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 report on the year, hold the annual Board of Directors election, and view a brand new live-on-Zoom production of “The Debate,” a short play first […]
The video recording of this Virtual Living History Program presented by David Patt will be posted here soon.
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.
As we continue a second week of demonstrations seeking justice for all who have been affected by ongoing racial discrimination, our community is taking small steps toward reopening while continuing to fight the still-untamed Covid-19 pandemic. In this historic moment, we stand in solidarity with those whose voices have been ignored for so long, and […]
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 think of Chicago manufacturing, they think of steel, but Andrew Clayman thinks of all the ordinary things that were manufactured in Chicago. He talked about […]
Tom Nall reports on a new walking tour through West Ridge Bungalow Districts with ties to Chicago’s Prohibition Era history.
On March 24, the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting opened with a review of the accomplishments of the past year, followed by election of new board members and a talk by featured speaker, State Senator Heather Steans.
Did you miss our annual meeting? Check out the PowerPoint to see what you missed. Download the file by clicking here or view it below. [gview file=”https://rpwrhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RPWRHS-Annual-Meeting-Final.pdf” height=”900px” save=”0″]
The Roman Susan Art Foundation and the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society collaborated to present “Property,” an exhibit that reflects the way neighborhoods emerge and change as a result of land development. The exhibit consists of individual reflections, done by local artists, to some of the best historic images in our collection. Click here for […]
Pictured above: Jahahara Harry Armstrong, organizer of the Rogers Park Tenants Committee. Donated to the RP/WRHS by Carmen Lara. Debates. Demonstrations. Marches. Movements. People everywhere have turned to activism as a way to shape the city, the country and the world. But activism is nothing new to Chicago’s Far North Side. From the Cabbage Wars of […]