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SUMMARY:Loving Lincoln by Stacey Lynnn
DESCRIPTION:Historian Stacy Lynn will provide a program on Abraham Lincoln for the final event of the 2024 Annual MCHS Speaker Series. “Loving Lincoln: Stories about Women and Abraham Lincoln” will be presented at 2 p.m. on Sunday\, August 11 at the Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The MCHS Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. \nLynn recently completed a manuscript for Southern Illinois University Press which explores various women in President Lincoln’s personal life including his female legal clients\, his political constituency of women\, and a few of the women who shaped his legacy. The book\, scheduled for publication in January 2025\, is part biography\, part memoir\, and also includes personal stories about Lynn’s relationship with Lincoln through her experience as an editor of Lincoln’s papers for 20 years. Lynn’s previous books include The Jury in Lincoln’s America (2012) and Mary Lincoln: Southern Girl\, Northern Woman (2015). \nIn her presentation\, she will share several stories from the new book\, provide a short reading and lead a discussion afterwards. She has written dozens of articles and appeared in numerous documentaries related to her specialties. She has historical expertise on Lincoln\, 19th Century America\, Illinois history\, women’s history\, the Progressive Era\, legal history and the history of race. \nLynn has a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Illinois (2007). From 1996-2016 she was Associate Editor and Assistant Director of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield\, Illinois. Currently\, she serves as Associate Editor of the Jane Addams Papers. This program was originally scheduled for June 9 but was rescheduled. \nThe Madison County Historical Society owns and operates the MCHS History Museum and Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The Society preserves documentation and artifacts of Madison County and provides a broad spectrum of educational programming. Founded in 1921\, MCHS is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that receives no public funding. \nTo learn more about Madison County history\, visit the Society’s website https://madcohistory.org/\, visit its Facebook page (Madison County Historical Society)\, or call 618-656-6579.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/loving-lincoln/
LOCATION:Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Edwardsville,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Historian Researches Women in Lincoln’s Life
DESCRIPTION:The Madison County Historical Society’s June Speaker Series event will take place June 9 at 2 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The lecture is by historian Stacy Lynn whose program is “Loving Lincoln: Stories about Women and Abraham Lincoln.” MCHS Speaker Series events are free and open to the public.  \nLynn recently completed a manuscript for Southern Illinois University Press which explores various women in President Lincoln’s personal life including his female legal clients\, his political constituency of women\, and a few of the women who shaped his legacy. The book\, scheduled for publication in January 2025\, is part biography\, part memoir\, and also includes personal stories about Lynn’s relationship with Lincoln through her experience as an editor of Lincoln’s papers for 20 years. Lynn’s previous books include The Jury in Lincoln’s America (2012) and Mary Lincoln: Southern Girl\, Northern Woman (2015). \nIn her presentation\, she will share several stories from the new book\, provide a short reading and lead a discussion afterwards. She has written dozens of articles and appeared in numerous documentaries related to her specialties. She has historical expertise on Lincoln\, 19th Century America\, Illinois history\, women’s history\, the Progressive Era\, legal history and the history of race. Lynn has a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Illinois (2007). From 1996-2016 she was Associate Editor and Assistant Director of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield\, Illinois. Currently\, she serves as Associate Editor of the Jane Addams Papers. \nThe Madison County Historical Society owns and operates the MCHS History Museum and Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The museum is currently closed for renovation\, but library hours are Wed.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. The library is also open Mon.-Tues. by appointment only. MCHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which receives no public funding. For more information on this program or to learn more about Madison County history\, visit the Society’s website https://madcohistory.org/\, or call 618-656-6579.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/historian-researches-women-in-lincolns-life/
LOCATION:Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Illinois,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Lincoln and Koerner at the Crossroads of History
DESCRIPTION:Jack LeShien and Mollie McKenzie\, Co-chairs of the Gustave Koerner House Restoration Committee in Belleville\, Illinois\, will present a program for the Madison County Historical Society’s Speaker Series on April 14 at 2 p.m. The subject is “Lincoln and Koerner at the Crossroads of History.” MCHS Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. These events are held at the Main Street Community Center at 1003 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. \nGustave Koerner may be one of Southwestern Illinois’ least known\, yet most influential Illinoisians from his era. Born in Germany in 1809. He was a college educated man who in his youth was an activist. Regarded as a freedom fighter by modern historians\, in Germany\, in his time\, he was considered a dangerous anti-government revolutionary. He fled his native country to avoid imprisonment. \nIn America\, Koerner continued his activism\, working with his friend\, Abraham Lincoln\, to stop the expansion of slavery in America. He helped form the Republican Party and in 1856 became chair of the Illinois Republican Party. Two years later he was president of the Convention that nominated his friend\, Abraham Lincoln\, to the Senate. He travelled the state\, politicking for Lincoln and against the expansion of slavery\, lecturing in both German and English\, depending on the audience. One author called him a “confessed enemy of slavery.” That description relates to Koerner’s words when he said\, “Do right and fear no one.” \nWhen he came to America\, Koerner eventually settled in Belleville\, Illinois\, where his accomplishments were extraordinary. He was an attorney who