2010 calendar photos feature state historic sites

[September 12, 2009]  SPRINGFIELD -- Twelve historic sites from the Prairie State's vast array of landmarks are highlighted in the 2010 Historic Illinois Calendar, which is now on sale.

The 13-by-10-inch calendar, produced by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, features 12 full-color photographs of historic sites managed by the agency. Each photo carries a brief description of the site and where it is located.

Photographers were Nels Akerlund of Rockford and Gregg Daniels and Ron Ackerman of Springfield.

The calendars are $7 each, or $5 each for orders of five or more. To order, send a check or money order, payable to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, to Historic Illinois Calendar, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701-1512.

For more information, call 217-524-6045. The calendar may be previewed at www.illinois-history.gov/calendar.htm.

The 2010 Historic Illinois Calendar contains the following photographs:

• January -- Pierre Menard Home, Ellis Grove, Randolph County

• February -- Bryant Cottage, Bement, Piatt County

• March -- Vandalia Statehouse, Vandalia, Fayette County

• April -- Carl Sandburg Home, Galesburg, Knox County

• May -- Jubilee College, Brimfield, Peoria County

• June -- Jarrot Mansion, Cahokia, St. Clair County

• July -- Metamora Courthouse, Metamora, Woodford County

• August -- Ulysses S. Grant Home, Galena, Jo Daviess County

• September -- Lincoln's New Salem, Petersburg, Menard County

• October and cover image -- Dana-Thomas House, Springfield, Sangamon County

• November -- Bishop Hill, Bishop Hill, Henry County

• December -- David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, McLean County

[Text from file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]