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The
Illinois State Historical Society
(ISHS) is a
private sector
organization, organized as a
nonprofit
, that edits and disseminates public knowledge of history throughout the U.S. state of
Illinois
. It was founded in 1899.
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History and functions
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The ISHS was created as an entity with the original purpose of gathering and publishing materials on
paper
relating to Illinois' early history.
American Civil War
veterans and the grandchildren of the state's early settlers were eager to learn how Illinois had organized itself in the years prior to the 1860 presidential election of
Abraham Lincoln
. As time passed, the focus of the Society shifted from
books
to
periodicals
and
symposia
. Affiliated and independent scholars were given a venue to publish their findings. As paved highway mileage increased in Illinois in the early 1900s, the ISHS began to build and maintain state highway
historic markers
. The Society's work continued to focus on pioneer years and the 19th century.
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Although historically affiliated with the state government of Illinois and the agencies that developed into the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
, the ISHS was emancipated in 1997 and fully launched into the private sector. As of 2014, the ISHS publishes the quarterly
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
, a scholarly publication, and the bimonthly
Illinois Heritage
, a newsletter with short historical features. The Society holds meetings and symposia, and offers small prizes and scholarships for continued work and studies in Illinois history, with growing emphasis on the
social history
of the 20th century in Illinois.
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