First Presbyterian Rummage Sale Builds Into One Of The Nation's Biggest
Lake Forest Church Hosts 61st Annual Saturday.
What began as a modest rummage sale held in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest on May 6, 1950 has become one of the largest rummage sales in the country. On Saturday (May 21), the church will hold its 61st annual Rummage Sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it promises to be the most successful to date. How It All Started In 1949 after the YWCA hosted its last yearly rummage sale on the second floor of the Marshall Fields’ building in Market Square, the women who were members of both the association and the church decided that they wanted to continue the annual sale and use the proceeds for mission. They moved the location to the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest. The first rummage and bake sale that took place …
