By Dick Clark, Class of 2008 Editor's note: Dick's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home last year. In case you missed them the…
By Cynthia Bates, Class of 2016 Personal Glimpses into the Lives and Fortunes of Some Owners . The two-hour Evanston Walking Tour covers stately churches, grand homes, and a tutorial…
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “I went on this great tour of the Magnificent Mile and thought that I want to learn what that guy from the Chicago Architecture…
By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 You might have seen her enthusiastically giving a walking, trolley, river, or building tour. She could have been your sponsor or certifier. If you…
Dear Docents, Breaking traditions is hard. Traditions create expectations, and when are not met, people are unhappy. I am reminded of this, having just celebrated the 4th of July. Our…
In case you missed them the first time around, here are the first two programs from our 50th anniversary video series celebrating the “Year of the Docent.” These short programs…
How many of these questions did you answer correctly? . 1 - Can you name the docent whose image appears on a jigsaw puzzle? In 2016, Judith Kaufman, 2010, gave…
By Jill Dahlke, Class of 2005 Editor’s note: Jill's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home last year. In case you missed them the…
By Karen Bohr and Susan Mann, Education Guides and Exhibit Hosts Fire brands, tunnels snaking beneath the Chicago River, acts of kindness and heroism, a wrongly accused immigrant, re-building on…
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 The new century began when George W. Bush was sworn in as President of the United States in January 2001, succeeding Bill Clinton. But…