2019 Illinois Centennial Awards winners honored at ISHS luncheon in Jacksonville 2019 Illinois Centennial Awards winners honored at ISHS luncheon in Jacksonville Elaine Evans / Thursday, September 19, 2019 0 2163 On Saturday, September 14, the Illinois State Historical Society hosted its 35th annual Centennial Business Awards luncheon, this time at Jacksonville's Hamilton's Catering and banquet hall facility. The venue was most appropriate: "Doc" Hamilton started his business in 1913. This year more than 35 applicants sought Centennial status with the Society, and each received a Centennial certificate and a seat at the table. Read more
35th Annual Centennial Business Awards Luncheon 35th Annual Centennial Business Awards Luncheon Elaine Evans / 9/14/2019 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM 0 1944 Help us celebrate the Illinois businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities that have achieved their centennial (or more) milestones this year at the 35th Annual Centennial Business Awards Luncheon. Read more
First Soybeans Planted in Illinois Historical Marker Dedication Lewis and Clark Community College, the City of Alton, and the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 8/23/2019 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 0 2085 Lewis and Clark Community College, the City of Alton, and the Illinois State Historical Society cordially invite you to attend the reveal of hidden history with an official Illinois State Historical Society marker on the site in Alton, Illinois, where the first soybeans were planted in the State of Illinois in 1851. Read more
Illinois History Symposium Illinois History Symposium Co-sponsored by the Illinois State Historical Society and the UIS Alumni SAGE Society Elaine Evans / 12/3/2019 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM 0 4742 On Tuesday, December 3, the Illinois State Historical Society hosts its annual Illinois History Symposium, in conjunction with a UIS "Lunch and Learn" program. Read more
Lunch and Learn Series – Fall 2019 Co-sponsored by UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society Elaine Evans / 10/8/2019 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 0 2206 You're invited to the thought-provoking, expert-led Lunch and Learn series this fall at the University of Illinois Springfield. These lunchtime programs will stimulate thinking as they build upon the University's tradition of open and intelligent dialogue. Read more