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 / Membership FormHeritage Day Americana
September 8, 2019 - Open 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Log Cabin Site - Burnham Ave. & Heritage Dr. (166th St.) Food, Beverages, Homemade Desserts, and a Beer Booth! Tour the Schrum Log Cabin, built ca. 1836. Enjoy Crafters, Demonstrations, Games, Music, and the Country Store. Admission $1 per person. Flag Raising Ceremony at 12:30 p.m. ~ Raffle Drawing at 3:30 p.m. Calumet City Historical Society Center, 760 Wentworth Ave. Summer Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. 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 Email / Call / CCHS Center calcityhistory@aol.com / 708-832-9390 or 773-814-4520 / 760 Wentworth Ave. Donations accepted. 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 May - no meeting/program this month June 9 - Saint Victor Church - Presentation & Tour Plus a special St. Victor Pentecost Concert! July 14 - "Folk and Frontier Houses" August 11 - "Calumet City Forest Preserves" by Stephen DeFalco September 8 - Heritage Day Americana - log cabin site October 13 - South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society & Library by Patty Higgins November 10 - "Ghost Stories on Ruth Street" by Chris Roth 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 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. |
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.
Saint Victor Catholic Church was built in 1928 and retains the original stained-glass art windows.
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CCHS Museum Center Location: 760 Wentworth Avenue, Calumet City, IL 60409
July & August Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Hours: Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(708) 832-9390 or (773) 814-4520
Mail: P.O. Box 1917, Calumet City, IL 60409
calcityhistory@aol.com
July & August Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Hours: Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 2nd Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(708) 832-9390 or (773) 814-4520
Mail: P.O. Box 1917, Calumet City, IL 60409
calcityhistory@aol.com
