A long-time Coca Cola employee tells us how a formula concocted by a pharmacist for baby colic; baseball; and World War II were instrumental in the creation and expansion of the most readily recognized and successful corporation in the world.
DuPage County’s communities grew rapidly from the 1830s to today, evolving from rural communities to thriving suburbs. Some communities disappeared over time due to changing modes of transportation, the construction of new neighborhoods and institutions, and other factors. This program explores the County’s ghost towns and why residents left them.
When radio was new, Chicago was an early epicenter of American broadcasting. This program explores the many groundbreaking efforts of early Chicago radio (including the first soap operas, the first juvenile adventure shows and the first series dedicated to country music), along with some of the more iconic voices that called Chicago home.
The rapid rise in urban density in cities like Chicago at the end of the nineteenth century produced nostalgia for the countryside by men of wealth from business, industry, and finance. Gentleman Farmers built beautiful homes designed by well known architects of the time and made their large farms into showplaces. This presentation recalls the heyday of the Gentleman Farmer in DuPage County and focuses on examples of country estates in Lisle, Wheaton, and Hinsdale.
The board of the Winfield Historical Society has their annual meeting at the Library. This years big ticket item is updating our bylaws. If you’re interested in seeing the old bylaws, feel free to download them from the “Downloads” tab on the upper right side of the page next to our “Take Action” button
This presentation examines Robert McCormick’s groundbreaking use of women reporters, editors and columnists, starting in World War I through today, in the Chicago Tribune.