Resources

Resource Links and Library African Americans, Slavery, and Abolition | Correspondence and the Homefront | Dissent and Disorder | Genealogy Illinois in the Civil War | Libraries and Institutions | Lincoln | Miscellaneous | Online Books, Exhibits, Video, and Audio Regions, Cities, and Towns | Soldiers, Regiments, and Camps | Women | YouthDocuments available for download The files marked with a , are in portable document format: pdf. You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. If you do not have this free reader, you may download it by visiting the Adobe website.   Illinois in…

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Curriculum Materials

Curriculum Materials and Lesson PlansDocuments available for download These files are in portable document format: pdf. You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. If you do not have this free reader, you may download it by visiting the Adobe website. Illinois History Teacher. This publication, produced by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, includes co-authored essays and classroom activities for grades six through twelve on selected Illinois history topics. The issues below relate in their entirety…

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Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events Showing events after 12/1. Look for earlier events Wednesday, January 1, 2014 8:15am  Home Front: Daily Life in the Civil War North (Exhibit) (Chicago) 9:00am  Boys in Blue: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?” (Exhibit) (Springfield) 9:00am  Presidente Lincoln (Exhibit) (Springfield) 9:00am  95th Illinois Infantry Civil War Flag on Display at the Old State Capitol 10:00am  Civil War Soldiers of Vermilion County (Exhibit) (Danville) 1:00pm  The Rare and Routine (Civil War Display)…

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