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29th Annual Illinois History Symposium

“Abraham Lincoln in Ante-Bellum Illinois:
1830-1861"

March 26-28, 2009

Illinois College

1101 West College Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650

Highlights:

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More than 20 sessions featuring new historical research about Abraham Lincoln and his contemporaries in Illinois, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War

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Tours of the Governor Joseph Duncan Mansion, the Illinois School for the Deaf, Woodlawn Farm, and

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other Underground Railroad sites in Jacksonville

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Special guest appearances by Michael Burlingame, Wayne Temple, and other noted Lincoln scholars

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Symposium banquet

bulletWorkshops and seminars for teachers and museum professionals

Click here to see the complete SCHEDULE.

Registration information

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Registration Fees:

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All three days: $50 if paid by March 1, $60 after March 2, $65 at the door (excluding meals)

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Individual days: $25 per day, if paid by March 1, $30 after March 2, $35 at the door (excluding meals)

No refunds after March 1

Meal Fees:

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Thursday luncheon: $30 (Dr. Wayne Temple, guest speaker)

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Friday luncheon: $30 (Dr. Michael Burlingame, guest speaker)

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Friday Symposium banquet: $60 (Program to be announced)

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Saturday Brown Bag lunch: $15

Lodging:

A limited number of guest rooms have been reserved for the Illinois History Symposium at: 
Jacksonville Hampton Inn, 1725 W. Morton Avenue. For reservations call 217-291-0415.

 

Illinois State Historical Society * P.O. Box 1800, Springfield, IL 62705-1800 * 217-525-2781*Webmaster: Terri Cameron tcameron@historyillinois.org