Here is a list of events and links that our history majors may find interesting. We will add new events regularly. Keep informed, mark your calendar, and check it out!
Friday, April 13, 4 p.m.
Illinois Wesleyan University, CNS C101
Associate Professor of History Robert Schultz will present the Faculty Colloquium, "Disaffected Men: Agency, Work, Culture and Society in Twentieth Century American Film."
Saturday, April 14
Students will present academic posters, oral presentations, music compositions and art displays at the John Wesley Powell Research Conference.
Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 2:00 P.M.
LECTURE – ILLINOIS AND THE CIVIL WAR
Museum of the Grand Prarie, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 600 N. Lombard, Mahomet
Dan Monroe, Professor of History at Millikin University, offers his insights on the contributions of Illinois soldiers and civilians alike to the Civil War effort. Monroe is currently writing a book on daily life before the Civil War. Free. For information, (217) 586-2612 or bgarvey@ccfpd.org.
Sunday, May 6 2:00 P.M.
LECTURE- ILLINOIS IN THE WAR OF 1812
Museum of the Grand Prarie, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 600 N. Lombard, Mahomet
This year, 2012, marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, sometimes called the "Second War for American Independence." The role Illinois played in the war was a pivotal event in the state's early history, but until now there has been scant attention paid to events in this state during the war. Gillum Ferguson has now filled that gap with the first full-length and comprehensive book on the subject, Illinois in the War of 1812, published by the University of Illinois Press Information. The War of 1812 was a crucial stage in opening the Grand Prairie to settlement, and to Central Illinois in particular. Free. For information, (217) 586-2612 or bgarvey@ccfpd.org.
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