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SUMMARY:MRF Roadshow Exhibit Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:For two months\, Lyle Ward’s collection of MRF memorabilia has been on display at the Madison County History Museum\, 715 N. Main Street\, Edwardsville. This reception celebrates the success of the exhibit and offers one last opportunity to see it at the museum and mingle with friends who have similar memories of the great Mississippi River Festival. The reception is free and open to the public but an RSVP is appreciated. To RSVP\, send a text to 618-973-3312 or call 618-656-1294.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/mrf-roadshow-exhibit-closing-reception/
LOCATION:Weir House Museum Building\, 715 N. Main\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
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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
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SUMMARY:Paranormal Investigators to Re-Explore Weir House
DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Paranormal Investigators Consortium (MPIC) will be back to explore the Weir House with the intent of learning if there has been any change in paranormal activity since the building has undergone major restoration. \nThe evening will start in the Archival Library (801 N. Main St.\, Edwardsville) at 7 p.m.\, on Jan. 20\, 2024\, with a brief overview by members of MPIC on the “Dos and don’ts” of researching and investigating possible haunted sites or paranormal activity\, as well as a review of equipment used in paranormal investigation. Beginning at 8 p.m.\, the program will shift next door to the Weir House for a nighttime investigation. \nThis event is limited to 20 participants\, 15 years and older\, on a fire-come\, first-served basis. If there is a high level of interest in this program\, a wait list will be created for an additional session later in the year. \nTime: 7 p.m. – midnight (participants can leave before midnight)\, Jan. 20\, 2024 \nPlace: Madison County Archival Library\, 801 N. Main St.\, Edwardsville \nPrice: $40 (Society members\, $35) \nFor questions or to reserve a space contact Lynn Engleman\, lae2017@gmail.com or call 703-995-0806 and leave your name and contact information.
URL:https://madcohistory.org/event/paranormal-investigators-to-re-explore-weir-house/
LOCATION:Weir House Museum Building\, 715 N. Main\, Edwardsville\, IL\, 62025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Edwardsville
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