Park Ridge History

City of Park Ridge, History Information - includes list of mayors, the "way we were", first city hall, first mayor... Heritage Collection - local history collection Hillary Rodham Clinton: The Park Ridge Connection A History of Park Ridge by Orvis Jordan (Digitized) The History of Park Ridge, 1841-1926 by the Park Ridge Community Church Circle (Digitized) Mel Tierney American Legion Post Collection - digitized collection of 1,467 index cards and newspaper articles Park Ridge Library History Timeline Park Ridge Times Herald Obituaries Index - this 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. [Some years were inadvertently skipped and will be added out of sequence (1969-1972).] North Suburban Library System DigitalPast - several participating libraries including Park Ridge, have expanded the use of their online digitized records through customized online exhibits featuring images of the past. Park Ridge Youth Campus - collection of photographs from the past 100 years