Elaine Evans / Tuesday, December 8, 2020 / Categories: Illinois Heritage, General News Illinois Heritage, November–December 2020 Volume 23, Number. 6 The presence of humans in the Illinois Country goes back at least 12,000 years, and some archaeologists would push that envelope even further into the past. We find footprints of prehistoric peoples all over the landscape of the Prairie State, and we have ample evidence of their physical presence in cultural artifacts found in museums and historical society collections from Galena to Golconda, Chicago to Cairo. In this issue of Illinois Heritage, our goal is to shine a spotlight on the people who called Illinois home before Europeans arrived on America’s shores. We also profile southern Illinois historian John Allen and visit the sites of three new historical markers around the state. Be safe, share your Heritage, and, if you are able, make a donation to the Society in support of our annual appeal. As always, thanks for your membership in the ISHS. With your help, we do great deeds. Previous Article Native Americans of the Illinois Country Next Article Blanket Fort Radio Theater: A Storytelling Initiative from SIU Press in Collaboration with the SIU Creative Writing Program and WSIU Print 2107 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Women Artists Series Women Artists Music Native Americans Illinois Authors Authors Churches Abraham Lincoln Cemeteries Museums Women Historical Markers Artists Illinois Heritage Early America Cahokia Mounds Sesquicentennial House of Worship Awards Statues Monuments Memorials Illinois Country Table of ContentsDepartments To our readers President’s message Letters Editorial: Historical monuments, memorials, and statues should reflect our finest values (Sample Article) ISHS News Obituary: Dr. Terry Barnhardt Teaching history resources The honor roll Features Peoria’s first “rock star” (Sample Article) Great is thy faithfulness Historic headlines: Illinois and the atomic bomb Illinois Women Artists, Part 42: Elizabeth Buehrmann When chess was king! Illinois Egyptologist: Southern Illinois Historian John W. Allen Native American Special Section A digital bridge: How one digital interactive connects to the Kickapoo in Kansas and to a museum in Illinois Forgotten Voices from Illinois History: Black Hawk and his engaging autobiography Guest Essay: Monks Mound – Center of the Universe (Sample Article) An interview with Illinois archaeologist Alan Harn Havana Hopewell: Next to a forgotten road, a monument to be remembered The Lincoln Collector, #4: Lincoln and the Indians On the Cover Shaped like an ancient platform mound, Dickson Mounds Museum near Lewistown is one of the best places to learn about the cultures of native Illinoisans of the Archaic, Woodland, Hopewell, and Mississippian periods, and the habitat that was their home for centuries. --Photo by William Furry.Issue Price$10.00 Please login or register to post comments.