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The Founding Families of Franklin Park
Please enjoy our photo gallery of the families who were responsible for shaping the community we know as Franklin Park. This by no means is a complete representation, but merely a sample of the many people who have contributed to our village's history.
If you have a photograph of and history on a founding family of Franklin Park, please contact Mark Johnson. He can be reached at the Franklin Park Public Library, 10311 Grand Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131, by phone at 847-455-6016, ext. 234, or by e-mail at mjohnson@franklinparklibrary.org. We will consider all photographs and information we receive for inclusion with the material found in this online display. Also contact Mr. Johnson if you would like to make an appointment to view in person the photographs we have scanned in here or other local history photographs, documents, or artifacts.

