The Cliff Dwellers Talent Show with Michael Burke
The Cliff Dwellers Talent Show with Michael Burke Michael Burke Editor's Note: On the evening of December 5, 2025, just ahead of a heavy [...]
119th Annual Members Meeting – The Cliff Dwellers
Cliff Dwellers President Anne Sullivan Calls the Meeting to Order 119th Annual Members Meeting of The Cliff Dwellers On October 20, 2025, President Anne Sullivan called to order the 119th Annual Meeting of Members [...]
The Story of Thor
1960 The Story of Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (US Air Force)
Hamlin Garland & The Cliff Dwellers
Remarks of William J. Bowe Representing The Cliff Dwellers at the Induction of Hamlin Garland into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Chicago History Museum April 16, 2024 Not long after 32-year-old Hamlin Garland arrived in Chicago [...]
Austin Lynch Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro
Austin Lynch Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro Editor's Note: In February 2025, Austin Lynch did few others have an inclination to do. He flew to Africa and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He was the only Chicagoan in a [...]
Yulia Lipmanovich Plays Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” above Millennium Park
Yulia Lipmanovich Plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata above Millennium Park Editor's Note: Yulia Lipmanovich is a Russian-born concert pianist and piano teacher. Her musical education came in part from Van Cliburn's teacher, who later brought her from Israel [...]
Celebrating the Poet Elise Paschen
Celebrating the Poet Elise Paschen Elise Paschen Editor's Note: Elise Paschen is an Honorary Member of The Cliff Dwellers, an enrolled member of the Osage [...]
A Brief History of Ireland with Pat Whalen — from the Ice Age to the Present
A Brief History of Ireland Patrick Whalen Editor's Note: In March 2025, to kick off The Cliff Dwellers Irish Celebration, Members gathered for a buffet dinner which, not surprisingly, included corned beef and cabbage. [...]
1784-1871 Ft. Dearborn to the Chicago Fire
Vintage Chicago 1784-1871 - From Ft. Dearborn to the Great Chicago Fire Editor's Note: In the early 1960s, in the aftermath of the failed attempt to save Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan's Garrick Theater building from [...]
