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Useful Links
- Antique Home Resource
- Berwyn Bungalow Walk
- Berwyn Historic Preservation Commission
- Berwyn Informer
- Berwyn Public Library
- Berwyn's Historic Preservation Commission
- Bungalow Love on Berwyntalk
- Chicago Bungalow Initiative
- City of Homes – Berwyn Bungalow Preservation Initiative
- House History Research
- Route 66 in Berwyn
- Sears Mail Order Homes
- What style is my Bungalow?
- What style is my Home?
Do you have any Berwyn history to share?
Please help us grow the collection and share your stories, images and objects.
We encourage you to donate but would also be happy to add your images digitally to the gallery so you can keep the originals.
Events
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2012 BHS 22nd Annual Antique Show
Sunday, April, 29, 2012 9am to 3pm New Location: Liberty Center, 6445 W. 27th Place, Berwyn 60402 Event highlights: – Many dealers featuring antiques and collectibles – Traditional raffle with a variety of gift baskets – $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 – Progressive raffle for an iPad3 (you could win an iPad3 for […] -
Buy Raffle Tickets for the 2012 Antique Sale Fund-raiser
It’s fund-raising time again! The Berwyn Historical Society (BHS) is holding its 22nd Annual Antique & Collectible Sale and Raffle. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 The show will take place on Sunday, April 29th, 2011, at the Liberty Center, 6445 W. 27th Place, Berwyn, Illinois. The show will run from 9:00 am […] -
Historic Berwyn’s Bungalow Tour 2011
Listen to the 2011 Radio Ad sponsored by the WhyBerwyn.com campaign: Bungalows and More… A tour off the Old Plank Rd · Route 66 Sunday September 25, 2011 – noon to 5 pm The Berwyn Historical Society invites you to participate in “Historic Berwyn’s Bungalow Tour – Bungalows and More” to be held on Sunday […] -
BBPI — Preservation and Restoration of Historic Masonry
Bungalows On Tap Seminar Series: Jack Tomczyk of Crafton Masonry Presented by City of Homes and the Berwyn Bungalow Preservation Initiative Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM This is the second event in their Bungalows On Tap Seminar Series. This seminar will cover preservation and restoration of historic masonry and will […] -
We will now have a permanent home
On behalf of our board of directors and our President, David Olson, I am most pleased to announce that the Berwyn Historical Society has purchased a building and will now have a permanent home. We also wish to thank all of our former board members for being such good stewards of the monies raised by […] -
Happy Valentine’s Day
People come and people go, In and out of your life and so, When one shines bright among the rest, And is there when needed, you’re truly blessed. That is how I see you, friend of mine, And why I’m sending this Valentine. By Karl Fuchs We hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine’s day. Thank […] -
2011 Snowstorm: Send us your photos!
Do you have pictures of our 2011 blizzard in Berwyn, especially pictures of Landmarks? We would like to build a digital library for this soon-to-be-historic event. Please send JPGs (as large as you have them) along with your name and the location/time/date when/where you took the image and email them to info@berwynhistoricalsociety.org. If the files […]