SHGAPE has reserved dorm rooms at Loyola University’s Baumhart Hall, 26 East Pearson St, next door to the Schrieber Center, where most conference sessions will take place. You can follow this link to reserve rooms. Specific dates can be selected in the menu bar above the room choices. Options include single rooms with private bath/shared kitchen and two-bedroom apartments. The block of rooms for the conference is reserved until 5 pm CST on April 15, 2026.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Hotels within walking distance from the conference include:
If attendees are looking for more Gilded Age/Progressive Era specific hotels, the aforementioned Drake Hotel (opened in 1920) is within walking distance and the Palmer House Hotel, birthplace of the Brownie, first opened in 1870 with its current building built in 1925, is only a few train stops away (approximately 8 minutes by train or 30 minute walk).
Please note: SHGAPE has not reserved any blocks of rooms at these hotels.
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Membership in SHGAPE affords you a place in the primary professional network of Gilded Age and Progressive Era scholars. Your membership gains you entry into a vibrant and growing community and helps to advance your understanding of a critical period in American history. As a self-supporting organization, SHGAPE depends on its members to continue its current activities and take on new initiatives
