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The Illinois State Historical Society
President: Marvin W. Ehlers, Deerfield Directors: Terms Expire in 2006 Michael Bakalis, Darien Michael Batinski, Carbondale John Craig, Springfield Elaine Egdorf, Homewood Shirley Portwood, Godfrey Theodore Wachholz, Arlington Heights Directors: Terms Expire in 2008 Staff Advisory Board 2004-2005 Alexander Summers, San Diego, CA Gunnar Benson, Sterling 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 Libert, 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 David W. Scott, Springfield |
Illinois Heritage January-February 2006 Volume 9 Number 1 Departments 3 Letters 4 News Features 7 Freedom's classroom Education, abolition, and the Underground Railroad at Illinois College 13 Down but not out 17 Making History at Lincoln's Home 23 Surfing for Lincoln Book Review 20 The Emancipator's WIfe reviews by Ann Hamilton In Brief 18 General Alexander M. Houston (1794-1870) 21 Obituary: Lillian Snyder, Guardian of Icaria (1914-2005) On the cover Cover illustration: "The Railsplitter," from the Lincoln Historical Digitization Project, illustration courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society. To our readers: With this issue of Illinois Heritage we inaugurate our ninth year of publication. Our thanks to all who have contributed articles over the years and to those who have given Society memberships to new friends of Illinois history. We couldn't fulfill our mission without you. In this issue Loreli Steuer shares the story of Illinois College's connection to the Underground Railroad in Jacksonville; Spencer Range traces the rise and fall of the coal industry in Illinois; Wayne C. Temple introduces us to General Alexander Houston, a forgotten hero of Prairie State history whose portrait hangs in the Old State Capitol; and Drew VandeCreek takes us behind the scenes at Northern Illinois University's Lincoln Digitization Project to show how researchers dig into the past on the Internet. We also share a few highlights from the 26th annual Illinois History Symposium, say goodbye to a dear old friend, and invite you to join us at the 106th Annual Meeting, this year scheduled for April 28-29 at Starved Rock Lodge in Utica. Happy New Year and may 2006 bring you two steps closer to our Prairie State past. William Furry |
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