Tinley Park Historical Society

Tinley Park Historical Society The Tinley Park Historical Society was founded in 1974 as part of the community's Bicentennial celebrations.

The Tinley Park Historical Society maintains a museum of local history located in the oldest public buildiing in Tinley Park, the "Old Zion Landmark" and adjacent one room schoolhouse. Since 1976, the Society has been headquartered at the “Old Zion Landmark,” where it maintains a museum of local history and a local research library. The Prairie Gothic style “Old Zion Landmark” church was built in

1884 for the local Zion Lutheran congregation. This site is listed in two statewide surveys of historic structures conducted through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey and the 1975 Illinois Historic Landmarks Survey. Also in 1975, the site was recognized as Tinley Park's first historical landmark. The Historical Society's museum complex also includes a reproduction of the Village’s second schoolhouse. The original one room schoolhouse had been built in 1880 very near to the current location to replace a smaller schoolhouse and from 1892 to 1954 the original building also served as the community’s Village Hall. The “Landmark Chapel” and the “New Saenger Hall” meeting room are available for weddings and other meetings and special events. The museum hours are Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm; and the first Sunday of each month from 1pm to 3pm. The Society's volunteers try to accommodate other requests and needs and other hours can be scheduled by appointment.

12/26/2022

The Tinley Park Historical Society Museum campus will be closed over the year end holidays.

The volunteers will welcome visitors again on Wednesday 4 January 2023.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you next year!

10/19/2019

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the old Villa Santa Maria sign that was removed (taken) from the fence in the last month, please contact the Tinley Park Historical Society. We are interested in having this piece of our local history be preserved in the museum collections. Thanks!

Join us this weekend at the Tinley Park Historical Society Landmark Chapel. Shop the Tinley Holiday Marketplace and the...
11/29/2017

Join us this weekend at the Tinley Park Historical Society Landmark Chapel. Shop the Tinley Holiday Marketplace and then enjoy the melodic tunes of the Irving Sisters, refreshments in the New Saenger Hall, and free raffle of Historical Society Gift items.

Our Afternoon at the old Schoolhouse made the front page of the Tinley Junction!
09/20/2017

Our Afternoon at the old Schoolhouse made the front page of the Tinley Junction!

There's still time to register for our Afternoon at the Old Schoolhouse, but call soon, spaces fill-up quickly! (708) 53...
08/23/2017

There's still time to register for our Afternoon at the Old Schoolhouse, but call soon, spaces fill-up quickly! (708) 532-6835.

Gearing-up for our next event...An Afternoon in the Old Schoolhouse, Sunday, Sept. 17th. Open to children in 1st throug...
08/09/2017

Gearing-up for our next event...An Afternoon in the Old Schoolhouse, Sunday, Sept. 17th. Open to children in 1st through 8th grade, registration is limited to 20 students. Register soon! Call (708) 532-6835 for information and/or registration.

We had a wonderful day hosting our tribute to the 1950s. Held in conjunction with the recent Tinley Park Downtown Block...
08/06/2017

We had a wonderful day hosting our tribute to the 1950s. Held in conjunction with the recent Tinley Park Downtown Block Party, our event featured the singing group The Convertibles, and Elvis impersonator Rick "Elvis" Cada, not to mention free cake and ice cream, vintage automobiles, and our ever-lovin', effervescent volunteers. Next-up is our Afternoon at the Old Schoolhouse Sept. 18th.

Mark your calendars as the Tinley Park Historical Society joins with Tinley Park to celebrate the 125th anniversary of o...
06/28/2017

Mark your calendars as the Tinley Park Historical Society joins with Tinley Park to celebrate the 125th anniversary of our village. Enjoy the doo-wop sounds of the Convertibles, have your pictures taken with Rick "ELVIS" Cada, and relax in our air-conditioned Saenger Hall Ice Cream Social.

We LOVE getting letters! These from Fulton School 2nd grade visit to our museums.
03/29/2017

We LOVE getting letters! These from Fulton School 2nd grade visit to our museums.

Another great day at the Historical Society as we greeted 2nd grade students from Fulton School. Always such fun!
03/09/2017

Another great day at the Historical Society as we greeted 2nd grade students from Fulton School. Always such fun!

Address

6727 174th Street
Tinley Park, IL
60477

Opening Hours

10am - 2pm

Telephone

(708) 429-4210

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