A piece of Elgin’s history returned to its home last week with the opening of a baseball display in the lobby of the Elgin Recreation Center.
The ceremonies last Tuesday morning began with a re-dedication of a monument from the Elgin VFW Post 6115 for the baseball field’s flag pole. The marker, which pays honor to veterans and is dated April 1971, was moved to the flagpole at the front of the Elgin Recreation Center.
Next, visitors to the Elgin Recreation Center went inside to see the new baseball memorabilia display, which shows photographs, jerseys and even the original bases from the ...