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2010 Conference on Illinois History
September 30-October 1, 2010
Prairie Capitol Convention Center
Springfield, Illinois
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Call for Papers
The annual Conference on Illinois History is scheduled for September
30- October 1 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in downtown
Springfield and is the state's largest meeting devoted to the history
of the Prairie State. This is the twelfth year of the conference,
which is sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
The conference will feature topics that include politics, architecture,
community studies, Abraham Lincoln, African American history, and
the Civil War. Teachers will benefit from workshops on a variety
of topics. All teacher workshop sessions are approved for Continuing
Professional Development Units (CPDUs).
CALL FOR PAPERS
TWELFTH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE ON ILLINOIS HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2010
SPRINGFIELD
Proposals for individual papers or panels on any aspect of Illinois'
history, culture, politics, geography, literature, and archaeology
are requested for the Conference on Illinois History. The Conference
welcomes submissions from professional and avocational historians,
graduate students, and those engaged in the study of Illinois history
at libraries, historic sites, museums, and historical societies.
Each proposal should include a summary of the topic
and a one-page resume of the participant. The summary should specify
the major primary and secondary sources used in the research. Proposals
should be for formal, footnoted papers. The deadline for
proposals is March 10, 2010. Send proposals to:
Thomas F. Schwartz, State Historian
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone 217/782-2118, Fax 217/558-1574
E-mail: tom.schwartz@illinois.gov
www.IllinoisHistory.gov/conference.htm
If you are interested in the program from 2009,
follow the link:
2009 program
Applications are being accepted for the King V. Hostick Award.
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