HYDE PARK — The Hyde Park Historical Society will honor the best history projects from local high school students on Saturday.
Four students will be celebrated for their historical research and get commentary from local historians at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 E. 55th St.
The winners include Hunter Bennett of the Kenwood Academic Center for his website “Justice, Not Political Expediency: John Peter Altgeld's Haymarket Trial Pardon” and Logan Young of the University of Chicago Laboratory School for his paper “Arthur Holly Compton, University of Chicago 1927 Nobel Prize Winner.”
Other winners include Karolina Kekielek of Maine South High School in Park Ridge for her exhibit “Philanthropy at its Finest: Julius Rosenwald” and Eva Lewis of Walter Payton College Prep for her website “Roosevelt College: A Pioneer in Educational Democracy.”
Oral historian Timuel Black, former historical society president Jay Mulberry and former Chicago History Fair director Frank Valadez will give their thoughts on each of the projects.
Light refreshments will be served.
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