Virtual Urban History Seminar

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Thursday January 18

7:00 PM  –  8:15 PM

 

The Urban History Seminar series feature a scholarly presentation followed by lively discussion. Andrew Hurley, a professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, presents “Death, Despondency, and Hysteria in the American City: The All But Forgotten Heat Wave of 1936." 

The Zoom session will open at 6:45 p.m. with the program starting at 7:00 p.m. and concluding by 8:15 p.m. RSVP is required 

This session is free of charge; we would greatly appreciate a donation to the Museum in any amount. A Zoom link will be provided after registration.  

The Urban History Seminars have been generously underwritten by the Chicago History Museum since 1983.