January-March 2024 Bulletin
-UPCOMING EVENTS-
APRIL
April 4, 2024: Press Conference at 10am at the Promontory (5311 S Lake Park). The Promontory Point Conservancy Releases Study.
April 21st, 2024: OPEN HOUSE from 1 to 4pm -Teaching Hyde Park History- A Special Open House for Teachers and Educators including access to new K-8 Field Trip Based Curriculums developed by Urooj Naveed
*At 1pm there will be a special visit from Photographer, Patric McCoy who will drop by to present the Historical Society with one of his photos to be on permanent display at the headquarters.
MAY
May 19th, 2024: OPEN HOUSE from 1 to 3pm including the HPHS Headquarter’s history followed by a discussion with Author Frank S Joseph from 3pm-5pm.
JUNE
June 16th, 2024: OPEN HOUSE from 1 to 4pm - Celebrating a History of LGBTQ Activism on the South Side. More Details to come.
*If you have a story about LGBTQ activism to share, contact, Mallory Price at info@hydeparkhistory.org.
SEPTEMBER
September 13-15th & September 20-22nd, 2024: Spoon River Anthology Festival of Performances by Working in Concert at the former Edgar Lee Master’s Home in Kenwood. More details to come.
DECEMBER
-RECENT EVENTS-
Volunteer Training
We had an excellent turnout for the volunteer training in January. It was our first volunteer training/orientation since before the COVID pandemic began. We were so grateful to have so many dedicated volunteers join. If you missed the training, but would like to sign up for a future training, please fill out the form here.
February Open House: Remembering Bill Walker
The February Open House aimed to highlight the contributions and the legacy of William “Bill” Walker, a pioneering black muralist who left his mark on Hyde Park, the City of Chicago, and countless cities across America. Maria Corpuz, a HPHS volunteer, and proud Hyde Parker, spearheaded this event and volunteered to lead tours down to Walker’s mural at the 56th Street viaduct, “Childhood is without Prejudice”.
The Hyde Park Herald joined one of the tours and wrote an article on the event. Click here to the Herald Article.
Black Cultural Heritage Festival on March 2nd at the Chicago History Museum
Sydney Williams and youth, Ruby Anderson, represented the HPHS at the city’s first Black Cultural Heritage Festival hosted at the Chicago History Museum.
This event was sponsored by The City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development.
March Open House
Thanks to all that came out for the March open house about the World’s Fair. So happy to see so many familiar and new faces join us.
Thanks to our volunteers!
Thank you to (left to right) Ali Von Tobel, Maria Corpuz, Gail Parry and Ruth O’Brien, who set up the March Open House. We are so grateful to have such talented and dedicated volunteers!
-NEW FROM THE ARCHIVES-
PRESERVATION NEWS
Hyde Park Union Church Seeks Community Input
On Tuesday, April 16, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., they will be hosting a building tour and conversation with Partners for Sacred Places, a national nonprofit dedicated to the sound stewardship and active community use of historic houses of worship. The congregation's 150th anniversary is this fall, are looking for ideas, input, and a vision for their space as a community asset! They currently share their space with the Hyde Park-Kenwood Food Pantry, UChicago Graduate Student Union, Muslim Students Association, Korean Methodist campus ministry, and several musical groups. We encourage those who are interested to attend and share ideas, especially around historic preservation.
Light refreshments will be served.
Click here to RSVP
Learn More About HPUC
RSVP by completing the form above by April 12. If you have questions, you can contact us at moderator@hpuc.org.
Chicago Metro History Fair News
The 2024 HPHS Hyde Park Township Cash Awards were given to the two best Chicago Metro History Day Projects related to Hyde Park Township at their online awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 20th.
This award was underwritten by Kathy and Roger Huff and matched by the HPHS. Congratulations go to the following deserving projects that received $250 each for their outstanding work. Both of these projects qualified to move on to the State History Day Competition in Springfield, Illinois in April.
Junior Division: Naihara Rout. Individual Performance. Lawyer for the Damned (Clarence Darrow). Avery Coonley Elementary School, Chicago.
Senior Level: Lydia Frost, Millie Norton, Tejah Rana, and Lisa Tao. Group Documentary. The Anti-Lynching Movement Through the Life of Ida B. Wells. University of Chicago Laboratory High School.
A HPHS program is being planned that will feature these student projects along with a panel discussion highlighting the winning topics chosen for these outstanding Chicago Metro History Day Competition projects.
Thank you to the volunteers from the Hyde Park Historical Society who took out a weekend to serve as judges for this important competition! We are so grateful for your time and dedication to these students!
Congratulations to Hyde Park Historical Society President, Clinée Hedspeth
The Hyde Park Historical Society is excited to share that on Monday, March 18th, 2024, Hyde Park Historical Society President, Clinée Hedspeth, was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson to serve as the Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). On behalf of the rest of the Hyde Park Historical Society board, we would like to congratulate President Hedspeth on her distinguished appointment. Click here to read the full City of Chicago Press Release.
We Need Your Help!
Do you know someone who would be great to interview for a documentary that UChicago students are currently working on about Oak Woods Cemetery and the Confederate Mound? Their documentary will explore the history and present state of community relationships to the Confederate Mound.
Do you have photos of or from inside the George F Harding Museum? If so, please send them our way so we can increase the number in our archives! Maybe you were in a camera club and took photos, or maybe you were an Andy Frain Usher and have a story to tell?
Do you have photos or information about the Co-op at 5000 East End? Do you know someone who lived there? Do you have any information about the Jewish community that called the building home? We would love to know and help the 5000 East End Co-op continue to grow their records as they plan for their centennial in the coming years.
If you can help with any of the above, please email 1893@HydeParkHistory.org Thanks for your help!
-HPHS MEMBERSHIPS-
The Hyde Park Historical Society strives to make programs and activities as accessible to the community as possible, which means that the website, newsletter, archives, open houses and nearly all programs are free and open to the public. To make this possible- we need your support!
To Become a Member or Renew a Lapsed Membership:
1. Visit www.HydeParkHistory.org
2. Go to “Support Us” and then “Become a Member”
3. Choose whether you would like an Individual or Family membership
Or go directly to: https://www.hydeparkhistory.org/become-a-hphs-member
Hyde Park Historical Society
5529 S Lake Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
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