Celebrate Sam Leone this Sunday!

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the upcoming Celebrating Sam Leone fundraiser with the Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society at Towbar on Sunday afternoon.

This is the first fundraiser of the new Leone Beach Park Advisory Council so they can support park programs and improvements, including scholarships for families with children who cannot afford Chicago Park District programs and events.

Chris Serb and other former and present Leone Beach lifeguards will share their stories which highlight the importance of the Jr. Lifeguard program and history of Sam Leone's "Sam's Boys" who are Rogers Park heroes in their own right.

We will also be raffling off the official celebratory Sam Leone event banner (5ft in height). $10 donation at the door goes directly to the Leone Beach Park Advisory Council. Towbar will have food and drinks available for sale during the event.

Word 49 - The Word on Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge

Society Hosts Annual House Tour

Society Hosts Annual House Tour on May 1 featuring the Morse Avenue neighborhood and Glenwood Arts District ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please join the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society for our annual house tour on Sunday, May 1, 2011. In this year's tour, we are featuring the neighborhood of our new home on Morse. In addition to several homes nearby on Touhy, Estes, and Glenwood, we will be featuring the United Church of Rogers Park and the former Congregation B'nai Zion. Also featured will be the history of the commercial development of Morse Avenue and highlights of the Mile of Murals in the Glenwood Arts District. Four private homes will also be visited. Prices for this year's tour are $25 for members in advance, $30 for members on the day of the tour, $30 for nonmembers in advance, and $35 for nonmembers on the day of the tour. The tour will be self-guided, and registration will open at 12:00 p.m. at the Society's offices at 1447 W. Morse. Registration will remain open until 4:00 p.m., and the event ends at 5:00 p.m. All attendees will receive a souvenir booklet of the house tour. We hope to see you there!

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Volunteers needed for Annual House Walk

The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight Indian Boundary Park and nearby homes, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings and their spectacular Art Deco swimming pools.

A new RPWRHS exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will also be open to tour participants.

Volunteers are needed for half or full shifts on the day of the tour. A half-day shift is from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. A full day shift is from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve as greeters or docents at tour sites and will have a brief training session prior to the tour.

Those interested in volunteering should contact mbrewer@rcn.com to sign up. For more information about the Tour and Exhibit, visit http://www.rpwrhs.org/.

Please forward this to the members of your committees who may not be included on this message, and thank you for supporting our Annual Tour.

Maribeth Brewer
Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council

Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society Press Release

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Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society Press Release

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Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society

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