Monday, August 16, 2021 / Categories: Illinois Heritage, General News Illinois Heritage, July–August 2021 Volume 24, Number 4 Summer in Illinois. Cicadas, hummingbirds, mosquitos, daylilies, day trips, watermelon, sweetcorn, and the Illinois State Fair. Whatever makes your Prairie State summer special, I hope the season is full of wonders and surprises. This issue is packed with articles guaranteed to expand your Illinois horizon. I am forever delighted with what our contributors deliver in variety and diversity, and how generous they are with their research. My hope is that you share your Illinois Heritage with family and friends, and with anyone interested in our state’s marvelous history. Our contributors deserve the broadest possible audience we can deliver. It’s small compensation for such tremendous effort. If you are looking for an opportunity to support and sustain our publications, this is a good time to make a contribution to the Illinois Heritage Fund, or to the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Please send your donations to: Illinois Heritage Fund Illinois State Historical Society P.O. Box 1800 Springfield, IL 62705-1800 As always, thanks for sharing your history and heritage. The Illinois prairie blossoms in the summer, and more so when we tell our stories. William Furry Executive Director Table of ContentsDepartments To our readers Letters to the editor President’s message ISHS News New Salem gets an infusion Coinmetromania: A dozen headstones, a thousand spiders, and a job well done Obituaries: Randall Saxon, Tom Littlewood Book Review: An American Marriage The honor roll Features Forgotten Voices of Illinois past: Dave Etter The jewel of Ottawa The haunted past is here to stay President Roosevelt on tour Illinois women artists, #46, Sarah Farnum Sargent Jackman (Sample Article) The extraordinary Ned Sheldon of Chicago The life and times of Amos M. Ebersol Complicated Billy Herndon (Sample Article) The other Abraham Two roads to Jacksonville On the cover: Attendees of the Illinois State Historical Society's Cemetery Preservation/Restoration Workshop held on Saturday, June 12, 2021.Issue Price$10.00 Print Tags: Women Artists Series Women Artists Cemeteries Women Illinois Heritage Abolitionists New Salem Poetry Historic Buildings Theodore Roosevelt Statues William Herndon Poets Theatre Abraham Jonas Related articles Illinois Heritage, March–April 2023 Illinois Heritage, January–February 2023 Illinois Heritage, November–December 2022 Illinois Heritage, September–October 2022 Illinois Heritage, July–August 2022 Previous Issue Illinois Heritage, May–June 2021 Next Issue Illinois Heritage, September–October 2021 Please login or register to post comments.