Public Programs Calendar
These programs are held at our Chicago, Illinois facility unless otherwise indicated.
Registration
Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a seat will be available for you. Groups and classes can be accommodated by special arrangement.
You can register in-person or by contacting us:
- chicago.archives@nara.gov
Telephone:
(773) 948-9001- Address and Directions
October 2008
Title: 11th Annual Civil War Symposium - Abraham Lincoln as War President
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Place: The Cantigny First Division Museum, Wheaton,
Illinois
The Symposium presentations include:
- The Emancipation Proclamation as a War Measure
Paul Finkleman, Albany Law School - Current Lincoln Scholarship
Harold Holzer, United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission - Lincoln Records in the National Archives
Trevor Plante, National Archives and Records Administration - Lincoln and the Copperhead Movement in Illinois
Thomas Schwartz, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Living History re-enactors will be on display during the Symposium.
The 2008 Civil War Symposium is dedicated to the late John Y. Simon, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Fees:
General Public: $40.00
Teachers/Civil War Round Table Members: $20.00
Students and Senior Citizens: $10.00
Teachers can earn continuing education credits.
Register for this SymposiumNovember 2008
Title: Understanding the Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Place: National Archives - Great Lakes Region
Fees: $10.00
Learn how to use Federal court, General Land Office, and other records to research what life was like in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois during Lincoln's lifetime.
February 2009
Title: An Introduction to Document and Photograph Preservation
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Place: National Archives - Great Lakes Region
Fees: $10.00
Learn basic techniques on how to store and preserve your treasured family documents and photographs.
May 2009
Title: Using Court Records to Find Local and Family History
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Place: National Archives - Great Lakes Region
Fees: $10.00
Archivists from the Great Lakes Region and the Circuit Court of Cook County Archives will give an overview of how court records can be used to uncover a wealth of information about people's lives as well as the social, legal and economic issues that brought them to court. View Finding Aids
Earn Credit for Attending
We're licensed by the Illinois and Indiana State Boards of Education to award continuing education credits to teachers for professional development.
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