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Christmas at Chicago’s largest department store will be the topic of the Sangamon County Historical Society’s program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17 at the City of Springfield’s Lincoln Library, Carnegie Room North, 326 South Seventh Street. The event is free and open to the public.Making a trip to Chicago and admiring the beautiful window displays was once a favorite holiday tradition for many Sangamon County families. Betsy Dollar, executive director of the Springfield Art Association, will speak about her personal experience with Marshall Fields' extravagant Christmas displays at the State Street Store in downtown Chicago. Dollar’s parents both worked at Marshall Fields and her first job included making Christmas ornaments at Marshall Fields.
Dollar earned Masters of Fine Arts degrees from both the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Colorado Boulder.
For more information about the event, contact the Sangamon County Historical Society at www.sancohis.org, [email protected] or 217-525-1961.
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Lincoln Library, The Public Library of Springfield, IL, 326 S 7th St,Springfield, Illinois, United States
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