Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Join E.C. "Mike" Alft on December 1, 1985 as he tells us the news from Decembers gone by.

Attention Baseball Fans! Tune in to this echo from June 14, 1982 to learn about the Elgin baseball team that won the pennant back in 1910.

Join E.C. "Mike" Alft on December 7, 1986 as he tells us the happenings of Decembers past.

Stressed by holiday preparations?  Tune into this echo from December 22, 1985 to learn what Christmas 1910 was like in Elgin. 

Join Mike Alft on December 19, 1999 to learn the history of illuminated holiday trees in Elgin.  

Tune in to this echo from October 12, 1997 to learn why Elgin has a Whiskey Point, a Crocker Theater, a Beacon Hill, a Parker Park and a Drake Field.

Not sure what to get that Special Someone on your holiday list?  Tune in to this echo from December 17, 2000 to learn about the hot holiday gifts for Elginites of years past.

Christmas 1903 was as festive as any other in Elgin.  Trees were decorated with newfangled electric lights, popular gifts such as dolls and wood burning sets flew off the shelves and Elginites ate impressive amounts of candy.  Join E.C. "Mike" Alft and get in the holiday spirit with this echo from December 25, 2003. 

LeeWards craft store was an Elgin institution for many years. Their holiday craft kits, especially the beaded ornaments, still decorate many homes. Tune in to this echo from October 28, 1984 to learn a bit about the company's history in Elgin and stop in the Elgin History Museum's store to buy a modern ornament kit inspired by LeeWards.

The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized, yet effective, system that helped guide formerly enslaved men, women and children to the Northern states and Canada in the years before the Civil War. Tune into this echo from October 19, 1997 to learn what there is to know about Elgin's connection.