Welcome to the Calumet City Historical Society website!
The Society would like to encourage everyone interested in Calumet City and local Calumet area history to become members and actively become involved in its goals. Upcoming Events / 2019 Membership Drive
Next Meeting & Program
Saint Victor Parish June 9, 2019 - Meeting 2:00 p.m./Program 3:00 p.m. Followed by Tour of Church's Stained-Glass Windows Saint Victor Pentecost Concert 4:00 p.m. Bonus Free Concert held at today! Featuring the choirs of St. Victor Parish, the South Holland Master Chorale, and the Gargoyle Brass of Chicago. Calumet City Historical Society Center, 760 Wentworth Ave. Support our organization with a MEMBERSHIP!
To call the center with any questions, use 773-814-4520. General Membership Meetings & Programs Meeting at 2:00 p.m. - followed by refreshments - Program at 3:00 p.m. Open to the public - Second Sundays - 760 Wentworth Avenue 2019 Program Schedule January 13 - Post Holiday Luncheon February 10 - Show & Tell March 10 - "History of Homewood" by Jim Wright April 14 - "Let the Dead Speak: Cemeteries and Symbols - Holy Cross Cemetery" by Rhiannon Cizon June 9 - Saint Victor Church - Presentation & Tour Plus followed by a special St. Victor Pentecost Concert July 14 - T.B.A. August 11 - September 8 - Heritage Day Americana - log cabin site 2018 Program Schedule January 14 - Post Holiday Luncheon February 11 - "Fashion from 1900 to 1930" by Rhiannon Cizon March 11 - "The Underground Railroad in the Calumet Region" by Tom Shepherd April 8 - Show and Tell May - no meeting/program this month June 10 - "125th Anniversary of St. Andrew the Apostle parish" presentation and guided tour by Sue Warner July 8 - Pictorial from the SouthtownStar Calumet City collection 1990s August 12 - "The Golden Age of the Circus : How the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train Wreck of 1918 in Hammond Affected the Entertainment World" by showman Al Slaggert. September 9 - Heritage Day Americana - log cabin site - 12:00-4:00 p.m. October 14 - "Why Did My Ancestory Eat Those Kinds of Foods?" - by Peg Kapustiak November 11 - "19th Century Swedish Settlements in the South Shore" - a new presentation and book by Prof. Kenneth Schoon. 2017 Program Schedule January 8 - Post Holiday Luncheon February 12 - Speaker from Calumet Heritage Partnership March 12 - "Former Rural Areas around Calumet City" by David Postma April 9 - "Pioneer Churches of the Calumet Area" by Kenneth Schoon June 11 - "Indian Boundary Line" by Peg Kapustiak July 9 - "Show and Tell" August 13 - "A History of South Holland and the First Reformed Church of South Holland" by Rich Zimmerman September 9 - "Calumet City Historical Autumn Dinner" at the EAT Restaurant, the old Woolworth Building October 8 - "History of Munster, Indiana" by Kenneth Schoon November 12 - "History of American Television" by Dr. Stephen Hofer |
Schrum Heritage Cabin - ca. 1836
Photo courtesy of Paula Swanstrom
Photo courtesy of Tony Arduino.
Italians of the Calumet Region.
Russell's Subdivion was platted in the 1880s before incorporated into the Village of West Hammond in 1893.
West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank was built in 1919 on State Street, and survived until the Great Depression. Later, it was a night club until 1995.
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CCHS Museum Location: 760 Wentworth Avenue, Calumet City, IL 60409
Hours: Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Saturdays by appointment.
(708) 832-9390
Mail: P.O. Box 1917, Calumet City, IL 60409
calcityhistory@aol.com
Hours: Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Saturdays by appointment.
(708) 832-9390
Mail: P.O. Box 1917, Calumet City, IL 60409
calcityhistory@aol.com
