Links to other sites and information

Bridgeport

Bridgeport Tour
Bridgeport Library
Linas Kelecius's page
Profiles of the Bridgeport Mayors
from the Chicago Public Library
Richard M. Daley (biography)
Richard M. Daley (Currents)

Chicago Sites

City of Chicago

Historical topics from the Chicago Public Library

Museums, Foundations and so forth

Chicago Historical Society
- History Net from Chicago Historical Society
- Neighborhoods: Keepers of Culture from Chicago Historical Society
Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Neighborhood tours from the Chicago Architecture Foundation
Ethnic Museums/descriptions

Census Information

Chicago Community Area Map from Dept. of Geography, University of Illinois at Chicago.
1990 Census information by subject from Dept. of Geography, University of Illinois at Chicago.
1990 Census Maps from University of Chicago Library.
1990 Census Documents available from the Dept. of Planning, City of Chicago.

Ethnic Resource Centers

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
(includes a geneological center)
6500 South Pulaski road
Chicago, Illinois 60629
Telephone: 773-582-6500

Croatian Cultural Center of Chicago
2845 West Devon avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Telephone: 773-338-3834

Czechoslovak Heritage Museum (includes an archives/library)
CSA Fraternal Life Building
122 West Twenty-second street
Oak Brook, Illinois 60521
Telephone: 630-472-0500 

German Cultural Center/Goethe-Institute of Chicago
401 North Michigan avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 312-329-0915

Irish American Heritage Center
4626 North Knox avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60630
Telephone:  773-282-7035

Italian-American Collection
Department of Special Collections
Richard J. Daley University Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 South Morgan street
Chicago, Illinois, 60608
Telephone: 312-996-2726

Italian Cultural Center
1621 39th avenue
Stone Park, Illinois 60165
Telephone: 708-345-3842

Italian Cultural Institute
500 North Michigan avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 312-822-9545

Lithuanian Historical Society/Research and Study Center
5620 South Claremont avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60636
Telephone: 773-434-4545

Lithuanian World Center (includes a museum)
14911 127th street
Lemont, Illinois 60439
Telephone: 630-257-8787

Mexican Cultural and Educational Institute of Chicago
300 North Michigan avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Telephone: 312-606-0555

Polish American Historical Society
(includes a geneological society)
984 North Milwaukee avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Telephone: 773-384-3352

Polish Museum of America
984 North Milwaukee avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Telephone: 773-384-3352

Swedish-American Historical Society
5111 North Spaulding avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Telephone: 773-583-5722

Swedish-American Museum Center
5211 North Clark street
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Telephone: 773-728-8111

University of Illinois at Chicago

College of Architecture and the Arts--
- Art History Department
- School of Architecture
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs--

Other Topical Links

Canals and Waterways

Illinois & Michigan National Heritage Corridor (National Park Service)
Illinois and Michigan Canal homepage (lll. Dept. of Natural Resources)
History of the Erie Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
American Canal Society (history, archaeology, canal groups...)
Canals and Inland Waterways of the United States by Wallace Venable
North American canals by George Pearson.

Illinois & Michigan Canal Visitors Center
200 West Eighth street
Lockport, Illinois 60441
Telephone: 815-838-4830

Illinois & Michigan Canal collection
Lewis University Learning Resource Center (library)
Lewis University, south Route 53
Romeoville, Illinois 60441
Telephone: 815-838-0500 x5579