Historic moments -- The Rotary Club of Chicago reflects on its early history. 

Rotary was founded in Chicago in more than 100 years ago by a man named Paul Harris.  Mr. Harris began Rotary as a way for like-minded individuals to serve others in need.  Rotarians whose aggragate financial contributions to Rotary total $1,000 are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows -- in his honor.  The Louisa County Rotary Club has many Paul Harris Fellows.  Some of them are shown here.

Rotary International News -- 23 February 2009 


An early member of the Rotary Club of Chicago and his two girls show off a club banner.

 

The Rotary Club of Chicago celebrates its 104th anniversary 23 February with a membership of over 200.

In the tradition of founder Paul Harris and early Rotarians Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey, and Silvester Schiele, club members continue to meet weekly, perform community service projects, and host a variety of speakers.

The Chicago club recently enlisted the help of archivist consultants to organize and share its archives online. Anyone can access the collection through the club's Web site, www.rotaryone.org .

For more information about Rotary history, visit Rotary History and Archives or the Rotary Global History Fellowship .