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Members' Stories

On June 2nd and June 3rd, 2005, The Field Museum held its annual Members' Nights. The Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC) collected interviews from the Museum's members, asking them to describe places that are meaningful to them in Chicago. During the two day period, 75 interviews were collected. We've woven over a dozen of these interviews into stories describing important neighborhoods, monuments, recreational spots, and historical Chicago moments.

We've also left a few individual stories un-edited for your listening pleasure. You'll need Quicktime player to listen to our stories, you can download this for free by clicking here.

Montages

Chicago Neighborhoods
Hear members describe some of Chicago's neighborhoods, and places in those neighborhoods that are close to their hearts.
Play audio >> (5:53 minutes; 2.69 MB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 69 KB)

Monuments
Listen to Chicagoans describe some of the city's key landmarks.
Play audio >> (6:28 minutes; 3.00 MB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 77 KB)

Recreational Spots
Listen to people describe an array of activities that they have taken part in while in Chicago.
Play audio >> (6:16 minutes; 2.87 MB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 54 KB)

Chicago Moments
Listen to people talk about moments in Chicago that have remained near and dear to them.
Play audio >> (2:50 minutes; 1.30 MB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 34 KB)


Individual Stories
Old Town and Pipers' Alley
Go back to the swinging Sixties in Chicago, and listen to what Old Town and Pipers' Alley were like during a time much different from today.
Play audio >> (3:14 minutes; 1.48 MB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 30 KB)

Smelt Fishing at Burnham Harbor
Hear one woman's unique and tasty activity of smelt fishing in Chicago's Burnham Harbor.
Play audio >> (1:14 minutes; 579 KB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 28 KB)

Civil War Cemetery
Listen to how one of America's bloodiest wars eventually led one woman to Chicago.
Play audio >> (1:07 minutes; 530 KB)
Download transcript >> (PDF: 27KB)





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