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! Join Us for 2016: "Digging Up the Past" OPEN Regular hours: 2nd & 4th Sundays, Noon-4 p.m., June-October, with special events in May and November. Also open 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. Jeff Marshall on Barbed Wire Pioneer Jacob Haish 2 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2016 Jeff Marshall, DeKalb Native and a Glidden Homestead board member, will give a presentation on DeKalb barbed wire pioneer Jacob Haish. He is a Haish relation and one of the foremost authorities on Jacob Haish. Learn more about the fascinating and innovative life of Jacob Haish. New research by NIU History student and Glidden Homestead intern Jeanette Volintine on Glidden Family Heraldry. This is an important read for understanding heraldry in America and your own family's heraldry. Read it HERE. 2016 DeKalb County Barn Tour August 13, 2016 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Thank you to all who attended! See you next year with a new selection of great DeKalb County barns. 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. View this year's great two-page map! MAP 1 and MAP 2. See the Facebook page. Click here for the 2016 Barn Tour brochure.	921 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 756-7904 info@gliddenhomestead.org Map It!