Events › Living History: 170 Years of Chicagoland in Maps

In this installment of the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society's Living History series, Donald and Tanya Smith, owners of Greeley-Howard-Norlin-Smith Land Surveying & Map Making, will present the history of surveying and map making in the United States, Illinois and Chicago, drawing from the remarkable archive of their 170-year-old family business. The Smiths will bring examples of maps, atlases, surveying instruments and tools that should be of particular interest to Rogers Park and West Ridge residents.

Hear stories about map making, the Chicago Fire, Abe Lincoln and more!

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