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The Illinois State Historical Society
Officers
President: John Weck, Sycamore
Vice President: Mark Sorensen, Decatur
Treasurer: Arthur M. Martin, Chicago
Secretary: Russell Lewis, Chicago
Directors: Terms Expire in 2008
Alberta Adamson, Wheaton
Roger Biles, Normal
Lawrence Hansen, River Forest
Patricia Walton, Hanover Park
Randall Witter, Springfield
Directors: Terms Expire in 2009
Leah Axelrod, Highland Park
Herbert Channick, Highland Park
Redd Griffin, Oak Park
Dennis Williams, Quincy
Robyn Williams, Harrisburg
Directors: Terms Expire in 2010
Terri Cameron, Springfield
John Craig, Springfield
Larry Douglas, Belknap
Stu Fleige, Springfield
Dave Joens, Springfield
Staff
William Furry, Executive Director
Mary Lou Johnsrud, Office Manager
Advisory Board 2007-2008
Michael Batinski, Carbondale
Charles Burgess, Bethalto
Roland Cross, Springfield
Suzanne Dietrich, Edwardsville
Tim Draper, Sugar Grove
Elaine Egdorf, Homewood
Annamarie Erickson, Bloomingdale
Dow D. Grider, Sherman
Jeff Lightfoot, Springfield
Lisa Oppenheim, Chicago
Jim Patton III, Leland Grove
John Pearson, Chicago
Shirley Portwood, Godfrey
Robert Swenson, Carbondale
Charles Titus, Charleston
Ronald Vasile, Lockport
Gary Vitale, Springfield
Ted Wachholz, Arlington Heights
Douglas Whitley, Batavia
Muriel Wilson, Chicago
Living Past Presidents
Victor Hicken, Macomb
Katie Fiene Birchler, Chester
Samuel Lilly, Downers Grove
David J. Maurer, Charleston
Wilma Lund, Springfield
Patricia Wallace-Christian, Madison, CT
Mark A. Plummer, Normal
E. Duane Elbert, Forrest
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
Rand Burnette, Jacksonville
David W. Scott, Springfield
Marvin W. Ehlers, Deerfield |
Illinois Heritage
A Publication of The Illinois State Historical Society
May-June 2007 Volume 10 Number 3
Departments
3 Letters
4 News
27 New members
Features
6 Conflict in the countryside
Rural communities in the 1840s Mormon War
12 Tongue ties
The linguistic map of western Illinois
16 Highlights of the 2007 Annual Meeting and awards luncheon
18 Historically dining in western Illinois
20 Betsey Lovejoy
A woman of influence on western Illinois History
Book Reviews
25 Nauvoo for all ages
On the Cover:
A sun stone from the original Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Editor's Note:
With this issue of Illinois Heritage we continue our series devoted to specific regions of our Prairie State, in this case west-central Illinois. Guest editor Chris Young, who grew up in Chicago but taught history at Jacksonville's MacMurray College before moving on to Indiana University Northwest last year, has assembled a fascinating collection of articles from several outstanding scholars, and the topics are sure to delight. In addition, we've included a new feature in this issue: restaurant reviews. We hope you enjoy this armchair excursion into "Forgottonia" and will share your comments with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
William Furry
Editor
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