Glidden Homestead holds ‘Paint the Porch’ fundraiser

Shaw Local News Network

DeKALB – The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is holding a “Paint the Porch” fundraiser to help restore the homestead’s front porch.

The fundraiser’s donors will be invited to a reception April 16 at the homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, according to news release.

The farmhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and shares the story of inventor Joseph Glidden, his family’s entrepreneurial spirit, and the role barbed wire played in building the city of DeKalb.

Glidden and his wife, Lucinda Warne, built the homestead in 1861. After Glidden moved off the farm and into town in 1877, family members and farm managers lived in the home and managed the farm. Glidden’s nephew John modernized the home with electrical, plumbing, heating and architectural updates after Joseph’s death in 1906. The last of the Glidden family moved out of the homestead in 1998 after being assured that Glidden’s legacy in the development of DeKalb and the nation would be perpetuated.

To donate to the the porch painting project, visit the homestead’s Facebook page or gliddenhomestead.org/ donate, or send a check in the mail to the Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

The Glidden Homestead is a non- profit organization working to preserve the home and barn while providing educational opportunities to the public.

For information, call 815-756-7904, visit gliddenhomestead.org, or visit the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s Facebook page.

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NIU Regional History Center plans inaugural conference

DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University Libraries Regional History Center will host the inaugural Northern Illinois Regional History Conference.

The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Heritage Room of the NIU Holmes Student Center, DeKalb, according to a news release.

Admission is free.

The conference will feature panel sessions with presentations on various projects and topics on northern Illinois’ changing communities, evolving land-use, and how history influences regional identity. The theme of the conference is “At the Crossroads of the Urban-Rural Divide.”

The keynote speaker is Raphael Wahwassuck of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council. Wahwassuck will discuss the area history of the Potawatomi Nation and recent efforts to reclaim ancestral tribal land near Shabbona State Park that was illegally auctioned by the U.S. government in 1849. The conference’s schedule is available online at the NIU Libraries website. Attendees must register by Saturday, April 15, to attend. To register, visit tinyurl.com/4n2wkjfs.

For information, visit tinyurl.com/4n2wkjfs, email bwiles@niu.edu, or call 815753-9392.

DeKalb Elks donates funds to local organizations

DeKALB – The DeKalb Elks Lodge 765 recently donated $8,500 from the Elks National Foundation to help support local charities.

The Elks received the funds through the continued support of its members, friends and families, according to a news release.

The Elks donated $500 to Shop with a Cop, Hope Haven, CASA of DeKalb County, and Meals on Wheels and $1,200 to the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance on March 9. The organization donated $500 to Adventure Works and $4,800 to the Northern Illinois Food Bank on March 13.

The Elks National Foundation provides grants that allow local lodges to give back to their communities. The DeKalb Elks Lodge supports its community and area social service agencies to help make neighborhoods better places to live.

For information, visit elks.org.

–ShawLocalNewsNetwork

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