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Joseph Smith Killed by Mob

Jun
21
Joe Mason
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Joseph Smith was no friend of johnny law. He faced accusations of a fortune hunting con in New York in 1826, being a disorderly person in New York in 1830, conspiracy to commit murder in Ohio in 1837, bank fraud …

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Debra Ann Miller: Historical Actor

Jun
14
Joe Mason
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Debra Ann Miller goes beyond historical costuming. She has made a living by portraying historical figures. She kindly took the time to answer a few of our questions.

You’ve performed as Mary Todd Lincoln, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott and …

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Strollin’ on the River

Jun
07
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Grab your parasols and walking sticks! The Chicago Steampunks will be strolling along the Chicago River on Sunday, June 12, 2016. We will meet at 12pm, at noon, on the Riverwalk at the southwest corner of the Clark Street Bridge. …

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Classical Revolution in Chicago

May
25
Joe Mason
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The Classical Revolution will not be held in concert halls, but the gathering places of the people!

Rhetoric aside, Classical Revolution Chicago provides a chance for performers to break down the fourth wall and play chamber music in non-traditional, casual …

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Electric Moulin Mansion Steampunk Ball

May
24
Joe Mason
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Visit the age of innovation at the Electric Moulin Mansion steampunk ball on May 27, 2016! It promises to be an evening of music, art and immersive entertainment.

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The event will be held in Logan Square’s Stan …

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Burnt City’s Steampunk Ball

May
17
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On May 21, 2016, at 9pm, Burnt City Brewing will hold their 4th Annual Craft Beer Prom & Steampunk Ball at 2747 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Amy Jones, marketing manager at Burnt City Brewing, was kind enough to …

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The World’s Greatest Weekly and The Great Migration

May
10
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On May 6, 1905, Robert Sengstacke Abbott published the first issue of the self-professed World’s Greatest Weekly, The Chicago Defender. Although Abbott originally cobbled it together from other newspaper articles and sold it door to door, the circulation would …

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The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing US Tour

May
02
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It’s going to be a steampunk musical invasion at Reggie’s on Monday, May 9, 2016! UK’s The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, Frenchy and the Punk, and the Nathaniel Johnstone Band bring their tour to Chicago.

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The …

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The Disastrous Pocket Watch

Apr
19
Joe Mason
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On April 19, 1891, the No. 14 fast mail train crashed into the No. 21 Toledo express outside of Kipton, OH. The Great Kipton Train Wreck hinged on a conductor’s pocket watch.

If you were westbound through Ohio from Cleveland …

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Zapoppin’s Songs of Land and Waterways

Apr
15
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Zapoppin’ pulled a conceptual April Fools’ joke when they released St Kreun: Songs of Land and Waterways on the first day of the month. The harmonium and banjo that lead the tales of rural life near the crumbling Kreun dam …

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