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1936-1945 |
1946-1967 |
1968-Present
1874-1897
Initially 7 counties.
Year | Dates | City | Location |
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1874 | Dec 7 | Anna | Office of Dr. J.I. Hale |
1875 | Jan 15 | Jonesboro | |
1878 | Jan 16-18 | Belleville | City Park Hall |
1878 | June | Chester | |
1880 | June 23-24 | Shawneetown | Courthouse |
1883 | May 9 & 10 | Sparta |
Missing much information from Feb 1876-May 1898.
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1898-1901
Semiannual meetings, 2 days each, May & November.
Initially 7 counties.
Year | Dates | City | Location |
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1898 | Nov 3 & 4 | Cairo | |
1899 | May 11 & 12 | Carbondale | |
1899 | Nov 16 & 17 | Chester | |
1900 | May 10 & 11 | Sparta | |
1900 | Nov 15 & 16 | Murphysboro | |
1901 | May 16 & 17 | Metropolis | |
1901 | Nov 21 & 22 | Carbondale |
1902-1918
One annual meeting, 2 days duration, first Thursday and Friday in November.
Year | Dates | City | Location |
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1902 | Nov 6 & 7 | Centralia | |
1903 | Nov 5 & 6 | Marion | Christian Church |
1904 | Nov 4 & 5 | East St. Louis | Elk's Hall |
1905 | Nov 1 & 2 | Mt. Vernon | Appellate Court Room |
1906 | Nov 1 & 2 | Shawneetown | Presbyterian Church |
1907 | Nov 7 & 8 | McLeansboro | Opera House |
1908 | Nov 5 & 6 | Murphysboro | Craine Building |
1909 | Nov 4 & 5 | East St. Louis | Elk's Hall |
1910 | Nov 3 & 4 | Centralia | City Hall |
1911 | Nov 2 & 3 | Mt. Vernon | First Methodist Episcopal Church |
1912 | Nov 7 & 8 | Cairo | Cairo Commercial Club |
1913 | Nov 6 & 7 | DuQuoin | Elk's Hall |
1914 | Nov 5 & 6 | Mt. Vernon | First Methodist Church |
1915 | Nov 4 & 5 | Harrisburg | Presbyterian Church |
1916 | Nov 2 & 3 | Benton | Elk's Home |
1917 | Nov 1 & 2 | Murphysboro | Eagle's Hall |
1918 | cancelled due to the Spanish Flu pandemic and World War |
Dues increased in 1917 from $1/year to $1.50/year.
1919-1935
One annual meeting, 2 days duration, first Thursday and Friday in November.
Year | Dates | City | Location |
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1919 | Nov 6 & 7 | East St. Louis | City Hall |
1920 | Nov 4 & 5 | Carbondale | Elk's Hall |
1921 | Nov 3 & 4 | Belleville | |
1922 | Nov 2 & 3 | Cairo | |
1923 | Nov 1 & 2 | Benton | Elk's Hall |
1924 | Nov 6 & 7 | Anna | Chamber of Commerce |
1925 | Nov 5 & 6 | Mt. Vernon | Hotel Emmerson |
1926 | Nov 4 & 5 | East St. Louis | |
1927 | Nov 3 & 4 | Murphysboro | Masonic Temple |
1928 | Nov 8 & 9 | Mt. Vernon | Hotel Emmerson |
1929 | Nov 7 & 8 | Benton | Benton Country Club |
1930 | Nov 6 & 7 | Mascoutah | Evangelical Church Hall |
1931 | Nov 5 & 6 | Olney | Hotel Hazel |
1932 | Nov 3 & 4 | Carbondale | Elk's club |
1933 | Nov 2 & 3 | Centralia | St. Mary's Hosptial |
1934 | Nov 1 & 2 | Mt. Vernon | |
1935 | Nov 7 & 8 | Belleville |
1936-1945
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.
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The records from 1936-1945 have been misplaced.
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1946-1967
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.
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I do not have any further information for this period.
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1968-Present
One annual meeting, 1 day length, on Thursday after first Tuesday in November
due to decreased attendance when meeting fell on Veterans' Day.
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1991 | Sept 14 | Mt. Vernon | Ramada Convention Center |
1992 | Nov 12 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1993 | Nov 4 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1994 | Nov 10 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1995 | Nov 9 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1996 | Nov 7 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1997 | Nov 6 | Carbondale | Civic Center |
1998 | Nov 12 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
1999 | Nov 4 | Carbondale | SIU Student Center |
2000 | Nov 9 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
2001 | Nov 8 | Carterville | John A. Logan College |
2002 | Nov 7 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
2003 | Nov 6 | Carterville | John A. Logan College |
2004 | Nov 11 | Belleville | Fisher's Restaurant |
2005 | Oct 20 | Carterville | John A. Logan College |
2006 | Nov 2 | Fairview Heights | Four Points Sheraton |
2007 | Nov 8 | Carterville | John A. Logan College |
2008 | Nov 6 | Fairview Heights | Four Points Sheraton |
2009 | Nov 12 | Whittington | Rend Lake Resort |
2010 | Nov 4 | Fairview Heights | Four Points Sheraton |
2011 | Nov 3 | Springfield | St. John's Medical Center |
2012 | Nov 1 | Springfield | St. John's Medical Center |
2013 | Nov 14 | Springfield | SIU School of Medicine |
2014 | Nov 6 | Maryville | Anderson Hosptial |
2015 | Nov 12 | Springfield | Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation |
2016 | Nov 10 | Springfield | Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation |
2017 | Nov 9 | Carterville | John A. Logan College |
2018 | Nov 15 | Springfield | Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation |
2019 | Nov 14 | Belleville | Southwestern Illinois College |
2020 | Nov 11 | Online Business Meeting | In person meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 | Nov 4 | Springfield | Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation |
2022 | Oct 29 | Belleville | Southwestern Illinois College |
2023 | Nov 11 | Belleville | Southwestern Illinois College |