2025 ALA Summer Symposium

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2025 ALA Cantigny Summer Symposium

Join us for the Third Annual Abraham Lincoln Association Cantigny Summer Symposium, held at the beautiful Cantigny Park Visitor Center in Wheaton, Illinois. Mark your calendars for this enriching event:

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to Noon CT
Location: Cantigny Park Visitor Center, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, Illinois (Park Map)

The symposium is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Please register by contacting Kay Smith at kaysmith.ala@gmail.com.

Featured Speakers and Topics:

Michael Burlingame: “John Locke Scripps—Lincoln’s First Biographer”
Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, is a celebrated historian and author of twenty books on Abraham Lincoln, including the acclaimed two-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A Life. Praised by prominent figures such as James M. McPherson and Christopher Hitchens, Burlingame is recognized as one of the foremost Lincoln scholars of our time.

Guy Fraker: “Young Abraham & Ann Rutledge—A New Salem Infatuation?”
Guy Fraker is the respected author of Lincoln’s Ladder to the Presidency and Looking for Lincoln in Illinois, both essential explorations of Lincoln’s time on the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Fraker’s extensive research and engaging presentations have made him a popular lecturer and tour leader, bringing the early career of Lincoln vividly to life.

Mark Pohlad: “Abraham Lincoln—The Lawyer and Politician in Chicago”
Dr. Mark Pohlad, Associate Professor of Art History at DePaul University, is renowned for his studies on Abraham Lincoln’s depiction in art and photography. He has published widely in historical journals and is currently completing a significant work on Lincoln’s legacy in Chicago, slated for release by Southern Illinois University Press.

Scott Schroeder & David Weigers: “The Lincoln Sculpture Project—A Digital World Tour”
Scott Schroeder, a dedicated Lincoln historian and healthcare professional, alongside acclaimed photographer David Weigers, presents a visually stunning and informative digital journey through global sculptures of Abraham Lincoln. Both Schroeder and Weigers are deeply involved with Lincoln-related scholarship and multimedia projects, serving on advisory boards of esteemed Lincoln organizations.

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to delve deeper into Abraham Lincoln’s remarkable life and legacy through insights from leading scholars and enthusiasts.

[Gene C]

Looks like a great line up of speakers.
Congratulations to you and David to be a part of this event

[David Lockmiller]

(06-11-2025 06:58 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Looks like a great line up of speakers.
Congratulations to you and David to be a part of this event

Gene, is the Symposium going to be online?

[Gene C]

(06-11-2025 01:10 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  Gene, is the Symposium going to be online?

I don't know.