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News Prize money for student scholars Illinois high school students are invited to participate in an essay contest about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. Essays should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words with an annotated bibliography and suggestions for further reading. The focus of the essay should be on Abraham Lincoln or a significant event in the Civil War period in Illinois. The Illinois high school student whose research paper is selected will be given an award of $1,000, plus a certificate. The deadline for 2005 is May 31. The winning essay and author will be honored and presented a check at the Banquet of the Illinois History Symposium in December 2005. The winning essay will be published in the January/February 2006 issue of Illinois Heritage magazine, the popular history magazine of the Illinois State Historical Society. For more information, call 217-525-2781, or visit the Society's web site at www.historyillinois.org. Entries should be sent to the Illinois State Historical Society, Orndorff Scholarship, 210-1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200, Springfield, Illinois 62701. The Verna Ross Orndorff Scholarship was established in 1989. A resident of River Forest, Ms. Orndorff was a lifelong student of Illinois history. Call for Papers 
The Illinois State Historical Society invites proposals for the 2005 Illinois History Symposium, which will be held December 1-3, 2005, in Springfield. The 2005 Symposium theme is "Religion and Society in Illinois," and is open to papers, presentations, panels, and workshops on any aspect of the state's history. Proposals are welcome from professional historians, students, teachers, amateur researchers, and exhibitors. Each proposal should include a summary of the topic and a one-page resume of the presenter. The summary should include the primary and secondary sources used in the research. Deadline for Symposium proposals is April 1, 2005. Individuals will be notified of the Symposium Committee's decision in mid-May. Send proposals to: The Illinois State Historical Society, 210 1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200, Springfield, Illinois, 62701, or via e-mail at ishseditor@eosinc.com. For more information, call 217-525-2781. Spring Cleaning We need to make space for new materials that ar always coming in. So we decided to do some spring cleaning and have a sale on some of our older Journals. Perhaps your local library or school would like to include these in their holdings. Listed below are t issues we're reducing to make way for newer materials: 
1982-Vol. 75, issues 1,2,3,4 (set) Individual issues sell for $4.00 each (postage included) plus 7.75% sales tax for non-member IL residents. All sets sell for one price: $10.00 each set, plus posta ($4.00 for the 1st set, 75 cents for each additional set), ai 7.75% sales tax for non-member Illinois residents. We also accept Visa and MasterCard. Hurry, some of these won't last long! Send your order and payment to: Illinois State Historical Society 210 1/2 S. Sixth St., Suite 200 Springfield, IL 62701 or call 217-525-2781 The Lincoln Conspiracy -A Murder Mystery Game In April, the Indiana Historical Society will unveil The Lincoln Conspiracy- A Murder Mystery Game. Using critical thinking skills and creative role playing, players will become engrossed in the most important murder mystery of the nineteenth century. Through testimonials given at the conspiracy trial, this fascinating mystery is unraveled as the players determine the guilt or innocence of the men and women arrested. Suitable for 10-32 players, ages 10 - adult. It is available at the Society's History Market gift store for $29.95. Indiana Historical Society members receive a 10 percent discount on the game when purchasing directly from the History Market. To order, call (800) 447-1830. 6 |
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