Chicago isn’t just the location of the AHA’s 126th annual meeting; it’s also the topic of numerous sessions. Attend these and connect even more with the windy city through Chicago archives, cultural institutions, and food.

Learn more about these Chicago-related sessions and tours below.

Sessions on Chicago History

• Chicago ‘68: Rethinking Local Black Activism and the Battle for Urban America
  AHA Session 63
  Friday, January 6 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
  Sheraton Ballroom IV (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
  This panel challenges Chicago’s fleeting place in the history of United States politics and culture during the 1960s. 
• The Other Hull House Women:
  Female Community Building and Feminist Networking in Twentieth-Century America
  Coordinating Council for Women in History Session 7
  Friday, January 6 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
  Grace Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown)
• Multi-racial, Multi-ethnic Chicago: Social Relations in the Twentieth-Century City
  AHA Session 75
  Friday, January 6 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
  Michigan Room B (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
  Made up of junior and senior scholars that focus on African American, Latino, and Irish Chicago, this panel highlights new cutting-edge work on the racial and ethnic history of Chicago.
• Chicago, the Capital of Polish America
  Polish American Historical Association 7
  Saturday, January 7 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  Arkansas Room (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
• Catholicism in the City of the Big Shoulders
  American Catholic Historical Association Session 22
  Saturday, January 7 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
  Purdue Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown)

Tours

• Walking Tour of Historic Chicago Religious Sites
  American Society of Church History Session 10
  Friday, January 6 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  Washington Park Room (Westin Chicago River North)
• In the Shadow of Hull House:
  Catholic Church Architecture on Chicago’s Near West Side
  American Catholic Historical Association Tour
  Friday, January 6 | 2:30-5:00 p.m.
  Minnesota Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown)
• Tours Arranged by the Local Arrangements Committee

This post first appeared on AHA Today.