2 The Role of George Rogers Clark in the Illinois Frontier
Leanna Bray
Unity Point School, Carbondale

3 The Pioneer History of Jackson County
Maren Somers
Carbondale Community high School, Carbondale

5 Kaskaskia: An Illinois Frontier Town
Jessica Foote
All Saints Academy, Breese

6 Jacksonville: An Illinois Frontier Community
Alicia Hustedde
All Saints Academy, Breese

7 James Hall
Amber Jansen
All Saints Academy, Breese

8 Illinois: A New Country, A New State, A New Frontier
Baris Sevim
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale

9 The 1833 Treaty of Chicago
April D. Duckworth
Booth Elementary School, Enfield

10 Shawneetown: Gateway to Southern Illinois
Julie Lea
Wilson Booth School, Carmi

11 The Mormons in Nauvoo
Ryan Hart
Oregon High School, Oregon

13 A Brief History of Frontier Chicago
Jay Lament
Oregon High School, Oregon

14 Pushing the Frontier West from Camp River Dubois
Andria Widaman Phillips
Civic Memorial High School, Bethalto

15 The Settlement of Southern Illinois and the Mississippi River
Matt Reeb
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville

16 Life on Illinois' Last Frontier
Anna Elizabeth
Carlson Heritage School, Rockford

17 French Lifestyle on the Illinois Frontier
Jim Mourey
Belleville Township High School West, Belleville

19 Vandalia: The Frontier Capital
Brent Wagner
Oregon High School, Oregon

20 Morris Birkbeck
Jennifer Goggins
Brookwood Junior High School, Glenwood

On the Cover: Long before Illinois became a state, explorers like Meriwether Lewis and George Rogers Clark charted the frontier. Clark is depicted here discussing a treaty with Indians in the Illinois Territory.
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Student Historians of the Year

These fourteen student historians received certificates of achievement for their outstanding contributions to Illinois History in 1999-2000. Among these fourteen, the first four listed also received a cash award as well as a certificate for their research or writing.

Junior Writing
Valerie Marincic
Washington School, Peoria
"Peoria's Pere Marquette"
April 2000
        Teacher: Linda McMullin
Junior Research
Beth Martens
St. Thomas More School, Elgin
"Sears, Roebuck, and Company"
April 2000
        Teacher: Melissa Craig
Natalie Webb
Brookwood Junior High School, Glenwood
"The Chicago Board of Trade"
         Teacher: Harry Daley
Virginia Benninghoff
Schuyler Middle School, Rushville
"Rushville's U.S. Post Office"
       Teacher: Vicki Harrison
Elsa Pourshahbaz
Jamieson School, Chicago
"A Jolt Out of the Blue: Chicago's S & C Electric Company"
        Teachers: Jackie Turlow, Robert Newton
Jaclyn Foote
All Saints Academy, Breese
"The History of Agriculture in Clinton County"
           Teacher: Stephanie Garcia
Dianna Lea Woodrow
Booth Grade School, Enfield
"The History of the Enfield Elevator"
             Teacher: Larry Hughes

Senior Writing
Ashley Hatfield
Anna-Jonesbora Community High School Anna
"The Father of 'No-Till'"
February 2000
          Teacher: Bonnie Heidinger
Senior Research
Anna Carlson
Heritage School, Rockford
"The Tractor Changes Rural Life"
February 2000
        Teacher: Elizabeth Carlson
Nicole Dinkelmann
Belleville Twp High School West, Belleville
"Horseradish in Southern Illinois"
          Teacher: Vincent F. Torigian
Kelly Toppmeyer
Civic Memorial High School, Bethalto
"Apples and More Apples: Calhoun County"
          Teacher: Carol B. Phillips
Dan Veronie
Thornwood High School, South Holland
"Sometimes There Just Aren't Enough Rocks"
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         Teacher: Janice Thrall
Michael Bordieri
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
"Josephine Dudzik: Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago"
     Teacher: Patricia Grimmer
Marshal Hackerson
Oregon High School, Oregon
"Illinois Swedes"
     Teacher: Harold Harrison