Presentation on history of jazz at Des Plaines History Center
The Des Plaines History Center will host a Coffee Talk on Thursday, October 13th at 1:30pm on "Jazz: America's Own Indigenous Art Form."
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The Des Plaines History Center will host a Coffee Talk on Thursday, October 13th at 1:30pm on "Jazz: America's Own Indigenous Art Form."
Event Description On Tuesday, April 6th at 6:00 p.m. central time, the LaSalle Public Library virtually will host Erika Holst, Curator of History at the Illinois State Museum, when she presents, “Behind the Beautiful Dress: Making Cloth and Clothing in the 19th Century.” It is hard to overstate the role of textiles in early American life. For families, the making of textiles and clothing required countless hours of labor. On the other hand, the purchase of textiles could consume a large portion of the household budget. For the nation, textiles drove the American pre-Civil War economy. T...