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Illinois Heritage

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Illinois Heritage Magazine

Illinois Heritage, the popular history magazine of the Illinois State Historical Society, was established in 1997 to encourage professional and amateur historians, museum professionals, teachers, genealogists, journalists, and other researchers to explore and write about Prairie State history for a broad audience.

Illinois Heritage is published six times per year and is available as a benefit of membership in the Illinois State Historical Society. Individual editions can also be purchased by contacting our office directly. Visit our Membership section for membership options and information.

Visit our Illinois Heritage Magazine section to see issue summaries and sample articles from recent releases.

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Illinois Heritage, May-June 2018 Illinois Heritage, May-June 2018

Illinois Heritage, May-June 2018

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The May-June 2018 issue of Illinois Heritage is in mail!

In this issue of the Heritage we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial, meet forgotten playwright Charles Dazey, learn how amateur historians and genealogists can change history, and sit down to lunch with Sesquicentennial Church congregations.

If you are an ISHS member, watch your mailbox for this exciting issue. If not a member, consider becoming a member and receive your very own copy of the Illinois Heritage. Visit our Membership Section for membership options and information.

For a preview of this May-June 2018 issue, click here. 
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2018 ISHS Annual Awards Winners 2018 ISHS Annual Awards Winners

2018 ISHS Annual Awards Winners

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Congratulations to all the nominees and award recipients for the 2018 ISHS Annual Awards. Every one of these projects reflects great credit on the individuals, historical societies or museums, presses, and communities from which they spring. They also showcase the varied and impressive breadth of our Prairie State history. As we move through and beyond our state’s bicentennial year, we appreciate this opportunity to thank the scholars, curators, and public historians who choose to commemorate Illinois’s past through their creative efforts, thereby encouraging further research and understanding of our state’s history.
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ISHS to Honor Illinois Centennial Businesses ISHS to Honor Illinois Centennial Businesses

ISHS to Honor Illinois Centennial Businesses

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Is your Illinois-based business a century or more older?

Since 1984, the ISHS has presented Centennial Awards to Illinois businesses and not-for-profit organizations that have operated continuously in the state for 100 years or more. Previous ISHS Centennial honorees number more than 1,400 and include banks, businesses, manufacturers, cemetery associations, libraries, private utility companies, country clubs, funeral homes, newspapers, union organizations, “mom and pop” general stores, and municipalities.
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A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State: Readings from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State: Readings from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society

A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State: Readings from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society

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A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State: Readings from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society

Edited by David W. Scott
Foreword by Leah Joy Axelrod

Culled from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society’s 110-year archive of scholarship, this curated volume of more than thirty articles offers insights into the colorful episodes, meaningful events, and significant characters in the rich history of Illinois. Edited by David W. Scott and selected by committee, A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State celebrates the state’s two-hundred-year history with a broad scope of voices and perspectives.
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Ebers property named state Centennial Farm

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The Illinois Department of Agriculture has designated the Chad Ebers farm near Chester as a Centennial Farm. To qualify as a Centennial Farm, a straight or collateral line of descendants must have owned the property for at least 100 years. The Centennial Farm program helps to reinforce that family farming remains a viable entity in Illinois agriculture. The Illinois Centennial Farms program has recognized more than 9,000 farms since its inception in the early 1970s.
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