29th Annual Illinois History Symposium

Schedule

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009

Symposium Registration

9am-4pm, Bruner Concourse

Illinois College

Jacksonville, Illinois 
 

Session I 

THUR, 9:30-11:45am 

McGaw Fine Arts Center 
 

"A Logical alma mater: Abraham Lincoln and Illinois College,"

Loreli Steuer, Instructor of English, Illinois College

"Lincoln and the John J. Hardin Family of Jacksonville, IL,"

The Honorable Ron Tendick, Mayor of Jacksonville  

John R. Power, Chair 

Past President, Illinois State Historical Society 
 

Session II 

THUR, 11:45-1:15pm

LUNCHEON PROGRAM, Cummings Dining Hall

DR. WAYNE TEMPLE, Deputy Director, Illinois State Archives, renowned scholar and author of numerous books and monographs about Abraham Lincoln, SPONSORED BY THE MORGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY   
 

Session III 

THUR, 1:30-4pm, Parker Hall (Room 106) 
 

"Historical Research Workshop: How to Find and use 19th Century Documents for Illinois Research,"

Dennis Suttles, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Elaine Evans, Illinois State Archives

David Joens, Illinois State Archives, moderator 
 

Session IV 

THUR, 1:30-3:15pm, Beecher Hall, 1st Floor

"Mapmaking on the Prairie: William Billington's 1858 Map of Sangamon County,"

Curtis Mann, Springfield City Historian, Sangamon Valley Collection, Lincoln Library

"Prairie Acropolis: The Greek Revival's Impact on Central Illinois Architecture," Richard Hart, President, Abraham Lincoln Association  

David Scott, Chair

Past President, Illinois State Historical Society    
 

Session V 

THUR, 3:15-5pm, Beecher Hall, 1st Floor

"Abraham Lincoln and the Illinois State Capitol at Alton,"

Terri Cameron, Independent Scholar,

Illinois State Historical Society 

"The Pike County Journal's role in Lincoln's bid for the Presidency," 

Warren Winston, Independent Scholar,

Illinois State Historical Society

Dennis Williams, Chair

Illinois State Historical Society 
 

THUR, 5:15-6:15pm Tour of the Illinois School for the Deaf  
 

Session VI 

THUR, 6:30-8:00 pm., Governor Duncan Mansion, #4 Duncan Place

Tour, reception, and program 

"Jacksonville's First Governor: Joseph Duncan, 1834-1838,"

Rand Burnette, Prof. Emeritus History, MacMurray College  
 

Session VII

THUR 6:30-8:00 pm., Benjamin Grierson Home, 852 E. State Street

Tour, reception, and program

"A Simple American Girl: How A White House Bride Ended Up in central Illinois,"Gary Vitale, Professsor of Speech and Composition, Springfield College in Illinois 
 

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009

7:30-8:30 a.m. Walking tour of Illinois College Campus (Meet at Beecher Hall)

REGISTRATION, 8am-4pm Bruner Concourse

Exhibition Hall open 8am-4pm 
 

Session VIII 

FRIDAY 9am-12pm, Cummings, South Dining Hall  

"Preserving Paper: A Hands-on Guide to Paper Restoration and Conservation for Museums,"

Bonnie Parr, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 
 

Session IX 

FRIDAY, 10-11:45am, Crispin Hall, Room 107 

"Woman Power:" Women Mobilized for Change (WMC) and Its Role in the Chicago Freedom Movement,”

Nathan Brouwer, Graduate Student, SIU Carbondale

"Shutting up" and "Shutting Down: The Antebellum Temperance Movement in Illinois,

Christina Beardon-White, Graduate Student, SIU-Carbondale

Patricia Walton, Chair

Klein Creek Farm

Claire Jerry, Commentator 

Professor of History, MacMurray College 
 

Session X 

FRIDAY, 10-11:45am, Beecher Hall, 1st Floor 

"Edward Beecher and the Anti-Slavery Movement in Illinois," 

Jeanne McDonald, English Department, Waubonsee Community College

"Friends of the Oppressed: Investigation of Kane County Anti-Slavery Society,"