was better educated than most due to his university education in Germany. When his law partner\, James Shields\, retired as Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court\, Koerner was chosen to replace him. He met Abraham Lincoln through his legal career and sometimes was co-counsel in railroad cases. He was a politician who was a party loyalist\, but not afraid to change parties when it failed to support issues he felt strongly about. Koerner also served as a Lieutenant Governor of Illinois\, as a Colonel in the Civil War\, and\, as U. S. Ambassador to Spain. \nLe Chien and McKenzie are responsible for the renovation of Koerner’s 1854 two-story Greek Revival home in Belleville. Both are completely immersed in the history of Gustave Koerner and they tell a good story about both the man and his influences on this area and the country. They will also discuss the restoration of Koerner’s nearly 200-year-old house. Le Chien was news director at WIBV radio\, Belleville\, for 17 years and in that job learned an appreciation of the history of southwest Illinois. Since 1995 he has been involved in historic preservation in Belleville and in 2001 became co-chair with Molly McKenzie of the Gustave Koerner House Committee. \nIn 2010\, McKenzie retired from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency after a 32-year career spent in Southwestern Illinois. She has received many awards over the years for both professional and volunteer projects promoting preservation as well as projects that educate the public about the diverse historical record of this area. \nThe Madison County Historical Society owns and operates the MCHS History Museum and Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The museum is currently closed for renovation\, but library Hours are Wed.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. The library is also open Mon.-Tues. by appointment only. MCHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no public funding. For more information on this program or to learn more about Madison County history\, visit the Society’s website https://madcohistory.org/\, or call 618-656-6579. \n  \n 
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/lincoln-and-koerner-at-the-crossroads-of-history/
LOCATION:Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Edwardsville,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speakers Series - Larry Kinsella\, Chip-A-Canoe Project
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 11 at 2 p. m. the Madison County Historical Society will welcome Larry Kinsella as the first presenter in the 2024 MCHS Speaker Series. The event is held. at the Main Street Community Center at 1003 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. \nKinsella will discuss last summer’s “Chip-a-canoe” project\, where volunteers spent 451 hours turning a felled tree into a canoe using only hand-made stone tools as the Native Americans would have done centuries ago. It had been done before by others\, but it was not well documented. They set out to complete the most documented dugout canoe\, experimental archaeology project and succeeded. When completed\, the canoe\, with passengers\, floated down the Illinois River from Kampsville to Hardin. \nKinsella\, who has a strong interest in experimental archaeology\, said he talked about this project for 35 years. He said\, “It’s inevitable that someone finally calls your bluff. That’s what happened a few years ago at the Rabbit Stick Rendezvous in Rexburg\, Idaho. Myron Cretney told me I’d better start the project while I still could!” \nKinsella\, an amateur archaeologist\, has been a volunteer at Cahokia Mounds for 50 years and has been involved in archaeology for more than 65 years. He began to flintknap in 1980 and has authored many articles and papers on experimental archaeology. In 2010 he was awarded the prestigious Don Crabtree \nAward by the Society of American Archaeology. A carpenter by trade\, he combines those skills with his experience in experimental archaeology to provide programming for libraries\, schools\, universities\, and now\, the Madison County Historical Society. \nThe Madison County Historical Society owns and operates the MCHS Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. Hours are Wed.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. The library is also open Mon.-Tues. by appointment only. MCHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no public funding.. For more information or to learn more about Madison County history\, visit the Society’s website at https://madcohistory.org/\, or call 618-656-6579.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/speakers-series-larry-kinsella-chip-a-canoe-project/
LOCATION:Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Illinois,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:MCHS Speakers Series: An Introduction to Armenian Culture\, History\, and the Armenian Genocide
DESCRIPTION:“An Introduction to Armenian Culture\, History\, and the Armenian Genocide” is the topic for the June 11 Speaker Series program from the Madison County Historical Society (MCHS). \nHistorian Norma Asadorian\, whose Armenian grandparents immigrated to Granite City\, Illinois\, will introduce the to Armenian culture and the Armenian genocide. The program will begin at 2 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center at 1003 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. The program is free and open to the public. \nArmenians\, and other immigrants who settled in Granite City’s Lincoln Place neighborhood\, played an important role in the development of the planned community. At the beginning of the twentieth century\, Granite City was established by the immigrant industrialist brothers Fredrick and William Niedringhaus across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Granite City began as an industrial town producing graniteware household items and industrial steel. It was connected to other parts of the country by several railroad lines. The need for large amounts of cheap factory labor attracted thousands of immigrants\, including Hungarians\, Macedonians\, Mexicans\, and Armenians\, among many others. \nKnown to historians as “The First Genocide of the Twentieth Century\,” the Armenian Genocide is a significant event in modern Armenian history and continues to influence foreign relations with the Republic of Armenia and the lives and shared memories of Armenians and their descendants around the globe. This is what prompted the immigration of many early Granite City Armenians. \nNorma Asadorian earned a BA degree from MacMurray College in Jacksonville\, Illinois\, where she double majored in History and in Russian and East European Studies. Subsequently\, she attended SIUE where she obtained a BS degree in Education with a major in History and later an MA in History. Before her retirement in 2012\, Asadorian was an award-winning secondary school teacher for 37 years. She is the and President of the Lincoln Place Heritage Association\, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural heritage of Granite City’ historic Lincoln Place neighborhood. \nThis program is the third of four offered annually by the Madison County Historical Society. All Speaker Series programs are free and open to the public. MCHS is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that owns and operates the Madison County History Museum and Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, Illinois. For additional information visit the MCHS website at https://madcohistory.org/ or call 618-656-1294.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/mchs-speakers-series-an-introduction-to-armenian-culture-history-and-the-armenian-genocide/
