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Local History Collections Database
Search nearly 18,000 historic Oak Lawn items including photos, yearbooks, telephone books, postcards, documents, artifacts, and more!
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Local History Collections Database
Created by Kevin Korst on
May 8th, 2017
Updated on
Mar 17th, 2019
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Explore the History of Chicagoland!
Check out the new second-floor book display and browse our Chicagoland history collection.
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Oak Lawn Independent Newspaper Archive
Explore digitized microfilm from the Oak Lawn Independent. Papers range from 1933-2014 and are hosted by the Internet Archive.
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Explore the Local History Artifact Collection
View more than 1,100 Oak Lawn related artifacts including clothing, pennants, matchbooks, buttons, signs, and more.
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Explore the Local History Artifact Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Sep 1st, 2017
Updated on
Jan 9th, 2019
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Explore the Local History Yearbook Collection
View more than 200 yearbooks from local schools including OLCHS, Richards, Covington and more.
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Explore the Local History Yearbook Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Jun 7th, 2017
Updated on
Mar 22nd, 2018
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Explore the Local History Postcard Collection
View more than 150 Oak Lawn related postcards from businesses, schools, churches, and more.
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Explore the Local History Postcard Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
May 25th, 2017
Updated on
Jan 9th, 2019
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Explore the Local History Phone Book Collection
View more than 50 local telephone books dating back to 1924 and search for families and businesses from Oak Lawn's past.
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Explore the Local History Phone Book Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Jul 28th, 2017
Updated on
Mar 22nd, 2018
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Explore the Local History World War II Collection
View more than 400 items connected to World War II including photos, oral history interviews, objects and more.
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Donate or Loan Your Historic Oak Lawn Artifacts
Do you have historic photos, objects, or documents related to Oak Lawn? Share them with us and help preserve the Village's past!
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Donate or Loan Your Historic Oak Lawn Artifacts
Created by Kevin Korst on
Nov 20th, 2017
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Explore the Local History Aerial Photo Collection
Discover more than 130 different aerial photographs of Oak Lawn dating back to 1938.
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Explore the Local History Aerial Photo Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Nov 7th, 2017
Updated on
Feb 19th, 2019
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Explore the Local History Map Collection
View more than 50 different maps covering Worth Township and the Oak Lawn area.
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Explore the Local History Map Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Oct 25th, 2017
Updated on
Apr 30th, 2018
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Explore the Local History 1967 Tornado Collection
View more than 1,000 tornado related artifacts including photos, written recollections, and oral history interviews.
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Explore the Local History Round-Up Days Collection
View more than 200 different items related to the Oak Lawn Round-Up including photos, documents, and more.
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Explore the Local History Matchbook Collection
View more than 180 different matchbooks from current and former Oak Lawn businesses including Jack Kilty's, Branding Iron, and more.
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Explore the Local History Matchbook Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Sep 18th, 2017
Updated on
Jan 9th, 2019
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Explore the Local History Music Collection
Search through a selection of audio records and listen to musical recordings from throughout Oak Lawn's history.
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Explore the Local History Music Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Aug 23rd, 2017
Updated on
Mar 15th, 2018
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Explore the Local History Photograph Collection
Search through more than 10,000 scanned images related to homes, schools, churches, businesses, parks, celebrations, and more.
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Explore the Local History Photograph Collection
Created by Kevin Korst on
Jul 17th, 2017
Updated on
Jan 9th, 2019