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We all meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Watson Chapel Fire Station in Sulphur Springs at 7:00pm.
We are one of the ONLY historical preservation groups in the Trans-Mississippi that not only ALLOWS women and children, but rather ENCOURAGES their participation in meetings and events.
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864)
"I am with the South in death, in victory or defeat. I never owned a Negro and care nothing for them, but these people have been my friends and have stood up to me on all occasions.
In addition to this, I believe the North is about to wage a brutal and unholy war on a people who have done them no wrong, in violation of the constitution and the fundamental principles of the government. They no longer acknowledge that all government derives its validity from the consent of the governed."
"If this cause that is so dear to my heart is doomed to fail, then I pray heaven may let me fall with it, while my face is turned toward the enemy and my right arm battling for that which I know to be right."
Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans
"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish."
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.
On the history of war...
Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.
~Mark Twain
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By admin | July 14, 2010
The Illinois State Historical Society announces a call for papers for its 31st annual Illinois History Symposium, scheduled to be held on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, April 14-16, 2011. The theme for the symposium is “Scared Oaths and Shallow Graves:Illinois and the Civil War, Part I.”
Scholarly papers, panels,PowerPoint presentations, education workshops for teachers, andmulti-media programs will be considered, as well as non-traditional presentations. Professional and amateur historians, as well as graduate students, teachers, and independent researchers are encouraged to submitone-page proposals along with a curriculum vitae not later than August30, 2010.
Proposals on all aspects of Illinois history will be considered, though preference will be given to those with specific ties to the symposium theme. All proposals will be reviewed by the 2011 Illinois History Symposium Committee; presenters will be notified of their acceptance by November 1.
For more information call the Illinois State Historical Society office at 217-525-2781, or visit the Society website atwww.historyillinois.org. William Furry Executive Director Illinois State Historical Society 217-525-2781 FAX: 217-525-2783 wfurry@sbcglobal.net www.historyillinois.org
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