BAPA Icon Collection – The Original Rainbow Cone Grows into Legend
By Brian Marchetti For nearly a century, generations of Chicagoans have celebrated summer by treating themselves to the most iconic ice cream creation in the city. Five sliced flavors, chocolate, strawberry, Palmer House, pistachio, and orange sherbet, stacked on top of each other, come together in an equally delicious and visually stunning feast. The Original […]
RHS Presents Underground Railroad Program
“Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Chicago and Northeastern Illinois,” a program exploring the movement of fugitive slaves known as “freedom seekers” and the network of support that developed as the Underground Railroad, will be presented Fri., Feb. 17, 7 to 9 p.m., Ridge Historical Society (RHS), 10621 S. Seeley Ave. RHS will premier its […]
In recognition of Gertrude Blackwelder for Women’s History Month
By Carol Flynn, Communications; and Linda Lamberty, Historian; Ridge Historical Society Gertrude Blackwelder made history on Saturday, July 26, 1913, when she cast her ballot in Morgan Park’s special election on building a new high school. Reported Town Talk, a local paper, “As this was the first opportunity given women of Cook County by virtue of the recently enacted Women’s Suffrage law to vote upon questions other […]