Local History Exhibit: Dairies to Prairies (All Month)

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family, Everyone

Event Details

Everyone is invited to drop by the Library from April 1st-30th  to see a traveling exhibit from the Elgin History Museum.

Dairies to Prairies tells of the rise and fall of the dairy industry in Elgin. Explore how these former dairy farms have come under pressure from suburban development, modern day agriculture and efforts to restore natural prairies. 

And, click to watch a video produced for the Elgin History museum.