This year the Ridge Historical Society made substantial contributions to the community.
At our suggestion, the BAPA house tour featured homes and buildings designed by the Hetherington family of architects. Our own Hetherington-designed house, the Graver-Driscoll House, served as the starting location for the house tour.
We mounted an exhibit on the Hetherington Design Dynasty that showcases the scores of homes and buildings designed by John Todd Hetherington, his son and his grandson. This exhibit will run through early January and may be viewed free of charge. We offered three education programs as part of the Hetherington project.
We assisted scores of people in house history and other research projects, again, free of charge.
We published numerous Facebook posts and local newspaper stories on local history.
We initiated the campaign to save the historic Eugene S. Pike House and submitted the application to Landmarks Illinois to have the house declared "endangered."
We were a featured partner for the Beverly Art Walk and we represented the community for Open House Chicago.
We restarted open hours on Tuesday and Sunday afternoons with free admission for the public.
We hosted the first BAPA porch concert for the year for free to the public.
We are a not-for-profit organization that relies on private fund-raising, memberships, and occasional small fees for programs. We do not receive government funding.
This year we celebrated RHS's fiftieth anniversary as the Beverly/Morgan Park organization dedicated to researching, preserving, and educating on the community's rich history, including the noteworthy architecture of the area.
Help us continue to serve the community. Please consider a donation today, Giving Tuesday.
You may donate through this secure link:
https://bit.ly/RHS-donation
Every penny helps. Thank you – and feel free to contact us with any of your history questions. We love hearing from you!