Revised Bridge Manual Now Available
The Bridge Manual has been updated and revised thanks to feedback and suggestions received from last summer's Bridge user survey. This updated manual highlights the key sections and features of the…
Midland, Michigan, Mid-Century Modernism Mecca, Part I
by Maurice Champagne, class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted In early June, my wife and I visited Midland, Michigan to tour the Alden B. Dow…
Short Tales, September, 2023
by Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Churches By Bus, a popular annual tour, will take place next Saturday, September 23. Several busloads of enthusiastic guests will visit churches in the…
September Docent Council Meeting Highlights
by Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 A hybrid Docent Council meeting was held on Tuesday, September 12. It was a really lively meeting, and the full minutes will be posted…
Where Are They Now? Charniece Polk, former CAF Volunteer Manager
by Rebecca Dixon, Class of 2003 Many long-time docents will remember Charniece Polk. For years, she was the amiable, faithful, and competent tour scheduler at CAF when we were at…
Chicago and the Great Conflagration – An 1871 Book
by Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 As we have gotten more deeply into the details of our Barry Sears Volunteer Library, we on the CAC Library Committee are discovering how…
Class of 2023 “Spandrels” Docent Sings Chicago
Urbs in Horto Words and Music by John Slivka, Class of 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHeF3bviPNg Once a flat prairie, floating on a sea of clay Home to the 3 fires, Potawatomi, Odawa,…
Greek Gods, Geography, and Salad: a Globetrotting Saga
by Ellen Shubart, Class or 2006| Photographs by Richard W. Shubart Greece has been hardwired into many of us since we were kids. In elementary school we learned about Greek…
Your CAC Library Experience Just Got Better!
by Kathy Krepps, Class of 2017 Another step forward for all CAC volunteers seeking factual, engaging and relevant architectural and historical information about our beloved city. Your Barry Sears Library…
Climate Action Museum Enrichment Visit
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Photographs by Larry Ross More than two dozen docents attended an Enrichment Committee outing on August 18th visiting Chicago’s new Climate Action Museum at…
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