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 2250 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 3759 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 2570 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
**CANCELLED** Lunch and Learn Series: Architecture of Place and Sound ISHS and UIS Alumni Society Elaine Evans / 4/9/2020 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 0 2060 David Finnigan, author and SIU architectural graduate student, will speak on his book Inside Allerton and his research of Allerton Park, the elegant Monticello estate filled with rich history, surprising stories, formal gardens and woodland trails. Dr. Paula Pugh Romanaux, professional musician, recording artist, educator and writer, will discuss her research Andrew Carnegie’s Organ Benefactions to Illinois and the World and his larger influence on the world of music. Read more
Lunch and Learn Series: Mysteries of the Past ISHS and UIS Alumni SAGE Society Elaine Evans / 3/3/2020 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 0 1555 UIS student Katie Brethorst ’20 LAS will discuss her experience as an intern helping to unearth important historical artifacts from the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot, located along the 10th Street railroad tracks and Madison Street in Springfield. William Iseminger, archaeologist, author and retired assistant site manager of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, will discuss the prehistoric mysteries of the largest, most complex archaeological site north of Mexico, considered America’s first city. Read more