The Heritage Room houses a unique local history collection according to Library policy. The major focus of the room is Park Ridge history. The collection includes:
- City Directories
- 1922-1923 Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Edison Park
- 1930-1931 Park Ridge and Des Plianes
- 1948 Park Ridge
- Phone Books
- 1923
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1933
- 1934 to present (none for these years: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, and 1966)
- Yearbooks from Maine Township High Schools (including the yearbooks of Hillary Clinton and Harrison Ford):
- Maine Township High School:
- 1913-1914
- 1915
- 1919
- Maine East (Lens)
- 1937-1942
- 1944-1947
- 1949
- 1954-1960
- 1962-1967
- 1969-current
- Maine West (Legend)
- 1964-current
- Maine South (Eyrie)
- 1965-1970
- 1972-current
- Maine North (Saga)
- 1971-1981
- Maine Township High Schools Alumni Directories:
- Maine East and Maine North
- 1995
- 2005
- Maine West
- 1995
- Maine South
- 1995
- 2005
- Microfilm of the Park Ridge newspapers:
- Herald
- 1886-1985
- Times Herald
- 1985-1995
- Advocate
- 1932-1995
- Herald-Advocate
- 1995-present
Also available, the Park Ridge Times Herald Obituaries Index, which lists the dates and page numbers of obituaries from one of the local papers chronologically from 1929-1968 and 1973-1989. The actual obituaries are on microfilm in the Library. (1969-1972 coming soon)
In addition, books on a few neighboring communities, Illinois history, and the Columbian Exposition complete the collection.
Due to their unique nature and sometimes fragile condition of the materials, an item must be requested at the Reference Desk and may only be used in the Library. If you have any questions about specific items or what is available in the collection, please contact the Reference Department.
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