LOCATION:Main Street Community Center\, 1003 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Edwardsville,Granite City,Lincoln Place,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Genetic Genealogy and Your Family Tree
DESCRIPTION:“Researching Your Family Tree Using DNA” is the topic for the Madison County Historical Society’s August Speaker Series program. The presenter\, Debi Burgess\, working through the DNA Detectives Facebook page\, has assisted hundreds of families with finding their birth relatives. The program will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday\, August 7 in the lower level of Immanuel United Methodist Church at 800 N. Main St.\, Edwardsville\, directly across the street from the MCHS Library. \nDNA Detectives was founded and is administered by one of the country’s foremost genetic genealogist\, Cece Moore. It is a resource where persons with questions about their birth family can reach out for assistance. Some are individuals who took a DNA test to learn their ethnicity\, only to find they are not related to the people they thought were their birth family. Others have been on a life-long search to connect with birth families. \nBurgess is one of many “search angels” connected to the page. These are people who have developed a high level of expertise and agree to help families in their search. They are not permitteurgd to accept payment for their work. For the Speaker program\, Burgess will discuss how you can use DNA to discover your ancestors\, the websites to help in your search\, and methods available. The information will be useful for beginners\, as well as interesting for people with a curiosity about how DNA is being used in these searches. She will also discuss some of the recent cold cases which have been solved using genetic genealogy techniques. \nMCHS Speaker Series programs are free and open to the public. Regular hours at the Madison County History Museum and Library are Wed – Fri\, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sun\, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Although the museum building is closed for renovations\, museum exhibits can be found at the library and online at madcohistory.org. For additional information\, call 618-656-7569.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/researching-family-tree-dna-2/
LOCATION:Immanuel United Methodist Church\, 800 N. Main\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:MCHS Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:MCHS Speaker Series: Immanuel United Methodist Church (lower level)\, 800 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL  Topic: Madison County’s Indian Captivity Story with presenter Mary Z. Rose\, MCHS Archival Library Research Manager. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/mchs-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Immanuel United Methodist Church\, 800 N. Main\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - Peter StehmanApr  19\, 2020 Postponed
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS \nThe Lynching of Robert Praeger: A World War I Hate Crime for Uncle Sam \n\nPeter Stehman will discuss his book\, “Patriotic Murder\,” a fascinating look at the anti-German frenzy\, fueled by government propaganda\, that led to the lynching of Robert Praeger at Collinsville\, Illinois on April 5\, 1918. Stehman discusses how civil liberties were hijacked in the name of patriotism during World War I. There are lessons for today in this story of a crime where intolerance and hate against immigrants led to a suspension of civility. There were two crimes against Robert Praeger. Not only was he an innocent man murdered for his nationality\, but the leaders of the mob who committed the crime were exonerated.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/speaker-series-peterstehman-apr-19-2020/
LOCATION:Immanuel Methodist Church – Lower Level\, 800 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - Stephen HansenFeb  9\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Elijah Lovejoy: Freedom’s Champion or Religious Fanatic? \n\nStephen Hansen\, Emeritus Dean and Professor of Historical Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will explore the character and personality of Elijah Lovejoy. What kind of person was he? Why did he persist in attacking slavery even after prominent citizens warned him to stop?  Was Lovejoy an uncompromising defender of freedom\, a religious fanatic\, a revolutionary\, or a madman? This program will explore the events leading up to the fateful day in November 1837 when Lovejoy was killed by a mob in Alton. 
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/speaker-series-stephen-hansen/
LOCATION:Immanuel Methodist Church – Lower Level\, 800 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:MCHS Speaker Series: The Underground Railroad: Two Case Studies - Oct 13\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:MCHS Speaker Series:  The Underground Railroad in Madison County: Two Case Studies \nHistorian J. Eric Robinson will be the speaker for the final 2019 MCHS Speaker Series program on Sunday\, October 13 at 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Immanuel United Methodist Church\, 800 N. Main Street in Edwardsville\, Illinois. His program\, “Gertrude Barlabie\, Amanda Kitchell and Those Who Helped Them\,” tells the story of two St. Louis slaves who in 1853 escaped to freedom to Canada via the Underground Railroad of northwestern Madison County.  \n 
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/speakerseries-jericrobinson/
LOCATION:Immanuel Methodist Church – Lower Level\, 800 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,History,Speaker Series
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