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Patrick’s Event Schedule
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BEA
May 31 to Jun 2 |
BEA
May 31 to Jun 2 | 3 |
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Windy City Historians
Jun 4 15:00 17:00 | 5 |
Screening of Chicago Drawbridges -- Dalia arrive 6:30 pm
Peter Iwanec | Branch Manager Jun 6 19:00 21:00Oriole Park Branch| Chicago Public Library 7454 W. Balmoral | Chicago, IL 60656 | 312-744-1965 | 7 |
Children's Bridge Workshop -- Lori
Honorarium $350 I bring the supplies any where from 30-120 Kids. Talked on the phone 1/2/2017 got my name from Indian Prairie Library (Monica) Max. 130 Jun 8 14:00 15:00 | 9 |
Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 10 to Jun 11 |
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 10 to Jun 11 | 12 |
Galileo Scholastic Academy - School Visit--Amy Butler (K)
Jun 13 18:00 19:00 | 14 | 15 |
Railroad & Shortlines Club - tentative
Question: does your scope of knowledge extend beyond the Chicago River to include bridges across waterways such as: Jun 16 19:30 21:00- Calumet River & Little Calumet River - Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal / Des Plaines River - Indiana Harbor Canal which would include bridges in places such as the south suburbs, Joliet, East Chicago, and/or Calumet Region? I was thinking about questions related to railroad bridges that would be of interest. How does the following fit with topics you can address? - How many railroad bridges are there - or were there - in whatever geography you are going to cover? - What are the different types of railroad bridges? What motivated choice of one type over another? - What bridges preceded the bridges we see today in the same locations? Why were they replaced? - I know there were some very unique railroad bridges around Goose Island which will be of interest. - Did railroads use designs like the Scherzer Rolling Lift bridge for their purposes? - For some of the railroad bridges around town that are in the permanently raised position, what do you know about their condition and potential for use? Curious if they are stuck "up" forever! | 17 |
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Bridgehouse River Tour
Jun 28 18:00 21:00 Children's Bridge Workshop -- Kelly & Ashley Snader 708-798-0121 ext. 284
Honorarium $350 I bring the supplies any where from 30-120 Kids. Talked on the phone 1/2/2017 got my name from Indian Prairie Library (Monica) Jun 28 18:30 19:30 |
Bridge Workshop Wilmington Elementary -- Jenn Matters
$400 for two sessions Jun 29 12:00 15:00pre-K and youngest 12pm 1st-2nd graders 1:30pm (815)476-2834 | 30 |
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