2009 Conference on Illinois History September 30, 2009

The conference will feature topics that include politics, architecture, community studies, Abraham Lincoln, African American history, and the Civil War. Teachers will benefit from workshops on a variety of topics. All teacher workshop sessions are approved for Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs).
Featured speakers:

ROBERT HARTLEY, author of Paul Simon: The Political Journey of an Illinois Original will discuss “What I learned—and Did Not Learn—About Paul Simon's Political Journey.”

JAMES BALLOWE, author of A Man of Salt and Trees: The Life of Joy Morton, will discuss Morton’s important contribution to the creation and development of Burnham and Bennett’s Plan of Chicago.

MYRON MARTY will discuss his book Communities of Frank Lloyd Wright: Taliesin and Beyond.

Official Website: http://www.IllinoisHistory.gov/conference.htm