Winter 2014

Joseph Glidden’s “The Winner” barbed wire, patented Nov. 24, 1874 — #157,124

The Winner

J ust in time for the holidays—the attached Market Day dessert fund raiser! Look over the delicious selections and stock your freezer. Market Day offers premium quality foods, saves you time to make other holiday specialties, and earns the Homestead 45 percent of your sale. Pies will be delivered on Friday, November 21, with two pickup-location choices for your convenience. Don’t have need of desserts for yourself? Here’s a win-win! Order pies to be delivered to one of three local organizations who provide meals to their clientele: Hope Haven,

Safe Passage, or Feed ‘Em Soup. Profits from your order will still benefit Glidden Homestead, and we will deliver your order to the charity indicated on your order form. Out-of-towners, this is also a great way for you to support the Homestead, plus a social service nonprofit, if you live too far away to order pies for yourself. Orders are due by Tuesday, November 11 by mail, phone, or email. Payment can be made by check or credit card. See the order form for more details.

Thank you for your support!

Market Day Win-Win

Barbed Wire Sites Bus Tour Features Jacob Haish

A long with Joseph Glidden and Isaac Ellwood’s Barb Fence Company, the Jacob Haish Manufacturing Co. of DeKalb

was one of the largest manufacturers of

barbed wire. Haish’s interesting and maybe

lesser-known story will be the subject of

the 2014 Barbed Wire Sites Bus Tour.

Local historian Steve Bigolin and Haish

descendant Jeff Marshall will narrate the

tours. Stops include the Jacob Haish

furniture exhibit at the Ellwood House

Visitor Center, the DeKalb Masonic

Temple, and the Fairview Cemetery burial

site. Drive-by narration aided by a

PowerPoint presentation will showcase

buildings significant to the Haish history

that no longer exist.

A highlight of the tour will be a display of

Marshall’s personal Haish collection at

Glidden Homestead. A model of the

extravagant Haish mansion, on loan from

the Regional History Center at NIU, will

be the focal point of the exhibit. The model

was built by W. Joseph Zack in partial

fulfillment of the requirements for his

Master of Fine Arts degree at NIU in 1981.

Haish was involved in the infamous patent

dispute with Joseph Glidden, for which

Glidden was ultimately declared the

winner by the US Supreme Court.

As a benefactor of DeKalb, Haish donated

$150,000 to establish the community

library, and joined forces with his rivals to

have Northern Illinois State Normal School

located in DeKalb.

Tickets are $15/person ($12 for members).

Pre-registration is required. To register,

return the enclosed form, call 815-756-

7904 or write infogliddenhomestead.org.

Marcia Wilson (right) with Marge Johnson of Pay-It-Forward House. Each partner organization will earn 45 percent of their sales in profit for operations.

815-756-7904 www.gliddenhomestead.org info@gliddenhomestead.org

Donation & Membership Form

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MEMBERSHIP LEVELS ____ $175 Genealogy (includes 2-vol. Hardbound Glidden Genealogy set ____ $100 Heritage ____ $ 40 Family ____ $ 25 Individual ____ $ 15 Student (age 18-22) ____ $ 5 Youth (high school & under) SUPPORT ____ General donation ____ Capital Fund donation ____ Other ___________________________ In Memory of_________________________ In Honor of ___________________________

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News Bites

Holiday Happenings

Sunday, November 16

Noon-4:00 p.m.

Join us for musical entertainment and

refreshment as we open the holiday

season and close the Homestead’s

Year of the Barn tour season. Enjoy

warm holiday wassail and refresh-

ments; and take advantage of the last

day this season to tour the Homestead

and watch blacksmith demonstrations

in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith

Shop.

Divas Dish for Glidden

Homestead

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Mark your calendars

now to attend!

How about being a Diva (or even a

Dude)? Do you have an old favorite

family recipe that you could make

and share? A favorite ethnic dish?

Something contemporary developed

in your own kitchen? Contact Divas

Dish chair Steven (Kepp) Johnson at

info@gliddenhomestead.org for more

information.

A Brief Pictorial Review of 2014

Malta Mustangs 4H Club presented a petting zoo for Kids Day at the Barn.

A generous donor provided “new to us” office furniture. Wow, an actual desk!

Summer intern Mary Adams provided extra hands for many projects. Here she readies Denny Rehn’s farm tool display.

Architectural preservationists take a rare look at the hayloft of the barn in readiness for a discussion on restora-tion, future use, and fund raising.

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Barbed Wire Sites Bus Tour Sunday, Nov. 2 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Tour of barbed-wire baron Jacob Haish sites.

$15 general; $12 members

Narrated by historian Steve Bigolin and Haish descendant Jeff Marshall.

Stops at Jacob Haish furniture exhibit at

Ellwood House Visitor Center Jeff Marshall personal collection on

display at Glidden Homestead Masonic Temple Fairview Cemetery burial site

Drive-by narrations at Associated historic buildings Former locations of homes & businesses

Register today! 815-756-7904 or info@gliddenhomestead.org

Barbed Wire Sites Bus Tour

Sunday, Nov. 2 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Tour sites of barbed-wire baron Jacob Haish. Narrated by historian Steve Bigolin and

Haish descendant Jeff Marshall. $15 general; $12 members

(includes admission to Glidden Homestead)

Pre-registration required.

Learn the story of German immigrant and DeKalb manufacturer Jacob Haish. Stops will be made at several locations, including the viewing of two significant collections, with drive-by narration and a PowerPoint presentation of former locations of homes and businesses that no longer exist.

Return Registration Form with check made payable to Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL 60115

NAME ____________________________________________________ # in Party _____

Address ________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________

Phone ___________________________ Email _________________________________

[ ] 11:00 a.m. bus (please arrive 10:45)

[ ] 2:00 p.m. (arrive anytime after noon to tour Homestead & view Haish display, before bus leaves at two) Amount enclosed $____________ [ ] Check [ ] Master Card / Visa / Discover (circle one)

Credit card # ____________________________________ Exp Date ___________________