Hello! Welcome to An Ear Full: The official blog of the DeKalb Area Agricultural Association (DAAHA). We are located in the Nehring Gallery at 111 2nd Street, Suite 204, in historic downtown DeKalb, Il. The DeKalb Park District has so graciously leased us this space to help us develop our mission of preserving and sharing the rich agricultural history of northern Illinois.
We will open in early 2012 with exciting new exhibits showcasing the historical aspects of farming and agricultural in the area as well as our DeKalb Agricultural Association (DeKalb Ag) memorabilia. Our Collections Intern, Elizabeth, is hard at work cataloging DeKalb Ag artifacts and memorabilia that were donated by the Monsanto Company, members of the DeKalb Agricultural Alumni Association, and former employees of DeKalb Ag. We also have a collection of photographs, documents, advertisements, and correspondence that we need to curate in the near future. By next year we hope to have a rotating exhibit featuring the history of a local farm family, with a new family every few months. We are also in the process of developing a website, a newsletter for members and endowment contributors, and educational materials for the classroom as well as programs for the museum. Educational lessons and materials will eventually be available on our website.
Please check back often as we will be updating the blog with our progress and with some interesting treasures we find!
If you are interested in supporting DAAHA, you can help in a number of ways:
Volunteer: We will need assistance designing and creating new exhibits as well as processing our archival collection. If you are a farm family interested in being showcased please call us to set up a meeting. If you do not want to physically volunteer, please feel free to submit your exhibit ideas to the attention of Jennifer Abplanalp at daaha.inc@gmail.com.
Join: Memberships to DAAHA are available at $50 for a one year membership and $1,000 for lifetime membership. Please call us at 815-756-8737 for a membership application or send your name, phone number, home address, and email address along with a check to the address below. Please make checks payable to DAAHA. At this time we cannot accept credit or debit cards.
Donate: If you have any items related to the DeKalb Agricultural Association or just general items related to agriculture (tools, pictures, memorabilia, etc.) we would love to talk with you!
Contribute: If you would like to contribute to our endowment fund, please call us at 815-756-8737 for an endowment form or send your name, phone number, home address, and email address along with a check to the address below. Please make checks payable to DAAHA. At this time we cannot accept credit or debit cards.
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We would love to meet all our donors, members, and endowment contributors. We may not be open for a few months, but please call us to set up a meeting if you are interested in viewing our ‘behind-the-scene’ progress.
Contact Information:
DeKalb Area Agricultural Historical Association
111 South Second Street, Suite 204
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: 815-756-8737
Email: dahaa.inc@gmail.com
