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Chicago’s Shifting Synagogue Landscape

Chicago’s Shifting Synagogue Landscape

This website traces the creation, movement, and mergerof Chicago's earliest synagogues through an interactive map. The mapincludes each of the synagogues present at the moment of Chicago's Great Fire of 1871, and continues their stories until 1920.
Sacred Spaces in 360°

Sacred Spaces in 360°

This project features educational virtual reality walk-throughs of two of Chicagoland's sacred sites: First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, and Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago. Tour these sitesin 360°, "walking through" the spaces in virtual reality on your desktop or smartphone.
Spaces and Stories: Haitian Churches and Oral Histories in Chicago

Spaces and Stories: Haitian Churches and Oral Histories in Chicago

This project maps the Haitian church community in Chicago, locating 13 churches that serve the Haitian community and offering a brief historical overview of each church. A timeline illustrates the longstanding connections between Haiti and Chicago, and an overview of Haitian religious traditions contextualizes the snapshots of several oral history interviews completed for this project.