Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Preview

From Springfield: we take a look at some of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum's displays and how they use 21st Century technology to tell the story of Lincoln's life and his presidency.  We also talk with Bob Rogers, whose firm designed the displays that educate visitors on Lincoln's legacy.

Recorded March 24, 2005.  Aired the week of April 10, 2005.  10 minutes.

This program is brought to you in cooperation with the

Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau and the

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity -

Bureau of Tourism.

"Behind the Scenes" at the Field Museum

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From Chicago: we begin a new series in which viewers are allowed to go "Behind the Scenes."  We start our series with a "behind the scenes" tour of Chicago's Field Museum.  Museum President John McCarter is our guide as we visit the museum's researchers, artifacts, and vast collections.

Recorded September 16, 2004.  Aired the week of December 19, 2004.  60 minutes.

Progress Report on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

From Springfield: a progress report on the Spring opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and its potential impact on the city of Springfield.  The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum are two separate buildings.  The research library recently opened, while the museum is scheduled to open in April 2005.  We hear more about the details from the Museum's Executive Director, Historian Richard Norton Smith.

Recorded November 30, 2004.  Aired the week of December 5, 2004.  30 minutes.

Lincoln Presidential Library Move

From Springfield:  The Lincoln Presidential Library prepares to open at the end of September.  We speak with Curator Kim Bauer on what items are included in the move and with the movers, who specialize in tracking thousands of irreplaceable documents and artifacts.

Recorded August 26, 2004.  Aired the week of September 5, 2004.  20 minutes.

Illinois' Evolving Environment

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From the Illinois State Museum in Springfield: Changes is the name of a new display at the Illinois State Museum, which allows visitors to pass through 500-million years of Illinois' natural history.  The display, which just opened in June, took nearly a decade to plan and implement.  The museum display takes visitors from a time when Illinois' landmass sat nearly on the Equator and was composed of tropical forests, to the Glacial period, when ice covered nearly two-thirds of Illinois, and created the Great Lakes and our flat lands in the state's central regions.  Today, our environment continues to change, due to both natural forces and man's interaction with nature.  Changes showcases our past and reminds us that the earth is not a stagnant fixture, but an ever-evolving planet.

Recorded July 29, 2004.  Aired the week of August 1, 2004.  43 minutes.

This program is brought to you in cooperation with the

Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau and the

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity -

Bureau of Tourism.

Hidden Children of the Holocaust

From the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC: We take a tour of the museum and learn more about the hidden children of the Holocaust.

Recorded March 10, 2004.  Aired the week of April 4, 2004.  30 minutes.

Women Physicians and the Changing Face of Medicine

From Washington, DC:  Women continue to join the ranks of physicians, in what was once an entirely male profession.  Our cameras visit the National Library of Medicine to see an exhibit on  "Changing the Face of Medicine" and what contributions Illinois women made in the field of medicine once they joined the ranks of physicians.

To access the exhibit's website, click here.

Recorded November 3, 2003.  Aired the week of November 16, 2003.  Re-Aired the week of August 8, 2004.  10 minutes.

National Historian Richard Norton Smith Named as First Director of Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Recorded October 1, 2003. Aired the week of October 5, 2003.  25 minutes.

Documenting Illinois History

From the State Archives in Springfield: The smell of the 1871 Chicago fire still clings to these scorched Cook County documents now stored at the State Archives.  These are but a small part of the documents stored in the State Archives Building that preserves Illinois' fascinating history.  We take a behind the scenes tour with Archives Deputy Director, Dr. Wayne Temple, to examine these and other historical treasures of Illinois' past.

Recorded August, 2003.  Aired the week of August 31, 2003.  30 minutes.

A Tour of the Lincoln Presidential Library and Nearby Museum

Recorded May 6, 2003.  Aired the week of May 11, 2003.  Re-Aired the week of October 5, 2003.  30 minutes.

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