Parichy Stadium, located at the corner of Harrison Street and Harlem Avenue, was the home field of Forest Park’s Bloomer Girl softball team. They competed against elite women’s teams in the Chicagoland area like the Blue Birds, the Chicks, the Queens and the Music Maids in the first half of the 20th century. Dorothy “Boots” Klupping, […]
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Creating our community quilt
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The blizzard of 1967
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Feeling sick but staying positive
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