On August 27 Wonder Works Children's Museum will host a very special event in conjunction with Oak Park River Forest Museum at Wonder Works called "The History of Play." There will be games available for ages 3 to 103!
The Street of Dreams: Founding Families and Early Architects of Keystone Avenue.
Our stroll through southeast Oak Park's Gunderson Historic District will, of course, tell the story of how the Gunderson Brothers developed and promoted this neighborhood, but it will also include lesser-known stories, like the house once named the Oak Park Academy of Fine Arts, the controversial temporary homes built to ease the post-World War II housing crisis, why this neighborhood was once
Live music shares the stage with history when Bucky Halker performs at OPRF Museum to honor the contributions of workers to American society. Halker will present a variety of songs that grew from the labor movement’s struggles to improve working conditions in Illinois and the rest of the nation in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Music can be viewed and “read” as a tool to share the cultural values, roots, and history of a community. Numerous musical genres have shared the concerns of the Latino community throughout the years. Please join us as Catalina Maria Johnson presents an overview of music in the U.S.
The Street of Dreams: Founding Families and Early Architects of Keystone Avenue. "Whoo Whoo! - Next stop River Forest!"
Ridgeland Ramble: A Walking Tour of This Distinctive Oak Park Neighborhood
Join us for The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest's 31st Annual "Tale of the Tombstones" Cemetery Walk. Check back soon for more information about this year's theme.
Tours will depart from the cemetery's main gate in 10-minute intervals between 12 and 1:30 p.m., and the tour will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Once the home of the eponymous Wallace Evans Game Farm, history here is shared by Native Americans, early settlers, a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and now generations of hikers, bicyclists and fans of nature. We’ll walk past a marsh and through woods along the Des Plaines River that are home to diverse flora and fauna.
