadoe III Chicago Park District Mr. Paul King Ms. Gwen Washington Chicago Historical Society Purchase Ms. Judith Kornblatt Mr. Sonny Cohen Ms. Dana Lamparello Mr. Mark Dawson Mr. Frank A. Librandi Chicago Park District Mayor Lori Lightfoot Mrs. Ruth Dresner Ms. Marilyn Malinski

Carol Moseley Braun wore this two-piece red wool Chanel suit during her historic run for the US Senate in 1992.

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PROCESSING THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES COLLECTION

During the past fiscal year, the CHM Collections staff has been organizing, scanning, and uploading images from the Chicago Sun-Times photography collection, which came to us as prints, digital files, and negatives. With five million images to process, this is a major undertaking with many steps. Project archivists Donna Edgar and Emma Florio sorted and reboxed the unscanned portion in acid-free, archival standard containers (a total of 1,817 boxes) and entered image details for photographs dating from the early 1940s to 1967 into our database. Metadata specialists Lucy Hereford and Bianca Bárcenas worked with the portion that was digitized by previous owners. They matched those images to their corresponding negatives and filled out image details for 150,000 digital images CHM archivists Julie Wroblewski and Hannah Zuber organize some of the nearly twenty (around 6,000 jobs). Collections staff pallets of Chicago Sun-Times negatives received in March 2019. also began working with CHM librarian Gretchen Neidhardt to create inventories for the collection, which will help keep track of materials and make them searchable to the public. CHM Photo Lab staff scanned select small batches while also uploading preexisting digital images. All of this work thus far has resulted in more than 100,000 publicly searchable images (as of December 2020) on our online portal images.chicagohistory.org.

Project archivist Donna Edgar enters CHM photographer Timothy Paton Jr. Processing of the Chicago Sun-Times collection is generously supported by the TAWANI Foundation, details about each photograph into works with the original negatives the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, our database, which are vital to staff at a rapid-capture station to create and Bon and Holly French. working with them and the public digital copies that can be searched searching for them. and shared.

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TREASURER’S REPORT

The Chicago History Museum closed fiscal year 2020 $12,334,255 in total expenses. The Museum’s operating without incurring an operating deficit—a significant revenues include contributions and grants, Chicago Park District accomplishment considering the financial challenges tax revenue, investment income, membership dues, admission, resulting from COVID-19. At the time of the initial closure and income generated from auxiliary operations. Expenses in early March, the pandemic’s financial impact on the include program-related costs of operating the Museum, organization was expected to be $2 million in lost or deferred fundraising, and general administrative costs. The Museum’s revenue. To help mitigate the substantial revenue decline, the net assets decreased by $6,262,219 with the largest decrease Museum secured a forgivable loan under the SBA’s Paycheck attributed to the change in the value of the interest rate swap Protection Program of $1,140,211 providing funds for eight agreement ($5,198,955). weeks of payroll costs and other allowable expenses. At the same time, CHM leadership instituted proactive measures In closing, with the oversight, support, and dedication of the to reduce costs while staff pivoted to working from home, Board of Trustees, the Museum will continue to monitor the keeping the community engaged with virtual content and financial risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure a communications. Our annual Making History Awards event was continued strong financial position throughout this challenging held virtually; through the generosity of many supporters, this period. We are grateful to the Museum staff and volunteers event allowed us to finish the year with an operating gain—an for their many contributions and sacrifices as well as the unusual outcome compared to many nonprofits in 2020. amazing resilience they have consistently demonstrated. The coming year will bring continued uncertainty and associated The financial position and results for fiscal year 2020 are financial challenges, unlike anything our institution has faced. presented in the charts on the following page. The financial discipline of the CHM’s leadership and our loyal supporters will ensure we emerge from this crisis with strength The Statement of Financial Position section of the report and stability. includes balance sheet assets and liabilities, reflecting the financial position of the Chicago Historical Society. The financial statements have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent certified public accountants, and their audit The fiscal year closed with Total Assets of $120,490,653 and report includes an unmodified opinion as to financial position Net Assets of $46,381,821. The Museum had adequate cash and results of operations presented. You may request a copy balances with no liquidity concerns to fund operations and of the full audit report from the Finance Office at the Chicago meet its current debt obligations. The market value of the History Museum. Museum’s investment portfolio was $77,339,470. The Long-Term Debt outstanding was $50,397,993. The Museum carries a $22,249,422 liability on its books representing the current fair value of an interest rate swap agreement that would only be realized if the agreement was cancelled.

