The Illinois State Historical Society
Officers
President: David W. Scott, Springfield
President Elect: Marvin W. Ehlers, Deerfield
Treasurer: Arthur M. Martin, Chicago
Directors
Directors, Terms Expire in 2005
Leah J. Axelrod, Chicago
Herbert Channick, Rockford
Redd Griffin, Oak Park
Russell Lewis, Chicago
John Power, Jacksonville
Directors, Terms Expire in 2006
Larry Douglas, Belknap
Stuart Fliege, Springfield
Roger Bridges, Bloomington
Ellsworth Mills, II, Highland Park
Mary "Happy" Dean, Peoria
Directors, Terms Expire in 2007
Michael Bakalis, Darien
Michael Batinski, Carbondale
Elaine Egdorf, Homewood
Shirley Portwood, Godfrey
Theodore Wachholz, Arlington Heights
Staff
Tom Teague, Executive Director
William Furry, Assistant Director
Mary Lou Johnsrud, Office Manager
Advisory Board 2004-2005
Albert Adamson, Wheaton
David Badillo, Oak Park
Terry Barnhart, Charleston
John Craig, Springfield
Tim Draper, Sugar Grove
Lawrence Hansen, River Forest
Thomas O. Kay, Wheaton
Alfred Klairmont, Highland Park
Lindell Loveless, Gillespie
Jon Musgrave, Marion
Mark Sorensen, Decatur
Patricia Walton, Hanover Park
John Weck, Sycamore
Dennis Williams, Quincy
Robyn Williams, Harrisburg
Randall Witter, Springfield
Living Past Presidents
Alexander Summers, San Diego, CA
Robert M. Sutton, Urbana
Gunnar Benson, Sterling
Donald F. Tingley, Savoy
Victor Hicken, Macomb
Katie Fiene Birchler, Chester
Samuel Lilly, Downers Grove
David J. Maurer, Charleston
Wilma Lund, Springfield
Patricia Wallace-Christian, Durham, CT
Mark A. Plummer, Normal
John T. Trutter, Northfield
E. Duane Elbert, Forrest
Raymond E. Hauser, St. Charles
Patricia Grimmer, Carbondale
John Power, Jacksonville
Robert J. Klaus, Chicago
Michael J. McNerney, Carbondale
Robert McColley, Urbana
Barbara M. Posadas, DeKalb
Rand Burnette, Jacksonville
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A Publication of The Illinois State Historical Society
| May-June 2004 | Volume 7 Number 3 |
3 President's message
4 Letters
5 News
20 The genealogist: Testing your DNA
6 Disco Demolition Night Doubleheader turns disaster at Comiskey Park
10 The fate of Jeremiah Boyd A tale of kidnapping and murder in Old Galena
17 Freedom farm Morgan County Historical Society purchases Underground Railroad site
21 2004 Annual AIMHS award winners
26 Twice blessed Society receives rare Altgeld portrait and offer to restore it
25 An appeal for freedom Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family's Struggle for Freedom
27 New members
28 From the archives
"New Salem Summer," photograph by Gale Myers. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
The 105th annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, held this year in the beautful Fox River Valley, is already a fond memory as we move into the season of summer festivals, rendezvous, and reenactments. It is a time for traveling Illinois, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Garden of the Gods, with a thousand rest stops—and more than 400 historical markers—between. When planning your trips this summer, look for these miniature history lessons along the way. To find out where they are, visit the Society's website at www.historyillinois.org.
The May-June issue of Illinois Heritage is all over the Prairie State map too, with armchair adventures to Galena, Chicago, Jacksonville, and several other locales. In "History online," Mark Sorensen
surfs the web for outstanding Illinois outings. Be sure to read our new genealogy column, this one written by Jeanette O'Boyle of Murphysboro, who shares her recent research into DNA testing for family historians. This issue also features one of the Society's newest acquisitions—an 1898 oil portrait of Governor John Peter Altgeld—and how that painting has been restored thanks to the generosity of art conservator Barry Bauman.
Explore your Illinois Heritage. Plan your historic adventures now. And keep in mind the Centennial Awards banquet in October and the Illinois History Symposium in December. We'd love to see you there.
William Furry
editor
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