WHERE WAS THE DU SABLE FARM OF 1790
The first...
LIFE IN CHICAGO SEVENTY YEARS AGO · September 20, 1903
[vc_custom_heading text="By Mrs. Charles A. Taylor, Daughter of Mrs. Almira Willcox of Detroit, Mich., in 1832-`33-`34. Compiled from Her Diary...
FRENCH PEORIA: a New Inquiry
Peoria, a city on the Illinois River, is...
JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DE SABLE · THE FOUNDER OF MODERN CHICAGO
[vc_custom_heading text="By John F. Swenson, © 1999, all rights reserved. `{`This essay is currently undergoing revision based on new information...
A TRIP FROM BELLEVILLE TO CHICAGO IN 1836
Soon after my recovery I was...
FRENCH CHICAGO DURING THE 18TH CENTURY
Americans tend to attribute their national heritage to the...
TRIBAL MIXTURES IN CHICAGO AREA INDIAN VILLAGES
Indian villages are always...
CHICAGO: MEANING OF THE NAME AND LOCATION OF PRE-1800 EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS
[vc_custom_heading text="By John F. Swenson; adapted from ``Chicagoua/Chicago: The Origin, Meaning, and Etymology of a place name``; Illinois Historic Journal...