Docent Council President’s Message – February 2014
Hello everyone. While we patiently wait for a thaw and the switch to our spring tour schedule, I thought I would take some time to let you know what has…
Transitions and Milestones – February 2019
By Diane Wagner, Class of 2005 Two docents from the 2015 class have been celebrating their first-learned tour, Historic Treasures, in a lovely manner! Siobhan Hartsell was really busy last…
The Realization of the 1909 Plan of Chicago, Part 1
By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 Daniel Burnham’s name is known far beyond the confines of Chicago. His city planning projects include Manila and Bagulo in the Philippines and others…
Volunteer Chair’s Message – February 2019
“Team=Together everyone achieves more.” Chuck Eiden, CAC Exhibit Host Chuck’s observation provided an astute summary of the group conversation during our January Volunteer Steering Committee meeting. After five months of…
The Great CAC Trivia Contest – February 2019
By Hy Speck, Class of 1995 Would we have the skyscraper if ___________ had not invented the safety elevator back in _____? Architects were so proud of their elevators that…
Meet Amanda Abernathy
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 She’s behind all the tickets, the offerings, the lists of who will show up to the tour on any set day. Meet Amanda Abernathy,…
February News from the CAC for Docents and Volunteers
As we head into February,historically CAC’s slowest month, let’s just take a minute to say good-bye to one of the best new experiences we all had-- the five architectural models…
Welcoming Our Visitors
By Chuck Eiden, Exhibit Host “We want to be the first stop for visitors to Chicago and a return destination for locals looking to better understand and appreciate their city, through…
Docent Recollections
By Henry Kuehn, Class of 1974 Hard to believe that I have given my last CAF tour. It was an Architectural Highlights tour, on a bus filled with family and…
Our Neighbor, Du Sable – or is it “Point DeSaible” or “Point de Sable” or “Point Sable” … ?
By Bob Michaelson, Class of 2011 The new headquarters of CAC is very near the Du Sable Bridge and across the river from the site of the homestead of Chicago’s…
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