We are pleased to debut a new series on the website, We’re Your Neighbors! We’ll ask a different board member, staff, or volunteer questions about their life in the community and share their answers via the website and social media. We hope that this outreach effort will put a more personal face on the Historical Society and encourage our neighbors to say hello […]
Thank you to Dr. Jim Akerman, Peterson Woods resident and Curator of Maps and Director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library, for presenting “Mapping the Early Roads of Chicago’s North Side” on February 17 at Budlong Woods Library. A few photographs from the event, courtesy of […]
Your House Has A History Curious about when your Chicago home was built, its architectural style, and the people who lived there before you? House historian Grace DuMelle guides you through detective work basics, showing you online and in person avenues to take. Grace has investigated all types of properties and their often surprising stories […]
The Historian is the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society’s award-winning newsletter. Winter 2016 Issue Download and/or view the Winter 2016 issue here. Contents: “House Walk 2015 Revisits ‘Birchwood Beach’ Neighborhood of Rogers Park” Volunteer Profile: Dona Vitale From the Editor “Rogers Park’s Norman Ross, Sr., Olympian Swimmer, Military Pilot, and Broadcaster” “Fun, Games, and Good […]
By Matthew Amyx As the guests entered the Tudor-style home on 2357 W. Chase Ave., their jaws dropped while their eyes swam in the waves of color, geometry, and contrast washing over them. Evocative paintings, sketches, and sculptures adorn nearly every inch of free space. Each turned corner reveals a different medium expertly mastered and […]
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society presents an informal evening of art, history, wine and conversation at MEINECKE ARTSPACE. Please join us for a visit to the home studio/gallery of modern artist Tristan Meinecke (1916-2004) and his wife Angel Casey, who spent their later years living and working in Rogers Park. Browse a large collection of Tristan’s paintings […]
Seeing America First: A Chicagoan’s Quest to Visit Every County in the USA This year’s annual meeting features John Fitzgerald, who will present “Seeing America First: A Chicagoan’s Quest to Visit Every County in the USA.” John will discuss his quest to visit every corner of the United States. He’s a member of the Extra Miler […]
Ever wonder where Chicago’s grid of streets came from? Why the North Side is crisscrossed by diagonal streets? Why there are so many old motels on Lincoln Avenue as it runs through our neighborhood? Jim Akerman, Peterson Woods resident and Curator of Maps and Director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography […]
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 to 5pm, features an Artisan Market, a donation collection for the Howard Area Community Center, and great deals at various businesses around Jarvis Square area, […]
You are invited to the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society’s annual Member and Volunteer Holiday Party! When: Sunday, December 6, from 1 to 4 pm Where: Gulliver’s Restaurant, 2727 West Howard Street, Chicago. Founded in 1958, Gulliver’s is one of the neighborhood’s oldest restaurants, famous for its elaborate décor and delicious Italian food. Pizza, salad, and […]