The exhibit is in honor of those Orland residents who have served in the armed forces. More information about Orland veterans will be available in a book being created this year by the Orland Park Veterans Commission. Just click on the icon to the right. The Orland Historical Society was formed in 1976 during the American Bicentennial to appreciate Orland's historical heritage and to preserve it for future generations. The Orland Historical Society headquarters is at the John Humphrey House Historical Site located at 9830 West 144th Place, Orland Park, Illinois.
Admission is free.
More information on the John Humphrey House, which is pictured above, can be found in the John Humphrey House Exhibit. Just click on the icon to the left. Another historic site maintained by the Orland Historical Society is The Hostert Log Cabin Site located on West Avenue, near 147th Street, Orland Park, Illinois. Two log cabins stand in a wooded setting , one originally built in 1850 by Jacob Hostert a few miles west of Orland Park on 143rd Street. The second log cabin is a reconstructed cabin originally built in 1855 by Bernard Hostert, Jacob's brother, on 159th Street west of Will-Cook Road.