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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Many places in Illinois are significant sites of 
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local, State, national, and world history; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Visitors to these sites learn about historic 
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people, ideas, and developments; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Such visits deepen our interests in, and 
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appreciation of, history; and

 
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    WHEREAS, History helps us understand our place in the world 
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and how we might improve it; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Increasing visitations at historic sites 
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stimulates beautification, preservation, conservation, 
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tourism, and business in Illinois communities and counties 
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where they are located; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Historical Society, organized 
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in 1899 and recognized by the Illinois General Assembly in 
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1903, has already placed markers at more than four hundred 
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historic sites around the State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly and the Illinois 
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State Historical Society now seek to heighten historical 
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awareness in Illinois residents and visitors by calling 
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attention to these markers and historic sites throughout the 
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State; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the week of February 27 through 
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March 4 in 2006 shall be known as Illinois State Historical 
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Society Markers Awareness Week with a special State ceremony in 
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Springfield on March 3, 2006; and be it further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That all Illinois residents and visitors are 
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encouraged to celebrate this week by learning about historic 
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sites in their locales, visiting them, reflecting on their 
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importance in history, communicating with others about them, 
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and attending ceremonies commemorating them; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That General Assembly members are encouraged to 
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participate in the events of this week with their colleagues in 
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the Capitol and their constituents in their home districts; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Illinois State Historical Society.