Fall 2020 Lunch & Learn Series – How Medical Crises Change Our Process of Communication (Via Zoom) Fall 2020 Lunch & Learn Series – How Medical Crises Change Our Process of Communication (Via Zoom) UIS Alumni SAGE Society & the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 10/21/2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 782 Presenter: Ann Strahle, Associate Professor, Communication Moderator: Terri Noel, Founder and Owner, Encore Consulting & Publishing Read more
Fall 2020 Lunch & Learn Series – Pandemics and Epidemics: Past and Present (Via Zoom) Fall 2020 Lunch & Learn Series – Pandemics and Epidemics: Past and Present (Via Zoom) UIS Alumni SAGE Society & the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 10/8/2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 882 Presenter: Dr. Donald Graham, Infectious Disease Specialist, SIU School of Medicine and Springfield Clinic Moderator: William Furry, Executive Director, Illinois State Historical Society Read more
Historical Marker Dedication—Kenneth Leon “Tug” Wilson Tug Wilson Historical Committee and the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 8/22/2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 0 2100 An historical marker recognizing Atwood native Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson, an Olympian, athletics director, second Commissioner of the Big Ten, and president of the U.S. Olympic Committee will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Rajah Park located in the 200 block of Magnolia Street in Atwood. Read more
**POSTPONED** Historical Marker Dedication: Robert Prager Lynching Site Prager Memorial Committee and the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 4/5/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 0 3558 An historical marker noting the location of the Robert Prager lynching in 1918 will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4 at the entrance to St. John Cemetery, St. Louis Road at National Terrace, Collinsville. Read more
**CANCELLED** Lunch and Learn Series: Historic Settlements ISHS and UIS Alumni Society Elaine Evans / 5/6/2020 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 0 2392 Preservationists Jane and Jesse Boehler will speak on preservation of historic Clayville, Illinois, a mid-1800s settlement that provided nourishment, spirits and overnight accommodations for people and horses travelling the American frontier. Kim Orth, Executive Director, Nauvoo Tourism Office, will discuss “the other Nauvoo” and its complex history as the “Beautiful Place” settled by Mormons, inhabited by Icarians (French-based Utopian socialist movement) and growth as a regional grape cultivation and wine-making center. Read more