THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM AND THERE ARE SEATS LEFT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.
Yes, using all caps is "shouting," and that is what I am doing to call attention to this program.
Nestled away on a side street in Morgan Park is an old, old house, boarded up, holes in the roof. You can tell it was once a great house, and RHS researcher Tim Blackburn realized that and got curious about its background.
Tim researched the house and discovered an amazing history.
Now the question is, can it be saved? These kinds of discoveries and questions are part of the very foundation of the community.
– Carol Flynn, RHS Facebook Administrator
The Forgotten House from Our Community’s Founding
Friday, May 16, at 7:00p.m.
The Forgotten House from Our Community’s Founding
While on a run in August 2024, RHS board member Tim Blackburn jogged past a house in Morgan Park that he instantly knew was one of the earliest remaining homes in the Beverly Hills and Morgan Park area. His initial research determined the house had been moved to its current location, but discovering where it was moved from and its history turned out to be a 'needle in a haystack' investigation.
In this program, Tim will guide you through his journey to uncover the important origins of the house, built by one of the community’s earliest settler families just a few years after they aided Black freedom seekers nearby. Given the current condition of the house, this is a history you'll want to learn before it is possibly lost to time. Ridge Historical Society hopes that by educating about the history of this house, its legacy may be preserved.
Ridge Historical Society
10621 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, IL 60643
Members: $10 | Non-members: $20 | Students under 18: $5
Get tickets online: https://bit.ly/MP-forgotten
RSVP: ridgehistory@hotmail.com 773.881.1675