Full Text of HR0131 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Vandalia Historical Society is the active | 3 | | group supporting both the Historic Vandalia State House and the | 4 | | Little Brick House, both of which are listed on the National | 5 | | Registry of Historic Places; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Vandalia Historical Society provides | 7 | | educational and cultural activities for thousands of school | 8 | | children and visitors annually and also sponsors a variety of | 9 | | fundraisers to help maintain the Historic Vandalia State House | 10 | | and the Little Brick House sites; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Vandalia was the second capitol city, after | 12 | | Kaskaskia, and home to the second, third, and fourth capitol | 13 | | buildings; the fourth building is the Historic Vandalia State | 14 | | House, which is located at Gallatin Street and is the oldest | 15 | | surviving Illinois State Capitol building, where notable | 16 | | figures, including Abraham Lincoln, served in the Illinois | 17 | | House of Representatives from 1836 until 1839; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Madonna of the Trail, a large statue donated | 19 | | by the Daughters of the American Revolution and dedicated in | 20 | | 1928, is located on the southwest corner of the Vandalia State | 21 | | House grounds and commemorates Vandalia as the official | 22 | | terminus of the historic National Road; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Little Brick House, located at 621 St. Clair | 2 | | Street, has been preserved as an example of Italianate | 3 | | architecture and is furnished with period pieces, antiques, and | 4 | | early Vandalia artifacts from the mid 1800s; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Little Brick House contains furniture, china, | 6 | | engravings, and books acquired from the families of state | 7 | | officers, legislators, and the Ferdinand Ernst Colony; it | 8 | | houses the Berry-Hall library room, which pays tribute to James | 9 | | William Berry, the first talented artist of Illinois, and to | 10 | | Judge James Hall, who established Vandalia as the first | 11 | | literary center west of Cincinnati; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Vandalia Historical Society continues to | 13 | | research the history of the City of Vandalia and the Old State | 14 | | Capitol to verify and expand the knowledge of their historical | 15 | | significance; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Benjamin Mills Chapter of the Daughters of the | 17 | | American Revolution (DAR), which covers Bond and Fayette | 18 | | Counties, has been approved by the National Society Daughters | 19 | | of the American Revolution (NSDAR) National Headquarters in | 20 | | Washington, D.C. to award the Historic Preservation Award and | 21 | | Medal to the Vandalia Historical Society; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This rare and very prestigious recognition will be | 2 | | awarded to the Vandalia Historical Society on March 9, 2019 at | 3 | | 1:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Greenville; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate the Vandalia Historical Society on their | 8 | | well-deserved recognition; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Susan Williams and the Vandalia Historical Society | 11 | | and to Lisa Stephens and the Benjamin Mills Chapter of the | 12 | | Daughters of the American Revolution as an expression of our | 13 | | esteem and respect.
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