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Archive for category: Historical Activities

Historical Activities, Photos, Photos 2020-2021

Historical Activities: Book Club | “The Pioneers: The Historic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West” by David McCullough

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May 20, 2020/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, NSCDA-IL, Photos, Photos: 2019-2020

Centennial Celebration: Re-dedication of the Illinois Society’s Bronze Plaque at Fort de Chartres

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October 5, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos: 2019-2020

Program: The Women’s Suffrage Movement and the Good Roads Movement in Illinois

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September 13, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos: 2019-2020

Historical Activities: Fall Book Club

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September 11, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2019-2020

Historical Activities: Summer Book Club

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June 14, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2019-2020

Historical Activities: Day Trip to Barker Mansion, Michigan City, Indiana

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May 15, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2018-2019, Programs

Historical Activities: Melinda Ponder – NPR (Oct. Speaker, Feb. Book Club)

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April 5, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2018-2019

Historical Activities: Book Club – “Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining Sea” by Melinda M. Ponder

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February 6, 2019/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2018-2019, Programs, Warriors

Program and Historical Activities: Illinois Bicentennial

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November 4, 2018/by Anne Rossley
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Historical Activities, Photos, Photos: 2018-2019

Historical Activities: Book Club – “America’s First Daughter: A Novel” by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

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September 5, 2018/by Anne Rossley
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National Union, State Sovereignty (1750-1895). The Illinois Society was founded on December 5, 1895. Incorporation by the Illinois Secretary of State followed on June 30, 1896. The Illinois Society chose as its Seal an adaptation of an earlier Seal of the State of Illinois. There were 22 charter members.

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