
2021 Annual Member Meeting
Our 2021 Annual Meeting will include a new virtual production of “The Debate,” a play by long-time member June Finfer first performed live to celebrate the Centennial of Annexation in 1993.
Our 2021 Annual Meeting will include a new virtual production of “The Debate,” a play by long-time member June Finfer first performed live to celebrate the Centennial of Annexation in 1993.
The video recording of this Virtual Living History Program presented by David Patt will be posted here soon.
Take a break from the pressures of current events and enjoy a look back at the simplicity of childhood. Long-time West Ridge resident David Patt will share stories from his memoir of the 1950s and 1960s, Walking Devon and other childhood memories and we’ll all take time to remember and share our own favorite childhood […]
It’s been tough the past year, and local businesses need our support. During February, put your money where your heart is and shop locally. Participate in the Rogers Park Business Alliance Shop Where Your Heart Is campaign. For full rules and details, click here. Enter your receipts from local businesses for a chance to win […]
Shop Where Your Heart is in February It’s been tough the past year, and local businesses need our support. During February, put your money where your heart is and shop locally. Participate in the Rogers Park Business Alliance Shop Where Your Heart Is campaign. For full rules and details, click here. Enter your receipts from […]
Click to read a message from Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society President Ken Walchak.
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Did you know that The Beatles visited Edgewater’s Saddle and Cycle Club before their 1965 concerts? That’s just one fascinating tidbit in the new book “Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago and the 1960s” by local historian and Rogers Park resident John Lyons. Join us and Professor Lyons on Zoom at this event organized by […]
The Black Metropolis History Consortium is dedicated to discovering, preserving and promoting the use of materials documenting the history of Black Chicago. Marcia Walker-McWilliams, the group’s Executive Director, will talk about her organization’s efforts to make the history of African-Americans in Chicago available for all of us today and for historians and researchers in the […]