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Article
Publication Date
4-20-2011
Abstract
The symposium "Reconstructing Lincoln Log Cabin: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Coles County" traced the origins of Lincoln Log Cabin and the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Coles County, Illinois. Students researched, designed, and implemented all phases of the symposium held at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site on Saturday, November 2011 from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The Historical Administration Program at Eastern Illinois University and the Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation jointly sponsored the symposium. Selected students made formal power-point presentations and facilitated questions from the audience at the conclusion of their presentations. The students unearthed a wealth of new information and presented a layered interpretation of the site's history and the CCC as a case study of national history localized. The presentations focused on the community groups and individuals involved in creating the site, the construction of buildings by the Civilian Conservation Corp in 1934-35, and ended with the public opening in August 1936.
Recommended Citation
Mohr, Philip et. al., "Reconstructing Lincoln Log Cabin: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Coles County" (2011). 2011 Awards for Excellence in Student Research & Creative Activity - Documents. 1.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/lib_awards_2011_docs/1
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This work was a recipient of an Honorable Mention Certificate at the 2011 Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity.