Clarendon Hills Historical Society at Heritage Hall

04/02/2026

12/01/2025

Many thanks to one of our very talented members for the beautiful winter arrangement she created in our Lion planter! We greatly appreciate her contribution to the Clarendon Hills Historical Society!

11/06/2025

Our 2025 Christmas ornament celebrating the CH Historical Society's 50th year are now on sale at Vintage Charm in Clarendon Hills for $20 (check or cash only). Please stop by and check them out!

07/29/2025

A local resident, Will Gaffney, wrote a book about Hinsdale Central (A History Like No Other) with another former student (Will and Tyler are both attending Dartmouth). It's available on Amazon for $25. There is some interesting history in the book and many "The Devil is in the details" informative boxes. Here are dates where you can purchase a book in person:

August 19th, 7pm at the Oak Brook Library
August 28th, Hinsdale Central Curriculum Night
September 5th, 7pm at the HC Football Home Opener
September 8th, 7pm at Clarendon Hills Library
September 10th, 7pm at Hinsdale Library

To order from Amazon:
Hinsdale Central: A History Like No Other: A chronicle of Hinsdale's high school from 1879 to the present Hardcover – July 6, 2025 by Will Gaffney (Author), Tyler Thick (Author), & 1 more.
It has been said since the birth of Hinsdale that one of the purposes of a high school education was to "meet the requirements of the best universities." Throughout its time, Hinsdale's high school has certainly accomplished this goal. The performance of Hinsdale graduates exemplifies the commitment to academics, athletics and service and has made Hinsdale Central synonymous with an elite education. Come with us as we explore Hinsdale Central's rich and impressive history, from 1879 into our present day.

07/08/2025

We want to thank our local landscaper from Clarendon Hills, Christian Schloegl, C+I Services LLC, for donating his hard work to the Clarendon Hills Historical Society! He edged, weeded and put down mulch (provided by CH Public Works) in all of our planted areas and it looks just amazing! We highly recommend him and so appreciate his huge donation to us! He provides full service landscaping maintenance, landscape installation and hardscaping services. Give him a call at 630-247-8737 if you need his expertise! (or--email: [email protected] and website: www.candiservicesllc.com)

06/09/2025

A huge THANK YOU! to our CH Public Works Department (Roger Heidenreich pictured) for buying and planting perennials in the long planter they created between the building and the parking area they installed. Of course it includes Shasta Daisies! It will be finished this week and will look even better as the years go by.

05/27/2025

We had a great evening at Heritage Hall on Thursday evening at the Cheers to 50 Years! event! Thanks so much to Il Mio and Tierra Distilling for providing food and liquor tasting to everyone who attended--everything was amazing! We also had a cake to celebrate our 50th anniversary. A big thanks to all of you who attended.

05/14/2025

Please come and celebrate our 50th with us! Extra parking is available at Christ Lutheran Church. Bring a friend! Thanks to Il Mio and Tierra for hosting this event!

05/05/2025

Roger Day Bain, who grew up in Clarendon Hills, gave a entertaining presentation here last week. His book, Clarendon Hills Kid, is available on Amazon for $15 as well as his previous book, Hardly Working.

04/30/2025

We ordered 50 more Centennial books! They are $50 each. Let us know if you want one. They are filled with history, stories and lots of photos!

04/09/2025

We hope you will be able to attend our May 1 event!