NEWs & UPDATES

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

Chicago, Illinois -- Growing up, sisters Susan Decker and Barbara (née Decker) Wachholz listened to their grandmother, Borghild “Bobbie” Aanstad, tell the harrowing story of

NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES ON YOUTUBE

Chicago, Illinois -- The Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) is pleased to announce that a new hour-long documentary has premiered on YouTube. The Full Story

DRAWN BY THE CURRENT WINS 2022 CHRISTY AWARD

Chicago, Illinois -- The Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) is excited to announce that Drawn by the Current, written by Jocelyn Green and published earlier

DRAWN BY THE CURRENT FINALIST FOR CHRISTY AWARD

Chicago, Illinois -- The Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) is excited to announce that Drawn by the Current, written by Jocelyn Green and published earlier

NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES ON YOUTUBE

Chicago, Illinois -- The Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) is pleased to announce that a new 45-minute documentary has premiered on YouTube. The Forgotten Disaster

MAKING HISTORICAL CONTENT AVAILABLE

Chicago, Illinois -- The Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) is excited to announce a new project that will be of great value to researchers, genealogists,

107th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

Chicago, Illinois -- This past Sunday, July 24, 2022, the Eastland Disaster Historical Society hosted the 107th anniversary commemoration of the Eastland Disaster. We were

NEW SUCCESSION PLANS

Chicago, Illinois -- From The Executive Director Dear EDHS family member, Two years ago, we enthusiastically announced the next chapter in the history of the

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: EDHS ANNOUNCES NEXT CHAPTER IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Chicago, Illinois -- After nearly twenty-one years of honoring those affected by Chicago’s deadliest disaster, I am now thrilled to share with you the news regarding the next

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FOREST PARK'S EASTLAND DISASTER CEMETERY BUS TOUR

Chicago, Illinois -- On Sunday, July 29, 2018, the Historical Society of Forest Park is hosting a multi-cemetery bus tour of the Eastland Disaster victims’ graves. The

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