Chicago From the Ground Up
Follow the story of Chicago from the ground up as historian Sarah Marcus explores why and how a city was built on the swampy shores of Lake Michigan. Explore the events, trends, and individuals—from William Ogden to Rube Foster, Haymarket Square to Hull-House, and the 1871 fire to the 1968 Democratic National Convention—that have shaped the story of this Midwestern metropolis. Think you already know it already? Even born-and-bred Chicagoans will find something new in a presentation that incorporates maps, photographs, and historical documents to explore lesser-known aspects of familiar stories.
Sarah received her doctorate in American History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001, writing a dissertation on images of Chicago and the Middle West in popular culture. Recently she has taught courses at Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, and the College of DuPage. Dr. Marcus speaks throughout the Chicago area and internationally on various topics, including the history of Chicago in television and film, images of the American Presidency in popular culture, and her role as an editor for the Encyclopedia of Chicago project.
