Chicago, Illinois

History

The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum was founded in 1995 by Lyn Hughes, its current director. The facility is located in the Historic Pullman District in Chicago. The facility is named after men who made history - Asa Philip Randolph and Pullman Porters who made up the membership of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) union. Randolph was the chief organizer and founder of the BSCP, the first African-American labor union in the country to win a collective bargaining agreement. With the help of Randolph, the Pullman Porters fought a valiant battle for employment equality with the corporate giant, the Pullman Rail Car Company. These pioneering efforts created the first bonafied union for the African American worker.

Blue Island, Illinois

Historical Society

Blue Island, Illinois

History, Library

Homewood, Illinois

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Founded in 1980, the Homewood Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of Homewood, Illinois, history. Homewood is located 25 miles south of Chicago. The Society is housed in the Christian Dorband-Charles Albee Howe House Museum, an 1891 workingman’s cottage constructed of “HOMEWOOD” stamped bricks. The museum is staffed by volunteers and features exhibits and collections of local history.

Homewood, Illinois

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Dorband-Howe House Museum is the repository for Homewood's history. Museum hours are Tuesdays and Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Chicago, Illinois

Library

Chicago, Illinois

Children's, History, Historical Society, Park

Robbins, Illinois

Historical Society

South Holland, Illinois

History

Hazel Crest, Illinois

History, Library

Chicago, Illinois

Thornton, Illinois

History, Library

Worth, Illinois

History, Historic House

The Historical Museum is located in Rooms 102 & 104 at the Terrace Center located at 11500 Beloit.  The project was funded by a grant written by past Museum Curator, Christine Brooks. The grant was from the Department of Natural Resources Illinois State Museum's Public Museum Capital Grants Program. The larger room displays the museum's growing collections along with a Research Center to accommodate students and genealogists. The Grand Re-Opening was held on August 4, 2004. The museum is presently funded by a museum tax levy.

Crestwood, Illinois

History

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

Midlothian, Illinois

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Village of Midlothian Historical Society consists of volunteers that are dedicated to the preservation of Midlothian's history. The Historical Society Museum is housed in Midlothian’s old Library building across from Springfield School.

Riverdale, Illinois

Historical Society

Chicago, Illinois

Art

South Holland, Illinois

Art, Culture

Homewood, Illinois

History

South Holland, Illinois

History

Palos Heights, Illinois

Culture, History, Park