The Statement of Activities is the income statement of the Chicago Historical Society and reports summarized transactions that occurred during the fiscal year. Mark Trembacki The fiscal year 2020 ended with an operating surplus of Treasurer $2,174,644. Support and revenue totaled $14,508,899 with Chicago History Museum Board of Trustees

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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 Support and Revenue 2020 Total Assets 2020 Contributions and grants $7,016,711 Cash and cash equivalents $4,533,946 Chicago Park District 1,753,483 Pledges, loans, and accounts 7,918,842 Investment income for operations 2,287,941 receivable Membership dues and admissions 1,379,782 Land, buildings, and equipment 25,190,398 Auxiliary services and other 2,070,982 Investments 77,339,470 Total Support and Revenue $14,508,899 Perpetual trusts 5,445,033 Other 62,964 Expenditures 2020 Total Assets $120,490,653 Collections and research $2,302,222 Exhibitions, education, and visitor 3,711,892 Liabilities and Net Assets 2020 services Accounts payable and accrued $1,100,479 Building operations and security 1,910,638 expenses Auxiliary services 1,246,007 Deferred revenue 360,938 Fundraising 1,253,727 Interest rate swap liability 22,249,422 General and administrative 1,909,769 Long term debt 50,397,993 Total Expenses $12,334,255 Net Assets Without donor restrictions 22,565,000 Non-Operating Items 2020 With donor restrictions 23,816,821 Investment return, non-operating $1,265,358 Total Net Assets 46,381,821 Interest rate swap agreement (5,198,955) Total Liabilities and Net Assets $120,490,653 Split-interest agreement (34,718) Depreciation (1,936,809) Debt service (2,531,739) Total Non-Operating Items ($8,436,863)

Change in Net Assets ($6,262,219)

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VOLUNTEERS

We greatly appreciate our volunteers who support the Richmond Lord Museum through their time and expertise in Collections, Madelyn R. MacMahon***** Curatorial Affairs, Exhibitions, Research and Access, Ryan Mahaney** Marketing, and Visitor and Member Services. We could Leroy Malone** not do this without you. Thank you! Rosanna A. Marquez* Jane T. McCarthy*** Vera Antoniadis* Wilhelmina McGee* Penny J. Applegate***** Diane Mergen* Nancy Armstrong Marlee Millman Scott Armstrong Anita Morrison* Beth Benjamin John M. O’Donnell*** Ava Holly Berland* Dianne Olson* Robert W. Blythe* Michelle Ordway* Brian Boland Elizabeth Francis O’Toole* Fusun Borelli Marilyn M. Parsons* Greg Borzo*** Martha S. Perry** Laura R. Braglia* Jane H. Purdy** Evan D. Brandstadter** John Quinn** David Breitenbach** Rosa Ramirez Helen S. Brown*** Dorothy V. Ramm*** Jeanette F. Cannon* Nicole Ramos Robert Case**** Dean Y. Rodkin** Bryce Conrad Steve Ropers* Matt D’Agostino Bradley Ryba Lynn Doherty* Lisa Schilling* Chris Dransoff Alan Schwartz Marjorie E. Fahrenbach*** Jean E. Schwartz** Diana L. Faulhaber* Richard P. Sexton* Jean Feit Christine Sheehan*** Mike Felten** Kate M. Sheehy Samantha Finkl Robert S. Silver*** Sandy Fitterer Trenton P. Stewart* Carol Fitzgibbons* Thomas C. Stokes** Beverly Fox Nancy Stone* Frances K. Garvey* Edwin L. Swanson** Susan Geller Jim Talamonti** Sue Gill Bernard C. Turner**** Richard L. Gordon* Mitzi Walchak David Gudewicz* Lorie A. Westerman** Muriel C. Hames*** Edward B. J. Winslow, MD Ben Henderson Mary K. Woolever* James Herrity Leslie Yamshon* Darrell Hill Amy Hopp* *5+ years of service Michael J. Johnson* **10+ years of service Richard F. Johnson* ***15+ years of service Sandra Keefe** ****20+ years of service David L. Keller** *****25+ years of service Kristen Kelly* Will Kernahan Those who volunteered six or more months between John Kierig July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020 are listed above. Karen L. Kincaid** Linda Klutznick** James P. Lee Susan LoGiudice**

CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM 42 2019–20 Annual Report 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

