Links to Related Sites

Jefferson Park Historical Society

Chicago, Illinois

Linking the Past with the Present and the Future

The Jefferson Park Historical Society - Chicago, Illinois

Links to Relate Sites

Historical Societies

The Edgewater Historical Society
- http://www.edgewaterhistory.org/
The Chicago History Museum
- http://www.chicagohs.org/
The Norwood Park Historical Society
- http://www.norwoodparkhistoricalsociety.org/index1.asp
Irving Park Historical Society
- http://www.iphs.org/
Park Ridge Historical Society
- http://www.parkridgehistoricalsociety.com/
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society
- http://www.rpwrhs.org/rpwrhs/

Historical

The History Channel
- http://www.history.com/
The History Files - Get the inside story on some of Chicago's most memorable events!
- http://www.chicagohs.org/history/index.html
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- http://www.illinoishistory.gov/
Early Chicago
- http://www.earlychicago.com/
Encyclopedia of Chicago
- http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Other

The Newberry Library
- http://www.newberry.org/
The Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce
- http://www.jeffersonpark.net/
The Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association
- http://www.jpna.net
The community of North Mayfair
- http://northmayfair.org
Portage Park Neighborhood Association
- http://www.portagepark.org/
Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home
- http://www.kolbusmayfh.com/index.cfm
The Nadig Newspapers
- http://www.nadignewspapers.com/

Suggestions and Ideas

The Charles Zickermann House at 5253 W. Leland. The glass panel above the door reads C. Zickermann Painter. The house was built about 1889. The house next door at 5259 W. Leland was built about 1899. Both houses are still standing. The picture was taken around 1914 when Leland Avenue was a dirt road.

Photo courtesy of Ricardo & Maria Villarreal

the zickermann house

The Jefferson Park Historical Society is always looking for new ideas and suggestions about areas to explore, historically speaking. Information from the community is the best source, so we hope you will contact us with information and pictures that will help lead to a more complete documented history of Jefferson Park.