We started this project using data on Chicago Catholic Churches, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Churches, yearbook collections in local libraries, neighborhood histories at the Newberry Library and information from the Chicago Historical Homicide Project done by Northwestern University School of Law. But this is JUST the start!
Additional religious institutions, cemeteries and other collections from the Newberry Library are next on the list. And some great new features will be available soon. You'll be able to add tags and comments to the places we've plotted. You'll also be able to contribute your own Chicago Places - along with background information, stories and photos.
If you have suggestions or if your organization would like to collaborate on this project, please let us know.
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Edward Durkin
Was found dead on Tow road near sag bridge May 13, 1894 Was a member of Heiberians and was to have worked as a telegraph operator Was from London Ontario Canada Have only found inofrmaiton in Chicago Trib Not in the police reports The year of his death seem to be missing Appreciate any assistance
Website
This is just a great website, I was so thrilled when Ancestry.com announced it in one of their Monday newsletters. My ancestors, Anton & Josephine Weiskopf
lived at 29 Arthur in Hobart, IN, 259 20th St. and 269 26th
ST. in 1880, 150 Noble in 1889. I can click on your map
and see the approximate area where they lived.
Also I wanted to mention that Josephine Wieskopf was run over by a horse & buggy at the corner of Holt & Chicago
Ave. in April 1900 and died of her injuries on April 21, 1900. I could never find a news article about that in any
paper. Her obit says the funeral left from 421 W. Chicago to St. Boniface Cemetery. Does anyone know of 421 W. Chicago was a funeral home and if so, the name of it? Thanks for a great website. Judy Harrison Jouglet