

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Pros at the Pick: Jessi Haish LaRue
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for coffee and conversation at this semester’s Pros at the Pick — a space to make connections and gain insight about what really goes on in museums. This semester we are excited to feature Jessi Haish LaRue, the Executive Director of the JF Glidden Homestead &amp; Historical Center in DeKalb.  

Jessi is proving that history can be innovative, community-powered, and anything but dusty. Leading the organization since 2022, she brings a creative, forward-looking approach to the birthplace of “The Winner” barbed wire—home to two National Register of Historic Places buildings. An eighth-generation DeKalb County resident and descendant of barbed wire baron Jacob Haish, Jessi’s connection to local history is both deeply personal and future-focused. With a journalism background from Kishwaukee College and Northern Illinois University, she pairs strong storytelling with strategic vision, guiding a lean operation of one part-time staff member and a dedicated volunteer team, funded entirely by donations. Under her leadership, the Homestead has expanded programming, fundraising, and public engagement, including the launch of Barbed Wire Weekend in 2024 celebrating the 150th anniversary of Joseph F. Glidden’s patent, and earning a 2026 DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year nomination.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dekalb/pros-at-the-pick-jessi-haish-larue/200029713383635
- **Event Categories**: it, nonprofit, charities, volunteering, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029713383635?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dekalb-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dekalb
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU
- **lat**: 41.934337615967
- **long**: -88.768905639648
- **full address**: The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU, The Pick Museum of Anthropology at Niu, Dekalb, IL 60115, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU (https://allevents.in/org/the-pick-museum-of-anthropology-at-niu/23705439)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/96a37309297015a17bbf44617e2d3b00f9bb760a83f785b9af7f24f95f1d81ed-rimg-w1200-h628-dcffffff-gmir?v=1771773875
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/3158f28bc4c83f33ade2a4a833504ff7c211e00e72899a8e5715626b64990ad1-rimg-w300-h300-dcffffff-gmir?v=1771773875

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU, The Pick Museum of Anthropology at Niu, Dekalb, IL 60115, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** it, nonprofit, charities, volunteering, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Pros at the Pick: Jessi Haish LaRue ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Pros at the Pick: Jessi Haish LaRue",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/96a37309297015a17bbf44617e2d3b00f9bb760a83f785b9af7f24f95f1d81ed-rimg-w1200-h628-dcffffff-gmir?v=1771773875",
        "startDate": "2026-02-24",
        "endDate": "2026-02-24",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/dekalb/pros-at-the-pick-jessi-haish-larue/200029713383635",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "The Pick Museum of Anthropology at Niu, Dekalb, IL 60115, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Dekalb",
                "addressRegion": "IL",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "41.934337615967",
                "longitude": "-88.768905639648"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Join us for coffee and conversation at this semester’s Pros at the Pick — a space to make connections and gain insight about what really goes on in museums. This semester we are excited to feature Jessi Haish LaRue, the Executive Director of the JF Glidden Homestead & Historical Center in DeKalb",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-pick-museum-of-anthropology-at-niu/23705439"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```