Thursday Jan 18, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
This event will take place on Thursday evening, January 18, 2018, and will begin at 7pm.
This special program will be held at Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Rd., Winfield, IL. 60190.
There is no fee to attend this special program, but registration is strongly recommended.
For more information about the library, or about this program, please call the Winfield Public Library at (630) 653-7599 or visit www.winfield.lib.il.us. Those interested in more information about this program, as well as all upcoming programs, can also contact Jim McGuire at Hedges Station (0N555 Winfield Rd., Winfield, IL. 60190) by phone at (630) 510-9053, or by email at jim@winfieldhistory.org.
Join the Winfield Historical Society and Winfield Public Library as architectural historian, Rebecca Hunter, presents the concept of "mail order homes" that arose on 1906, and Sears Roebuck being the best known of all the companies that sold them. Rebecca will teach the history of mail order home marketing and present images of homes, including some right here in the Winfield area.