7th Annual Shop Jarvis Square Event
Come visit the historical society and support community businesses this Saturday, December 12 for the 7th Annual Shop Jarvis Square event! This special holiday shopping event, which runs from 10am […]
News & Updates
Just Released: The Fall 2015 Historian Newsletter
The Historian is the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society’s award-winning newsletter. Fall 2015 Issue Download and/or view the Fall 2015 issue here. Contents: “RPWRHS moves to 7363 N. Greenview Avenue […]
We Moved to Jarvis Square!
On August 29th and 30th, the RP/WRHS moved to 7363 N. Greenview Avenue in Jarvis Square. Though we had many happy years at our Morse Avenue location, we needed a […]
Local Streets Featured on ABC Chicago’s “7 on the Streets”!
RP/WRHS board member and Education Committee Chair Katherine Macica was interviewed by ABC 7 Chicago for their “7 on the Streets” feature. For “7 on the Streets,” ABC reporters investigate […]
Lunt Avenue Beach, c. 1890
Wilkins family and friends enjoying a day at Lunt Avenue Beach. Circa 1890.
If statues could talk, what stories would they tell?
Find out at “Statue Stories Chicago Night Out in Lincoln Park,” a special event being held on Thursday, August 6th at the Lincoln Park Cultural Center by our friends at […]
Volunteer Profile: Rob Case
By Kay McSpadden, RPWRHS Vice President and Volunteer Team Leader Rob Case is a long-time volunteer that the Society would find it hard to do without; he wears many hats. […]
In Pictures: Marion Mahony Griffin Beach Park Dedication
On May 9th, the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, the Chicago Park District, the Australian Consulate-General of Chicago, and the Honorable Joe Moore, Alderman of the 49th Ward, hosted the […]
In Pictures: Dorene Weise Talks Chicago Native American History
On February 9th, the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society and the Budlong Woods Library hosted a lecture by Dr. Dorene P. Weise, President and founder of the American Indian Association […]