Jeanne Schultz Angel, Independent Scholar, Sheldon Peck Homestead

Robert McColley, Chair 

Prof. Emeritus of History, Univ. of Illinois 
 
 

Session XI

FRIDAY, 10-11:45am, Beecher Hall, 2nd floor 

"Abraham Lincoln in Jefferson County," Joe Ashbrook, Independent Scholar, Jefferson County Historical Society

"Abraham Lincoln in Edgar County," Guy C. Fraker,

Lawyer, Author, and Independent Scholar

William Kemp, Chair

Archivist, McLean County Museum of History

James Cornelius, Commentator

Lincoln Curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 
 

SESSION XII

12 p.m. LUNCHEON PROGRAM, Cummings Dining Hall 

DR. MICHAEL BURLINGAME, Sadowksi Professor Emeritus of History, Connecticut College, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life, SPONSORED BY RAMMELKAMP BRADNEY LAW OFFICES AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS 
 

Session XIII 

FRIDAY, 1:30-4pm, Beecher Hall, 1st Floor

Panel Discussion: "Teaching The Underground Railroad in Illinois,"

Owen Muelder, Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Knox College

Alberta Adamson, Wheaton History Center

Mike Jones, John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro

Loreli Steuer, Illinois College, Jacksonville

Tim Townsend, Lincoln Home National Historical Site,

National Park Service

Moderator 
 

Session XIV 

FRIDAY, 1:30-3pm, Crispin Hall, Room 107 

"Ante-bellum Themes in The Lincoln Poems," 

Dan Guillory, Professor Emeritus of English,

Millikin University

"Under War's Black Wings (Elizabeth Caldwell Duncan),"

Martha Vertreace-Doody, Poet,

Kennedy-King College, Chicago

Roland Cross, Chair

Brown, Hay & Stephens

Illinois State Historical Society 
 
 

Session XV 

FRIDAY, 1:30-3pm, Crispin Hall, Room 203 

"Abraham Lincoln and the Contest for the General Land Office in 1849," 

Daniel Stowell, Director, Papers of Abraham Lincoln

"Lincoln's 1839 Public Lands Bill and the Agrarian Tradition in Illinois,"

James Simeone, Prof. of Political Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

James E. Davis, Chair

Prof. History and Geography, Illinois College 
 
 

Session XVI 

FRIDAY, 3:15-5pm, Crispin Hall, Room 107 

"What's in a Name? Cultural Onomastics and Other Scary Things About the Lincolns and Their Contemporaries," 

James Cornelius, Lincoln Curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

"The Madeira Portuguese Refugees in central Illinois,"

Maria Zina Goncalves de Abreu, University of Madeira

Steve Schneider, Independent Scholar

Illinois State Historical Society

Rand Burnette, Commentator

Prof. Emeritus of History, MacMurray College 
 

Session XVII 

FRIDAY, 3:15-5pm, Crispin Hall, Room 203 

"How Colonel Owen Lovejoy Saw Life in the Union Army," Jane Ann Moore,

Author and Independent Scholar, Lovejoy Society

"The Preachers' Regiment: Perryville to Missionary Ridge,"

Patricia Burnette, Independent Scholar

Cherie L. Weible, Chair

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Thomas Curran, Commentary

Department of Social Studies, Cor Jesu Academy 
 
 

FRI, 5-6PM 

SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION AND SILENT AUCTION, CUMMINGS DINING HALL

6-7PM, SYMPOSIUM BANQUET, CUMMINGS DINING HALL

7:30-9PM, SYMPOSIUM CONCERT, PRESENTATION OF “LINCOLN SEEN AND HEARD,” WITH

SPECIAL GUESTS HAROLD HOLZER AND RICHARD DREYFUSS (SCHEDULED) 
 
 

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009

Registration, 9 am-noon

Exhibition Hall open 9am-3pm. Bruner Concourse   
 

Session XVIII 

7:30 a.m. Breakfast Program.

