The Lombard Historical Society recorded many of Lombard’s past residents, many of which you may be familiar with and some that you may not know. Many of the recordings took place in the 1970s and as late as the early 1990s. As we digitize these cassettes, we will make them available.


137 N Park-Meiling House
First Gas Lights in Lombard


Louise Grote Assmann
(1855-1926)

Lucy Assmann, c.1900s


Curtis Clarence
(1891-1976)

To learn more about Curtis, check out our blog post.


Anna Louise Sophie Ahrens Marquardt
(1883-1975)

Anna Marquardt, at her home 225 W. Maple Street


Caroline Fleege Mensing
(1902-1980)


Mayor Frank M. Jirsa
(1922-1998)