Second Saturday at the Society
Second Saturday at the Society Soundex Code S230
Second Saturday at the Society is a series of monthly lectures being conducted at the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, 1447 W. Morse Avenue, every second Saturday of each month, at 10:30 a.m. to noon.
This page is a work in progress. The information below is sketchy and unreliable at this time.
The series started in 2011.
2011
January 2011 Angel Guardian Orphanage, speaker Teri Embry was scheduled. She cancelled. And at the last minute, Jonathan Dixon and Glenna Eaves gave a presentation on Abraham Lincoln
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011 Rogers Park's development from suburb to urban neighborhood. Presented by Jacob Kaplan.
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011
September 2011 Typology of Courtyard Apartments in Roger Park, 1910-1933: Some History and Architecture of an Overlooked Building Type. Guest Speaker: Larry Shure.
October 2011 The contributions our Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and other South Asian neighbors have made to our local restaurants. Guest Speaker: Colleen Sen.
November 12, 2011 Luxembourgers of the North Side. Guest Speaker: Kevin Wester.
December 2011 History at Your Fingertips. Guest Speakers: Laura Jenkins and Nick Dorochoff.
2012
January 2012
Teri Embrey, the Senior Librarian at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. Ms. Embrey was to speak about Angel Guardian Orphanage, which played a significant role in our community’s history, and was located where Misericordia is now.
Ms. Embrey was unable to make the event so a replacement lecture about Abraham Lincoln was presented by Jonathan Dixon and Glenna Eaves.
February 2012
The Society’s partnership with the Chicago Architecture Foundation in openhousechicago 2011
'March 2012
ForgottenChicago.com;
April 2012
Greg Borzo, author of The Chicago L
May 2012
Will Rye and the curators of the Edgewater Historical Society’s held a discussion of the history of the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered community. They also spoke about their new exhibit “Edgewater PRIDE: Oppression to Expression”
June 2012
Michael Land, who will present us with useful information about researching the history of your home, and Larry Shure, a local architectural illustrator and researcher whose work has been widely used in area publications.
July 2012
Samantha Hudson, will speak about how to research the history of your home.
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
Oral Histories, Nancy Jane Lauren
2013
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