ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
THE ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF PREHISTORIC AMERICA. THE ILLINOIS SOCIETY IS THE OLDEST AND ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE SOCIETIES THAT ASSOCIATE TO FORM CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES. WITH SIXTEEN OTHER STATE SOCIETIES, WE PRODUCE THE CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THREE BEST PUBLICATIONS OF GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST IN AMERICA.
THE CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY AND IS RECEIVED AS A PART OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. THE JOURNALS ARE PRODUCED IN JAN. - APRIL - JULY - OCTOBER.
THE ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. THIS NEWSLETTER DEALS WITH CURRENT FINDS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL POLITICS, LEGISLATION, ON GOING RESEARCH, AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ARCHAEOLOGY. THIS SITE WILL MAKE AVAILABLE MANY ARTICLES THAT HAVE APPEARED IN PAST NEWSLETTERS.
THE ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGIST WITH THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND DONATES TO WORTHWHILE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS. MEMBERS OFTEN GIVE LECTURES, PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DIGS AND LOAN ARTIFACTS TO MUSEUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
FIVE DISPLAY SHOWS ARE ALSO HELD ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND DISPLAY THEIR COLLECTIONS. THE PUBLIC IS ALSO INVITED.
DUES
DUES ARE ONLY $21.00 PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR FOUR CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNALS, FOUR NEWSLETTERS AND 5 DISPLAY SHOWS. SEND DUES TO DUANE TREEST - 219 S PRAIRIE ST. - BATAVIA, IL - 61125-0162. DUES AGAIN REMAIN AT ONLY $21. THE CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL IN RECENT YEARS HAS ADDED MORE COLOR, MORE PAGES AND USE BETTER PAPER. A REAL BONUS TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
OFFICERS
RAYMOND FRASER --- PRESIDENT ------- 732 THAMES DR. ---------- SCHAUMBURG, IL - 60193-4346 -- r732f@yahoo.com
STEVE CONRAD ---------VICE PRES --------1321 25TH STREET -------- PERU, IL --------------- 61354
JIM ARCO ------------------ 2ND VICE PRES - 1620 OAKFOREST DR --- ROCKFORD, IL------ 61107 --------- jarco@prodigy.net
DUANE TREEST ---- SEC/TREAS -------- 105 EAST CENTER ST. --------YORKVILLE, IL ----- 60560-1249 - treestduane@comcast.net
JOHN FLOMING ----- EDITOR ------------ P O BOX 394 -------------------- ATKINSON, ILL ------- 61235 ---- arrowheadplus@yahoo.com
2008 SHOWS
MARCH 7 - 8 ---------GATEWAY CONVENTION CENTER --------- COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS -- CALL 217-942-6083 FOR RESERVATIONS
APRIL 26 ----------------- STARVED ROCK SHOW ------------------------ LA SALLE, ILLINOIS ---------- CALL 815-882-2518 FOR RESERVATIONS --- 740 EAST ROUTE 6 - LA SALLE
CANCELLED --- ------ KANKAKEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ------- KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS ---- CALL 219-663-2806 FOR RESERVATIONS
OCTOBER 4 ------------ FOX VALLEY SHOW AM LEGION POST 489 --- YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS ------ CALL 630-879-3494
NOVEMBER 1 --------- RAMADA SUITES CONFERENCE CENTER -- ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ---- CALL 815-387-8985 FOR RESERVATIONS
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