Franklin Park History
Are you interested in Franklin Park history?
Rodger Hammill Local History Room
The Rodger Hammill Local History Room is open various hours during the week. Appointments can be made for an introduction to the collection or for in-depth research. If you have any questions about our local history collection or Franklin Park history in general, please contact Mark Johnson, Head of Local History, at 847-455-6016 ext. 234 or email him at mjohnson@franklinparklibrary.org.
- Bosenberg, C. Henry and Mathilda
- Clark, Pearl (Franklin) and Wallace
- Didier, John and Catherine
- Dodge, Dr. Harold and Ada
- Draper, Hiram
- Franklin, Edgington
- Franklin, Gustave
- Franklin, Lesser (Family)
- Franklin Family Artifacts
- The Franklin Family Home
- The Franklin Family Graves
- Dora Franklin's Panels
- Herff, Mathias and Mary
- Jensen, Christian and Andrea
- Kirchhoff, Henry
- Latoria, Mike and Rose
- Martens, Charles and Louisa
- Pflug, Ernst
- Popp, John Adam and Elizabeth
- Schierhorn, Christian and Sophia
- Schultz, John and Dorothea
- B-12 Park
- B-12 Images Tower
- Glass Plate Negative Photographs
- Historical Aerial Photos of Franklin Park
- Historical Maps of Franklin Park
- The Plan of Chicago
- The Postcard Collection
- Tiny Bond Trading Stamps
- Historical Map of Franklin Park (Google Maps)
- A Day in the Life: Franklin Park
- Businesses
- Churches
- Fire Department History
- Parks
- Railroad History
- Schools
- Franklin Park Streets
- Village Presidents
- Franklin Park Book Signing
- The Celebration of Roger Hammill's Life
- Veteran's Memorial
- Golden Jubilee
- Diamond Jubilee





