Experience the life and times of Rotary founder Paul P. Harris with a new multimedia exhibit. See childhood photos, watch a video of Harris and early members of the Rotary Club of Chicago, and listen to audio of Harris speaking to Rotarians.
 
One day in the fall of 1900, Paul P. Harris met attorney Bob Frank for dinner in a well-off neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. They took a walk around the area and stopped at shops along the way. Harris was impressed by how Frank had made friends with many of the shopkeepers. Since moving to Chicago to set up his law practice, Harris had not encountered the kind of camaraderie that Frank enjoyed with his fellow businessmen. He wondered whether there was a way to channel and expand this type of fellowship, which reminded him of the New England town where he'd grown up... For full story including links to more information on numerous aspects of Paul Harris' life, click on Paul Harris