Full Text of HR0113 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Many places in the State of Illinois are | 3 | | significant sites of local, State, national, and world history; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Visitors to these sites learn about historic | 6 | | people, ideas, and events that occurred there; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Such visits deepen our interest in, and | 8 | | appreciation of, history; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, History helps us understand our place in the world | 10 | | and how we might improve upon it; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Increasing the number of visitors at historic | 12 | | sites will stimulate beautification, preservation, | 13 | | conservation, tourism, and business in the Illinois | 14 | | communities and counties where those sites are located; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Historical Society, recognized | 16 | | by the Illinois General Assembly in 1903 as a major contributor | 17 | | to the awareness and appreciation of history in Illinois, has | 18 | | already placed its markers at more than 400 historic sites | 19 | | around the State; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Historical Society is the only | 2 | | statewide not-for-profit historical organization; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly and the Illinois | 4 | | State Historical Society now seek to heighten historical | 5 | | awareness in Illinois residents and visitors by calling | 6 | | attention to these markers and historic sites throughout the | 7 | | State; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we designate the week of February 28 - March 6, 2011 as | 11 | | Illinois State Historical Society Markers Awareness Week in the | 12 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That all Illinois residents and visitors are | 14 | | encouraged to celebrate this week by visiting the Historical | 15 | | Markers Web site at www.historyillinois.org, learning about | 16 | | historic sites in their locales, visiting those sites, | 17 | | reflecting on their importance in history, communicating with | 18 | | others about them, and attending ceremonies commemorating | 19 | | them; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Illinois House of | 21 | | Representatives are encouraged to participate in the events of | 22 | | this week with their colleagues in the Illinois State Capitol |
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| 1 | | and their constituents in their home districts.
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