This December, Phyllis Monk from Crete Historical Society dropped by the 1950s Park Forest House Museum with a very special gift.  In November, she had been to visit the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachussettes.  She saw "New Kids on the Block," which had a label telling how it was[Read More…]

January 8, 2008 Update The museum has re-opened at 141 Forest Blvd at the corner of Forest and Fir.  Now the thing is to get the Village to put street signs at the corner of Forest and Fir, and for us to get a new museum sign made.  We opened[Read More…]

Hello: The 1950s Park Forest House Museum will be open Saturday December 29 from 1-3 p.m. Due to bad weather on Saturdays, and a messed up Star/Southtown situation, not many visitors have seen the newly re-opened 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest at the corner of Forest and[Read More…]

A dining room table with a sleigh at the Historical Society’s House Museum. (Photo: Jane Nicoll) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The last regularly scheduled open hours to see the museum decorated will be Saturday December 29 from 1-3 p.m.  It may be possible to schedule an appointment for a small group[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2015 1950s Park Forest House Museum in New Home The 1950s Park Forest House Museum is now in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 227 Monee Road in Park Forest. Re-opening after the move to this location, the museum is  open by appointment and is getting some regular hours established. Donation is Adults[Read More…]

The classroom of Forest Blvd School, where members of the Historical Society show how the first school in Park Forest was in the rental units. (Photo: Elaine U. Brownlee) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Historical Society urges people to support the society by joining its membership. Membership is open[Read More…]

The classroom of Forest Blvd School, where members of the Historical Society show how the first school in Park Forest was in the rental units. (Photo: Elaine U. Brownlee) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest Historical Society President Therese Goodrich has announced the closing of the 1950s Park Forest House Museum[Read More…]

PARK FOREST HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2007 Induction ceremony will be held April 15, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in Freedom Hall at 410 Lakewood Blvd in Park Forest. The Hall of Fame is a presentation of the Park Forest Historical Society. The induction ceremony is followed by a reception on[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Historical Society announces that the former 50th Anniversary House Museum has been renamed the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. The house museum is located at 397 Forest Boulevard, near the corner of Indianwood and Forest Blvd. Parking is available within one block of the[Read More…]