Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Project Featured in News-Gazette

Trial & Tribulations is featured on-line and in the News Gazette Newspaper today. See article by clicking here.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Project Endorsed by Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission


The Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is pleased to endorse the Trial and Tribulations historical program developed by the Independence Pioneer Village, Oakland Historical Foundation and Oakland Landmarks, Inc.

Project Awarded Jaenike Access to the Arts Grant

$1000 is being awarded from the Ruth and Vaughn Jaenike Access to the Arts Fund of the EIU College of Arts & Humanities to Oakland Landmarks, Inc./Oakland Historical Foundation for the play/living history public and school programs that make up the Trial and Tribulations: The Story of the 1847 Matson Slave Trial project.