Hamilton's Banquet Hall, Downtown Jacksonville

“Has the Lawyer Lincoln Theme Been Exhausted?" Mark E. Steiner, Professor of Law, Southern Texas College of Law, and author of An Honest Calling: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, SPONSORED BY NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS AND BROWN, HAY, AND STEPHENS LLP 
 
Session XIX 

SAT, 10-11:45pm., Bruner Hall, Room 3140

Panel Discussion: "Getting Your Museum ready for the Civil War Sesquicentennial,"

Mike Jones, John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro

Michael Batinski, Moderator 

Professor Emeritus of History

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 
 

Session XX 

SATURDAY 10-11:45am, Crispin Hall, Room 202 

"The Electric Cord in the Declaration of Independence: The Secret Behind the Speech," Raymond Lohne, Independent Scholar, Columbia College, Chicago

"Every Spot a Grave: The Poetry of Abraham Lincoln,"

Samuel Paul Wheeler, Graduate Student, SIU-Carbondale

Bryan Johnsrud, Chair,

Independent Scholar,

Illinois State Historical Society  
 
Session XXI 

SAT, 10-11:45am, Crispin Hall, Room 203 

"Gustav Koerner: Supporter and Friend of Abraham Lincoln,"

Wolf Fuhrig, Prof. of History, Illinois College

"Abraham Lincoln's Best Friend in Congress,"

William F. Moore, Independent Scholar and Author, Lovejoy Society

Patricia Burnette, Chair 

Independent Scholar

James Simeone, Commentary

Prof. of Political Science, Illinois Wesleyan Univ.  
 
Session XXII 

SAT, 10-11:45am, Crispin Hall, Room 204 

"Abraham Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson II: Differences and Similarities,"

Robert McColley, Prof Emeritus of History, Univ. of Illinois

"Congressional Redistricting in Illinois: 1830-1860," 

Philip A. Grant, Independent Scholar

John Alexander, Chair

Books on the Square  
 
 

Session XXIII 

BROWN BAG LUNCH

12-1pm, Crispin Hall, 202 

"Teacher Workshop: Exploring History with Modern Mapmaking Technology,"

Jenni Dahl and Danielle Fox, Springfield Public Schools

Mark Sorensen, Moderator

Vice President, Illinois State Historical Society 
 

Session XXIV 

BROWN BAG LUNCH

12-1pm, Crispin Hall, 203 

"Writing for the Illinois State Historical Society: How to get your research articles printed in the Journal,"

Eileen McMahon, Prof of History, Lewis University, Editor of the JISHS 
 

Session XXV

BROWN BAG LUNCH

12-1pm, Crispin Hall, 204

"Steamboats on the Ohio River: A Historical Survey," Robert Swenson, Prof. of Architecture, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 
 

Session XXVI 

SAT, 1:15-3pm, Crispin Hall, 202 

"Chain and Compass: Lincoln's career as a surveyor in central Illinois," Robert Church, National Museum of Surveying

"The Lincoln Story, told the New Deal Art,"

Mary Emma Thompson, Author and Independent Researcher

Kelly Lankford, Chair

Asst. Prof. of History, MacMurray College

Richard Rawlings, Commentator

Chairman, Morgan County Board of Commissioners 
 
 

Session XXVII

SAT, 1:15-3:30pm, Crispin Hall, 203 

"Winchester: Birthplace of Lincoln's "Peoria" Speech,"

Ivan Hardt, Independent Scholar

"The Whitesides: From Marauders to Heroes, an Investigation into an Illinois Legend,"

David Brady, Prairie Archives, Independent Scholar,

"Pulpits and Pick Axes: Primitive Methodists in the Lead Mine District,"

Tracey Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville 

Jack Alexander, Chair,

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 

Elmer Fedder, Commentator

Scott County Times 
 

Session XXVIII 

SAT, 1:15-3pm, Crispin Hall 204 

"Lincoln, the 'Hypo,' and his 'Blue Mass' remedy,"

Norbert Hirschhorn, M.D.,

Independent Scholar, London, England

And

Ian Greaves, M.D., University of Minnesota,

School of Public Health

Frank Norbury, M.D., Chair

Morgan County Historical Society 
 
 

Session XXVIX

SAT, 1:15-3pm  

"Whizbangs on the Prairie: A History of the Traveling Salesman in Illinois,"

Ron Solberg, Author and Independent Scholar

Kevin Klein, Commentator

Illinois College 
 
 
 

3:30-5 p.m.

Closing reception and tour at Woodlawn Farm.