June 17th, 2025

We had the great joy to attend the Archives Crawl at the Bronzeville Historical Society. One of our core members, BHS was founded in 1999 by a small group of enthusiastic Black Family History researchers. Sherry Williams (first picture, second from right) has been listening to stories about black life in Chicago for as long as she can remember, and for many years her mother has been providing her with personal recollections of moving to Bronzeville in 1942. The organization has provided historical presentations, exhibits, and seminars in schools, churches, libraries and park districts. To date, 80% of the Bronzeville Historical Society holdings are documents, photographs, obituaries, memorabilia, and books that have been donated by family and friends. The immediate goal of the Society is to digitize their holdings and to make them accessible via the internet or library visits. Thank you again for having us and showing us your collections.