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DESCRIPTION:NIU STEAM Café\nInnovation and Local History: The Glidden Home
 stead\nAug. 19\, 2026\n6:30 p.m.\n\nGlidden Homestead Museum (921 W. Linco
 ln Hwy.\, DeKalb\, IL\, 60115).\n\nFood and drinks will be available for p
 urchase from the Burritoville food truck. Weather permitting\, the event w
 ill be held outdoors\, so attendees are welcome to bring chairs or picnic 
 blankets.\n\nSpeaker: Jessi Haish LaRue\, executive director of the J.F. G
 lidden Homestead and Historical Center.\n\nBarbed wire profoundly changed 
 the United States\, and one of the most important innovations in this revo
 lutionary technology happened right here in DeKalb. Joseph F. Glidden was 
 granted a patent Nov. 24\, 1874\, for "The Winner\," which became one of t
 he most widely used types of barbed wire in the nation. \n\nAt this STEAM 
 Café\, hear the story of the Glidden homestead. Learn why Joseph Glidden 
 needed barbed wire\, how he created this new version and why it was so tra
 nsformative. Then\, tour the historic barn and see the latest updates in i
 ts restoration progress. Don’t miss this chance to dig into DeKalb’s h
 istorical roots in agricultural innovation.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nJessi 
 Haish LaRue is the executive director of the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Hi
 storical Center in DeKalb\, home to two National Register of Historic Plac
 es buildings. Leading the organization since 2022\, she brings a creative\
 , forward-looking approach to the birthplace of “The Winner” barbed wi
 re. An eighth-generation DeKalb County resident and descendant of barbed w
 ire baron Jacob Haish\, LaRue's connection to local history is both deeply
  personal and future-focused.\n\nRegister for this free event.
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LOCATION:Glidden Homestead Museum
SUMMARY:NIU STEAM Café: Innovation and Local History at the Glidden Homest
 ead
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 l-history-at-the-glidden-homestead
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