CALL FOR PAPERS
and Proposals for Teacher Workshops

Fourteenth Annual
Conference on Illinois History
October 11-12, 2012
Springfield

Proposals for individual papers or panels on any aspect of Illinois' history, culture, politics, geography, literature, and archaeology are requested for the Conference on Illinois History. The Conference welcomes submissions from professional and avocational historians, graduate students, and those engaged in the study of Illinois history at libraries, historic sites, museums, and historical societies.

Proposals for teacher workshops. Are you a teacher who has created an innovative, comprehensive, or timely curriculum on some aspect of Illinois’ history, culture, politics, geography, literature, or archaeology? Share your expertise with other teachers at the Conference on Illinois History. The conference is accredited by the ISBE for CPDUs.

To submit your proposal for a paper, panel, or teacher workshop, send:
1. A summary of the topic
2. A one-page resume of participant(s)
3. Paper summaries should include a description of major primary
and secondary sources used.

The deadline for proposals is March 12, 2012.

Send proposals to:

Bryon Andreasen
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701

Phone 217/557-8336, Fax 217/558-1574
E-mail: bryon.andreasen@illinois.gov

To receive a printed registration form and program for the conference when available, contact Shanta Thoele, IHPA, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701, by email at shanta.thoele@illinois.gov or phone 217-524-6045. Click here to purchase your tickets online.

Questions? Contact Sabrina Manci at 217-558-9014 or sabrina.manci@illinois.gov.

Download last year's conference program.

Applications are being accepted for the King V. Hostick Award.