Category: Investigator Notes
Flight of Fancy
The first commercial book published by a Glessner family member is a 1942 guide to military aircraft.
August Vollmer
More than any individual, Gus Vollmer is responsible for modern policing.
The First Police Car
America's first motorized police vehicle had a top speed of 18 mph on level ground.
A Model Citizen
Friends were concerned that Ernest Boruski killed himself several times.
Little Buttercup
Frances Glessner Lee's prize-winning dairy cows produced milk with extraordinary thick cream.
The Woman “Cop”
A woman as a swork police office, as envisioned by a suffragette.
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O Captain, My Captain
Was Frances Glessner Lee an honorary police captain? Yes and no.
Visit The Rocks
The Glessner family spent summers at The Rocks estate in New Hampshire.
Visit the Glessner House
The Glessner House Museum is a living time capsule of Gilded Age Chicago.Load More