The Goelitz Family: Candy Corn & Jelly Belly, Dec 5

Chicago Foodways Roundtable

The Goelitz Family:
Candy Corn & Jelly Belly
Presented by Bill Kelley, Vice Chairman
Jelly Belly Corporation

Food, Family and Tradition:
Dining in Grayslake
Guided by Charlotte Renehan, President
Grayslake Historical Society

Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:15 AM
Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
Directions, parking and Metra information
Cost: $3. (donated to the museum) and optional $5 for pizza lunch


Jelly Belly’s Bill Kelley will unwrap the roots of this candy empire. While now headquartered in California, their legacy candy corn has been made in North Chicago since 1913.

Bill Kelley grew up in Wilmette and worked for Goelitz Confectionary Company in North Chicago during vacations. The Goelitz family history of candy making dates back to 1869 when Bill’s great-grandfather, Gustav Goelitz, bought a candy wholesale and manufacturing company in Belleville, Illinois.

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Exhibit tour of Food, Family and Tradition: Dining in Grayslake. This new exhibit explores the history of the community's restaurants and the families who made them go. Charlotte Renehan will add interesting details

Charlotte Renehan’s family has been in Lake County since 1880. Her former husband’s family arrived to Avon Township during the 1830’s. Renehan is a local historian, charter member and president of the Grayslake Historical Society, author of Grayslake and Avon Township (Arcadia, 2007) and a director of the Illinois State Historical Society.

This program is hosted by the Chicago Foodways Roundtable. To reserve, please e-mail: chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com



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Same topic, but new and improved with a new presenter:

The Goelitz Family:
Candy Corn & Jelly Belly
Presented by Bill Kelley, Vice Chairman
Jelly Belly Corporation

Food, Family and Tradition:
Dining in Grayslake
Guided by Charlotte Renehan, President
Grayslake Historical Society

Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:15 AM
Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
Directions, parking and Metra information
Cost: $3. (donated to the museum) and optional $5 for pizza lunch


Jelly Belly’s Bill Kelley will unwrap the roots of this candy empire. While now headquartered in California, their legacy candy corn has been made in North Chicago since 1913.

Bill Kelley grew up in Wilmette and worked for Goelitz Confectionary Company in North Chicago during vacations. The Goelitz family history of candy making dates back to 1869 when Bill’s great-grandfather, Gustav Goelitz, bought a candy wholesale and manufacturing company in Belleville, Illinois.