ISHS Store

The Illinois State Historical Society Store

Go to the ISHS's Online Store secure online purchase page to choose from any of the following options:

ISHS Membership

	Receive the quarterly Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, containing recent scholarly articles and reviews on Illinois History
	Receive the popular history magazine, Illinois Heritage
	Receive Illinois Visions calendar
	Receive 20% discount on Society publications
	Receive invitations to Society events and tours at a discounted rate
	Participate in Society elections
	Serve on Society Board, Advisory Board, and Committees
	Help preserve and promote Illinois History

The work of the Society is completed through the support of its members and friends.
Won't you join us today?

ISHS Centennial Awards Program

For the past 21 years, the Illinois State Historical Society has hosted the Centennial Awards Banquet, honoring more than 1,000 Illinois-based businesses and not-for-profit corporations. If you would like to nominate a business for this prestigious award, please complete the nomination form.

The ISHS Centennial Awards Program -- the dinner, the commemorative plaques, the invitations and promotional materials, the entertainment, and all of the extensive pre- and post-production costs -- is funded by the ISHS entirely without state or in-kind support. This unique celebration of leadership and business acumen, professionalism and generations of hard work, needs your support. If you would like to help support this important event with a tax-deductible contribution, please choose the link for "Cent Awards Gift" on the secure online purchase page.

Bookstore

We are in the process of getting our book inventory available online. Please be patient with us as we build this part of the ISHS store! As you peruse the list of books, you will note that each book is listed twice -- once with the "Member Price" and once with the "Non-Member" price, so please be sure to choose the correct entry!

Historic Illinois

A coffee-table history of the Prairie State published under the sponsorship of the Illinois State Historical Society

Hesler Prints (not available online -- please call 217-525-2781 to order)

Alexander Hesler's companion portraits of presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, taken in Springfield on June 3, 1860, are stunning photographs. Exposed on 8" x 10" light-sensitive glass plates, the images are among the most eloquent and revealing of Illinois' greatest statesman before he left Springfield for Washington.

The Illinois State Historical Society acquired the glass plate positives (the original negatives are in the Smithsonian, damaged beyond repair) and has commissioned archive-quality prints of the Hesler portraits.

In anticipation of the Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009, The Society now offers the prints in a variety of formats:

A limited edition set (500) of the Hesler Lincoln Portraits (show above), double-matted and beautifully framed (choice of natural wood or gilt) with non-glare glass and adorned with a simple brass plate: A. Lincoln, June 3, 1860. The 16" x 20" photographs are sold only in pairs for $1,000, plus shipping and applicable sales tax for non-members.

	Archive-quality prints of the Hesler portraits set in handcrafted frames made from native Illinois walnut are also available for $300 apiece, plus tax (if applicable) and shipping and handling.
	Matted 16x20 prints are $200 each, plus shipping and handling.

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Last modified: 09/18/08