For more than 150 years, Marshall Field & Co. reigned as Chicago's leading department store. Experience this beloved retail institution once again through a lavishly illustrated talk by Leslie Goddard, who will trace the store's history from its beginnings as a dry goods store in 1852 into a world-class fashion and service trendsetter. Using photographs, ads, postcards, and memorabilia, Goddard will highlight the store's cherished traditions - the Walnut Room Christmas tree, the State Street store's legendary window displays and, of course, Frango Mints.

What did Bartlett’s founders Luther and Sophia Bartlett have in common with Marshall Field? Come to this free program at the Bartlett History Museum in Village Hall, 228 S. Main Street, on Thursday, 4/30 and find out! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. Registration is required. Call 630-837-0800 or email prohleder@vbartlett.org to reserve your seat. Do you have a favorite Marshall Field object or story? We will be sharing remembrances prior to the start of the program.