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| ROCKFORD TO HOST 4TH ANNUAL ILLINOIS STATE TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT CONFERENCE IN MARCH
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Pulitzer Prize Winner, Samantha Power, to Present Keynote |
| 4th Annual Illinois TAH Conference |
Rockford will play host to Teaching American History Grant participants from across the state on Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th. Friday's events will kick off at Cliffbreakers' Conference Center on W. Riverside Blvd. with a bus tour of historic sites in Rockford. Participants will tour Veterans Memorial Hall, Tinker Swiss Cottage, Atwood Outdoor Ed Center (the former Camp Grant), and will conclude their rounds with a stop at Midway Village for a brief tour and a reception. Back at Cliffbreakers, attendees will enjoy a dinner buffet with a special guest appearance by former President Theodore Roosevelt! The keynote address for the evening will be given by world-renowned author and winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, Samantha Power. Each person attending the conference will receive a copy of Power's book, "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide" which she will sign following her keynote address. |
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS FOR SATURDAY MORNING |
Click this link to get a preview of the presentations scheduled for Saturday, March 15th, at Cliffbreakers. |
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| REGISTER NOW FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL ILLINOIS STATE TAH CONFERENCE
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| Registration Form |
Click on this link to find out additional details for the 4th Annual Illinois State TAH Conference on the Registration Form. Registration forms need to be received by March 1st! |
| Hotel and Travel Information for TAH Conference |
Click on this link for information regarding travel and hotel rooms at Conference Headquarters, Cliffbreakers' Conference Center on the beautiful Rock River! |
| Presenters' Form |
Do you have a great lesson or unit to share? We are still accepting offers for presentations at the 4th Annual TAH State Conference. If you have a lesson plan or study unit that you would like to share with others, we would love to hear about it! Send your ideas to us by using the Presenters' Form on the left. |
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