The Prairie Landscape

IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau Listing

Name
Program Title
Sharon Alter Three Wartime First Ladies: Madison, Lincoln, and Wilson
Sharon Alter First Ladies as Activists and Leaders
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler Myths, Types, and Stereotypes: Latinos in Hollywood
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler Reading Chicago at the Turn of the Century
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler Sisters of the Road Travel Writing by Women Throughout History
Raymond Bial Frontier Home: Life on the Illinois Prairie
Raymond Bial A Visit to Illinois Amish Country
Leonard J. Biallas What is the Holy Grail?: Behind The Da Vinci Code
Leonard J. Biallas Angels and Demons
Penelope Bingham Who Cooks? American Cookbooks and Changes in Gender Roles
Penelope Bingham Vintage Cookbooks, Modern Cooks
Penelope Bingham Just What is American Food? Cookbooks and American Cultural Identity
Lee Brice Ancient History and Film: Cinematic Window on the Modern World
Lee Brice Bread and Circuses: Truth and Fiction in the Ancient Arena
Lee Brice Alexander the Great: Then and Now
Simon Cordery Crossroads of the Nation: The Hidden History of Illinois' Railroads
Simon Cordery Looking Across the Pond: The Past & Future of America’s Special Relationship with Britain
Simon Cordery American Railroad Leaders and the Progress of an Industry
Janet Cornelius *ABE* Jane Addams' Lincoln
Janet Cornelius *ABE* Lincoln and the Power of Language
Dennis Cremin Grant Park: From Lakeshore to Landfill to Millennium Park
Dennis Cremin Reading the Landscape: The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
Bryan Kelso Crow An Introduction to Irish Music
Neil Dahlstrom John Deere: His Life and Times, 1804-1886
Kevin J.H. Dettmar Bob Dylan and American Roots Music
Kevin J.H. Dettmar The Invention of 'Roots' Music
Kevin J.H. Dettmar Flashpoints in Twentieth-Century American Popular Music
Kristin Douglas How Different Are We? Genetics and the Individual
Kristin Douglas How Is Genetics Changing Medicine
Ray Elliott James Jones: The Evolution of a Soldier and a Writer
Ray Elliott Cultural Journalism: Preserving our History and Culture
Ray Elliott A Literary and Personal View of the Impact of War on the Warriors and their Families
Brian "Fox" Ellis Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle
Brian "Fox" Ellis Adventures with John James Audubon
Brian "Fox" Ellis *ABE* Lincoln Tales Tall and True
Guy Fraker *ABE* Abraham Lincoln and the Eighth Judicial Circuit
Guy Fraker *ABE* Lincoln Circuit Markers: The Real Lincoln Highway
Leslie Goddard An Encounter with Bertha Palmer
Leslie Goddard Illinois Women and the Winning of Women's Suffrage
Leslie Goddard Abigail Adams: Inside the Early Republic
Peter N. Gray, PhD Genetic Science and Art
Bucky Halker Woody Guthrie, the Great Depression and American Protest Songs
Bucky Halker The New Deal and Labor Protest Songs, 1930-1945
Bucky Halker Folksongs of Illinois
John E. Hallwas Desperadoes: Notorious Lawbreakers of Early Illinois
John E. Hallwas Small-Town Heritage: Life in Illinois Communities, 1870-1920
Farhat Haq Living Islam
Farhat Haq What's the Deal with the Veil? Women in the Islamic World
Daniel Marcotte & Judith Heineman Songs and Stories with Renaissance Lute
Daniel Marcotte & Judith Heineman The Magic Carpet: Stories and Songs from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Daniel Marcotte & Judith Heineman Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Traditional Fairy Tales
Rebecca Hunter Yes, Virginia, Sears DID Sell Barns
Rebecca Hunter Historic Preservation: Conserving Heritage through Preservation, Restoration, and Salvage
Rebecca Hunter Putting Sears Homes on the Map: The Mail Order House Phenomenon, 1906-1946
William R. Iseminger Mighty Cahokia: Prehistoric Indian City
William R. Iseminger Native American Astronomy
Beth Johnson Nature in the White City
Beth Johnson Tuskegee Architects
Beth Johnson The Binga State Bank and the Development of 'Bronzeville'
Ron Keller *ABE* Lincoln, Slavery, and the Legacy of Race
Ron Keller *ABE* How We View Our History: The Changing Image of the 16th President
Jeff Libman The Immigrant Experience: Voices of Identity and Assimilation
David Lightfoot A New Food Pyramid: Biotechnology, Obesity, and Health
Rocky Maffit Rhythm and Beauty: An Exploration of World Percussion
Sarah S. Marcus Heroes, Statesmen, Philanderers, and Fools: The American Presidency in Popular Culture
Sarah S. Marcus Chicago on Screen
Jane Ann Moore *ABE* Elijah & Owen Lovejoy: Heroes of Anti-slavery in Illinois
Jane Ann Moore *ABE* Blacks and Whites Chipping Away at Racism in the 1850s
Rick Pickren Illinois: Gateway to the American West in Story and Song
Rick Pickren Songs from the Steel Rails, 1850-1925
Mark Pohlad *ABE* The Camera and Abraham Lincoln
Mark Pohlad *ABE* Abraham Lincoln in American Art
Debra A. Reid Animal Husbandry and Anabaptist Culture in Illinois
Debra A. Reid Material Culture as Evidence of Historic Rural and Agricultural Practices
Debra A. Reid The History of Illinois Agriculture
Lorraine Schwass The French in 18th Century Illinois: Life for a Woman in "New France"
Lorraine Schwass Illinois Women in the Civil War Era
Jennifer Shook Hobos and Cowboys: The Dream of Identity in Early American Performance
Jennifer Shook *ABE* The Abe We Know Now: Abraham Lincoln in Contemporary Theatre and Popular Culture
Jason Stacy *ABE* The Poet and the President: Whitman and Lincoln as Allies Across the Political Divide
Dennis Stroughmatt In Fiddle Music and Tall Tales: French Creole Culture in the Illinois Country of Upper Louisiana
Dennis Stroughmatt La Guillanee: Ancient French Traditions in Music and Food
Chris Vallillo Roots of Rural Music
Chris Vallillo Folk Music for Little Folks
Chris Vallillo *ABE* Abraham Lincoln In Song
John B. Wallace The Adventures of John Muir
John B. Wallace The World According to John Muir
John B. Wallace Colonel Daniel H. Brush, Founder of Carbondale: In His Own Words
Patricia Williams-Lessane Movin' On Up a Little Higher: From Mahalia to Mariah
Patricia Williams-Lessane Black Magic Woman: Music and Conjure in the Work of Early Blues Women's Music
Patricia Williams-Lessane How I Got Over: Black Women, Music, and Laughter
Xiaosi Yang The Essential Differences Between Eastern Asian and Western Civilizations
Xiaosi Yang The Global Significance of China's Rise