RPWRHS Welcomes New Board Members
We are delighted to add three new members to the Board of Directors. Welcome! Board Member Belinda Gunn Board Member Nicole Kowrach Board Member Peter Medlock Belinda Gunn has a […]
We are delighted to add three new members to the Board of Directors. Welcome! Board Member Belinda Gunn Board Member Nicole Kowrach Board Member Peter Medlock Belinda Gunn has a […]
See a Selection of our Historic Photos Online We are happy to announce that more than 8,000 digitized images in our photo archive are available for viewing online. Now you […]
Thanks for Your Support in 2022 and Best Wishes for 2023 As 2022 draws to a close, the Board of Directors and I want to thank our members, volunteers, sponsors […]
The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society Board would like to thank all who attended our Virtual Annual Meeting. About 100 members and supporters logged on to Zoom to hear a […]
It seems impossible, but six months ago, before the Covid-19 pandemic changed almost everything, RPWRHS held its annual member meeting in a spirit of looking forward to a great new year. We’re posting this report now, to remind us all of what our “old normal” lives looked like, as we think about what the “new normal” may eventually bring.
By Kay McSpadden, Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society Board Member On Nov 4, 2019 Marjorie Fritz-Birch spoke as part of the Living History program. Fifty years ago, Her mother Jean […]
Another in our series of Living History talks By Kay McSpadden, RPWRHS Events Chair and Board Member The scale that started it all. Photo by Stephanie Barto. When most people […]
Tom Nall reports on a new walking tour through West Ridge Bungalow Districts with ties to Chicago’s Prohibition Era history.
Tom Nall revisits Rosehill Cemetery on our May 18, 2219 tour and discovers new stories of the people who built our community.
Volunteer Tom Nall’s appreciation of the Chicago Street Grid and its creator, Edward P. Brennan, as presented by Professor Bill Savage of Northwestern University.