STAFF LIST

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Research and Access Human Resources Gary T. Johnson, Edgar D. and Deborah R. Ellen Keith, Director and Chief Librarian Diane Ohi, Director Jannotta President Gabrielle Christiansen, Photocopy Assistant Jeremy R. Campbell, Human Resources John Russick, Senior Vice President Michael Featherstone, Research Center Associate Kris Nesbitt, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer Associate and Architecture Specialist Nancy Reyes, Payroll and Benefits Supervisor Adriana “Susie” McGee, Administrative Lesley A. Martin, Reference Librarian Director Elizabeth McKinley, Technical Services Information Technology Librarian Rey Garcia, Director MUSEUM Gretchen Neidhardt, Cataloging and Juan Martinez, Desktop Support Analyst John Russick, Senior Vice President Metadata Librarian Ariel Robinson, Research Center Page Institutional Advancement Collections and Curatorial Affairs Michael Anderson, Director of Institutional Charles E. Bethea, Andrew W. Mellon Director Advancement and Major Gifts Officer of Collections and Curatorial Affairs EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT Odette Barrientos, Manager of Auxiliary Julie Wroblewski, Head of Collections Education Relations Peter T. Alter, Chief Historian and Director Nancy Villafranca, Elizabeth F. Cheney Justina Doyle, Member Relations Manager of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History Director of Education Colleen McGaughey, Senior Manager of Britta Keller Arendt, Senior Collection Manager Marne Bariso, Volunteer and Intern Institutional Advancement Bianca Barcenas, Metadata Specialist Manager Eva Rachau, Database Manager Donna Edgar, Project Archivist Erica Griffin, Public & Community Eric Sharp, Development Coordinator Emma Florio, Project Archivist Engagement Manager Lauren Wissbaum, Individual Giving and Elizabeth Fraterrigo, Guest Curator Ivan Guzman, Teen Programs Coordinator Annual Fund Manager Virginia Heaven, Curator of Costumes Liliana Macias, Chicago Learning Lucy Hereford, Metadata Specialist Collaborative Coordinator Properties Angela Hoover, Rights and Reproductions Megan Clark, School Programs Coordinator John Yelen, Director Manager Heidi Moisan, School Programs Manager Patrick Anderson, Shipping and Receiving Brittany Hutchinson, Assistant Curator Tyler Monaghan, Chicago Metro History Fair Clerk Julius L. Jones, Assistant Curator Manager Bill Bostic, Special Events and Safety Julie Katz, Registrar Sarah Norise, Chicago Metro History Fair Lieutenant Katie Levi, Rights and Reproductions Program Coordinator Marcia Gundrum, Chief of Security Coordinator Ema Pinto, Chicago Learning Collaborative Ben Minnis, A/V Technology Manager Holly Lundberg, Conservator Educator Hysen Mustafa, Maintenance Technician Hannah Overstreet, Project Archivist Patrick Thomas, Harvard Custodian Timothy Paton Jr., Photographer/Imaging Visitor and Member Services Brandon Thompson, Maintenance Specialist Virginia Fitzgerald, Director Technician Allison Pohl, Collection Technician Joshua Anderson, Visitor Services Manager John Vlna, Broadview Custodian Jessica Pushor, Costume Collection Michael Glass, Coat Check Attendant Valerie Wells, Scheduling and Training Manager Akane Henriquez, Manager of Marketing Lieutenant Joseph Sarr, Curatorial Research Assistant Systems and Analysis Alonzo Ennis, Marcello Franco, Security Jake Silby, Photography Studio Technician Irene Delgado Sadler, School Group Visit Sergeants Hannah Zuber, Archivist for Visual Materials Coordinator Reggie Coleman, Todd Kirk, Carl Mitchell, Sanara Victor, Visitor Services Systems and Cathy Pierce, Security Officers Communications Coordinator Laura Herrera, Director Jessica Bandera, Fatmah Al-Safwani, Special Events Rachel Hatch, Public Communications Roberto Cardenas, John Martinez, Robert Lorelei Kroulaidis, Director Manager Medina, and James Saul, Visitor Services Anna Briskman, Coordinator Heidi Samuelson, Editor Associates Erika Johnson, Manager Esther D. Wang, Content Manager and Editor Brittany Smith, Coordinator Jessica Zimlich, Digital Marketing Contractor BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Audrey Womack, Group Tours and Events Cheryl Obermeyer, Vice President of Manager Exhibitions Finance and Chief Financial Officer Tamara K. Biggs, Director The Chicago History Museum thanks all of Esau McGhee, Production Supervisor Accounting its staff members. Daniel Oliver, Senior Designer Matthew Dorian, Director Mark Ramirez, Graphic Designer Jacqueline Foyain, Staff Accountant This list reflects the staff on June 30, 2020. Ronald Solano, Gift Processor

CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM 43 2019–20 Annual Report