Author: Leslie

By Diane Wagner, Class of 2005 Deann Schuler, docent class of 1977, died on September 20, 2020. She passed away at home with her three daughters by her side. Deann's…

By Donna Gabanski, Class of 1994 I would like to introduce the class of 2020, nineteen new docents certified for Walk Through Time. There are 10 men and 9 women,…

Editor's note: Joyce and Don Wiberg, Team Wiberg, Class of 1996, immediately became active and involved at CAF after becoming docents. They gave 39 different tours. Because they won the…

By Bill Coffin, Class of 2004 This is the story of the architecture of Chicago’s 1933-34 World’s Fair told in pictures. You can view the pictures as a simple slideshow,…

Kudos returns for 2021 – with just a few add-ons from late 2020.   Cynthia Bates,  2016 We took a tour on the Chicago First Lady through the Chicago Architectural…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Her long suit was organization, says her husband, Jim Gary. She was a no-nonsense person, says docent Bobbi Pinkert, one of her best friends.…

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 When did you first put on a mask?  Most of us began masking in March 2020, because of Covid.  Edie Scala-Hampson began masking in 1988, because…

By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Here are the answers to last week’s Tour Trivia questions. How did you do? Special thanks to a number of docents for their input…

  Dear docents, I begin every accounting class I teach at Loyola University with a funny accounting cartoon.  The students, then, start class with a smile on their faces instead…