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The Illinois State Historical Society Officers
President: Rand Burnette, Jacksonville
President Pro Tem: David Scott, Springfield
Treasurer: Arthur M Martin, Chicago
Directors
Directors, Terms Expire in 2003
Michael C. Batinski, Carbondale
Janet D. Cornelius, Penfield
Mary "Happy" Dean, Peoria
Francis Even, River Forest
Warren D. Winston, Pittsfield
Directors, Terms Expire in 2004
Norman C. Berger, Chicago
Timothy Draper, Sugar Grove
Mark Sorensen, Decatur
Patricia J. Walton, Hanover
Park John Week, Sycamore
Directors, Terms Expire in 2005
Leah J. Axelrod, Chicago
Herbert Channick, Rockfond
Redd Griffin, Oak Park
Russell Lewis, Chicago John Power, Jacksonville
Staff
Tom Teague, Executive Director
William Furry, Assistant Director
Sallie Brittin, Membership Secretary
Advisory Board 2002-2003
Charles E. Burgess, Bethalto
Charles A. Chapin, Chatham
Stephen Gharry, Oglesby
James P. Coble, Springfield
Alberta Conover, Springfield
Larry A. Douglas, Belknap
Marvin W. Ehlers, Deerfield
Stuart R. Fliege, Springfield
Wolf D. Fuhrig, Jacksonville
Gerald Lee Gutek, LaGrange
Jon Howard, Mount Vernon
D. Bradford Hunt, Chicago
Charlotte E. Johnson, Alton
Ellsworth Mills, Highland Park
Micheal Newton-Matza, Oak Park
John K. Notz, Chicago
Richard I. Pate, Danville
Craig Pfannkuche, Wonder Lake
Shirley Portwood, Godfrey
Theodore H. Wachholz, Arlington Heights
Joan B. Willenborg, Effingham
Living Past Presidents
Alexander Summers, San Diego, CA
Robert M. Sutton, Urbana
Gunnar Benson, Sterling
Donald F. Tingley, Savoy
Victor Hicken, Macomb
Katie Fiene Birchler, Chester
Samuel Lilly, Downers Grove
David J. Maurer, Charleston
Wilma Lund, Springfield
Patricia Wallace-Christian, Durham, CT
Mark A. Plummer, Normal
John T. Trutter, Northfield
E. Duane Libert, Lerna
Raymond E. Hauser, St. Charles
Patricia Grimmer, Carbondale
John Power, Jacksonville
Robert J. Klaus, Chicago
Michael J. McNerney, Carbondale
Robert McColley, Urbana
Barbara M. Posadas, DeKalb
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Illinois Herritage
A Publication of The Illinois State Historical Society September-October 2003 Volume 6 Number 5
Departments
2 Society's survival
4 Letters
5 News
Features
7 Lincoln lore
8 A marker year for markers
11 William Jennings Bryan: The most influential loser in American history
15 Slavery in Illinois: A window opens on dark chapter in early state history
19 Historic bridges: a photographic record by Roger McCredie
Review
22 The history of Poetry
In Brief
24 From the archives
25 New Members
To our readers:
Welcome to Illinois Heritage, the popular history magazine of the 103-year-old Illinois State Historical Society. If you are an old friend, thanks for your membership and on-going support. If you are new to Heritage and to the Society, we hope you'll be encouraged to find out more about our programs and the benefits of membership.
Fall at the Illinois State Historical Society finds us preparing for a rich harvest. More than fifty century-old businesses and organizations will join the Society at the Centennial Awards Banquet on October 10, at the Palmer House in Chicago. Invitations are in the mail. We hope you will make your reservations now to welcome this year's centennial crop into the fold. On December 5-6, the Society hosts its 24t" annual Illinois History Symposium at the
Crowne Plaza in Springfield. This year's theme is "Justice and Education in Illinois," but the program also commemorates the 100tn anniversary of human flight with a special plenary session on the "History of Flight Since Kitty Hawk." See pages 26-27 for a full schedule of Symposium activities. We especially hope you enjoy this issue of Heritage, which takes a close look at Illinois' unspoken history as a slave territory and state. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions. Send them to Illinois Heritage, c/o Illinois State Historical Society, 210-1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200, Springfield, Illinois 62701, or e-mail me at ishseditor@eosinc.com. Very best wishes for a beautiful, bountiful fall.
William Furry editor
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