Jefferson Park Historical Society

Chicago, Illinois

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Linking the Past with the Present and the Future

The Jefferson Park Historical Society - Chicago, Illinois
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Map of Jefferson Park

The map below shows the rough boundaries of the Jefferson Park Community. Jefferson Park is in the north central part of Chicago, Illinois.

Jefferson Park has a long and exciting history and it is continuing to evolve. For more history on Jefferson Park, click this link.

map of jefferson park
Suggestions and Ideas

This Church is at 5001 W. Gunnison in Jefferson Park and the photo is of a Sunday School Class.

At the top of the church it reads:Zion Kirche Der Vereinegten Brueder in Christo.

Volga Germans first started the Church and all services were in German. There was a very large population of Volga Germans in Jefferson Park. Volga Germans are German-speaking people who came from Russia.

 church sunday school class 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.