The Glidden Homestead


Barbed Wire Joseph F. Glidden Family Heritage Homestead Restoration Calendar Fund-Raising Membership Volunteers Museum Information Newsletters Media Scrapbook Gift Shop Links Board / Staff	Joseph Farwell Glidden's invention of one of the most widely-used types of barbed wire in 1873 helped change the history of the American West and had far-reaching impact throughout the world. His Homestead in DeKalb, IL, is being preserved and restored by a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995. Both the home and the barn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We welcome your visit and encourage your membership! Visit GLIDDEN HOMESTEAD! Scroll Down for Important Upcoming Events Join Us for 2019: "Center of it All" See 2019 Calendar HERE. Sunday, November 17, 2019 Glidden House Hotel Introduction See artifacts and explore the history of the Glidden House Hotel, a lost treasure of downtown DeKalb. We'll be on hand to talk to, answer questions, and share stories of this building "once known as a showplace of this area." 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Also on Sunday: museum tours noon-4 Regular hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. And by special arrangement. Call or email for details. Admission is $4 per adult and free for children younger than 14. Or get the flyer HERE. Learn Blacksmithing at Glidden Homestead More classes and instruction coming soon. There is a fee of $20 per participant. To sign up or for more information contact info@glidenhomestead.org or call 815-756-7904 New research by NIU History graduate student and Glidden Homestead intern Hannah Palsa over Joseph F. Glidden's Percheron horses. Glidden owned and bred Percheron horses for many years which allows for a greater understanding of Glidden's horse husbandry and impact on the Percheron draft horse. Read about the impact HERE. 2020 DeKalb County Barn Tour August 8, 2019 9:00 am – 4:00 pm See you August 8, 2020 with a new selection of great DeKalb County barns. Purchase tickets: www.dekalbcountybarntour.com The DeKalb County Barn Tour is a one-day driving tour of barn sites within DeKalb County hosted by the JF Glidden Homestead & Historical Center and the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association. See the Facebook page.	921 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 756-7904 info@gliddenhomestead.org Map It!