The Hyde Park Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 to record, preserve, and promote public interest in the history of Hyde Park. The Headquarters are located in an 1893 restored cable car station.

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Spring 2026 Newsletter
Spring 2026 Newsletter
Join the Promontory Point Conservancy April 4th, 2024
Join the Promontory Point Conservancy April 4th, 2024
The Hyde Park Herald Stopped by The Open House to Honor Bill Walker
The Hyde Park Herald Stopped by The Open House to Honor Bill Walker
Preservation Chicago Releases Its Annual Report
Preservation Chicago Releases Its Annual Report
Drone Photos of our Headquarters and Cool Calendars
Drone Photos of our Headquarters and Cool Calendars
Almost 400 attend Open House Chicago @ the Hyde Park Historical Society
Almost 400 attend Open House Chicago @ the Hyde Park Historical Society
Black History Word Search
Black History Word Search
January-February 2023 Bulletin of the Hyde Park Historical Society
January-February 2023 Bulletin of the Hyde Park Historical Society
Promontory Point is One Step Closer to Becoming a Chicago Landmark!
Promontory Point is One Step Closer to Becoming a Chicago Landmark!
Past, Present, and Future of Olmsted Landscapes in Chicago: A Virtual Program
Past, Present, and Future of Olmsted Landscapes in Chicago: A Virtual Program
Hyde Park Stories: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Monument
Hyde Park Stories: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Monument
October 2022 Bulletin
October 2022 Bulletin
Check out the HPHS on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Check out the HPHS on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Bidding Farewell to the Summer with Stunning Photos of Promontory Point
Bidding Farewell to the Summer with Stunning Photos of Promontory Point
September 2022 Bulletin
September 2022 Bulletin
Harold Washington Legacy Oral History Event
Harold Washington Legacy Oral History Event
Hyde Park Stories: SPIA Horse Water Bowl
Hyde Park Stories: SPIA Horse Water Bowl
Hyde Park Stories: Boulder Memorial to Ulysses S. Grant’s Tree
Hyde Park Stories: Boulder Memorial to Ulysses S. Grant’s Tree
Summer Interns Continue Research on Oak Woods Cemetery
Summer Interns Continue Research on Oak Woods Cemetery
Hyde Park Stories: The David Wallach Fountain
Hyde Park Stories: The David Wallach Fountain
History of Promontory Point (Zoom Video)
History of Promontory Point (Zoom Video)
Sculptors were making history today at Promontory Point
Sculptors were making history today at Promontory Point
May 2022 Bulletin
May 2022 Bulletin
Three Girls from Bronzeville:A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, & Sisterhood with Dawn Turner (Zoom Video)
Three Girls from Bronzeville:A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, & Sisterhood with Dawn Turner (Zoom Video)
South Park Then and Now
South Park Then and Now
Lakefront Anonymous: Chicago's Unknown Art Gallery with Author William Swislow (Zoom Video)
Lakefront Anonymous: Chicago's Unknown Art Gallery with Author William Swislow (Zoom Video)
Preservation News: Promontory Point Makes Preservation Chicago’s 7 Most Endangered
Preservation News: Promontory Point Makes Preservation Chicago’s 7 Most Endangered
Saving Promontory Point (Again)- Landmarking to the Rescue?
Saving Promontory Point (Again)- Landmarking to the Rescue?
There's Art in Them Thar Revetments! A Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020
There's Art in Them Thar Revetments! A Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020
There's Art in Them Thar Revetments! Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020
There's Art in Them Thar Revetments! Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020

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A black and white photo of a group of children sitting on a bench against a brick wall, with two windows behind them. The photo is titled 'Nancy Campbell Hays Collection.'
Map of Hyde Park Center with the title 'Historic Homes of Hyde Park Center' overlayed.
Graphic design for Hyde Park Historical Society featuring film strips, a video play button, and a vintage movie camera, with the text 'Videos of Past Events'.

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