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Prior Meeting Sites

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1874-1897 | 1898-1901 | 1902-1918 | 1919-1935 | 1936-1945 | 1946-1967 | 1968-Present

1874-1897
Initially 7 counties.

YearDatesCityLocation
1874Dec 7AnnaOffice of Dr. J.I. Hale 
1875Jan 15Jonesboro  
1878Jan 16-18Belleville City Park Hall 
1878JuneChester  
 
1880June 23-24ShawneetownCourthouse
 
 
1883May 9 & 10Sparta 

Missing much information from Feb 1876-May 1898.
If you have any information please notify me at: SIMA Webmaster.

1898-1901
Semiannual meetings, 2 days each, May & November.
Initially 7 counties.

YearDatesCityLocation
1898Nov 3 & 4Cairo 
1899May 11 & 12Carbondale 
1899Nov 16 & 17Chester 
1900May 10 & 11Sparta 
1900Nov 15 & 16Murphysboro  
1901May 16 & 17Metropolis 
1901Nov 21 & 22Carbondale 

1902-1918
One annual meeting, 2 days duration, first Thursday and Friday in November.

YearDatesCityLocation
1902Nov 6 & 7Centralia 
1903Nov 5 & 6MarionChristian Church
1904Nov 4 & 5East St. LouisElk's Hall
1905Nov 1 & 2Mt. VernonAppellate Court Room
1906Nov 1 & 2Shawneetown Presbyterian Church
1907Nov 7 & 8McLeansboroOpera House
1908Nov 5 & 6MurphysboroCraine Building
1909Nov 4 & 5East St. LouisElk's Hall
1910Nov 3 & 4CentraliaCity Hall
1911Nov 2 & 3Mt. VernonFirst Methodist Episcopal Church 
1912Nov 7 & 8CairoCairo Commercial Club
1913Nov 6 & 7DuQuoinElk's Hall
1914Nov 5 & 6Mt. VernonFirst Methodist Church
1915Nov 4 & 5HarrisburgPresbyterian Church
1916Nov 2 & 3BentonElk's Home
1917Nov 1 & 2MurphysboroEagle's Hall
1918cancelled 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.

YearDatesCityLocation
1919Nov 6 & 7East St. Louis City Hall
1920Nov 4 & 5CarbondaleElk's Hall
1921Nov 3 & 4Belleville 
1922Nov 2 & 3Cairo 
1923Nov 1 & 2BentonElk's Hall
1924Nov 6 & 7AnnaChamber of Commerce
1925Nov 5 & 6Mt. VernonHotel Emmerson
1926Nov 4 & 5East St. Louis 
1927Nov 3 & 4MurphysboroMasonic Temple
1928Nov 8 & 9Mt. VernonHotel Emmerson
1929Nov 7 & 8BentonBenton Country Club
1930Nov 6 & 7MascoutahEvangelical Church Hall 
1931Nov 5 & 6OlneyHotel Hazel
1932Nov 3 & 4CarbondaleElk's club
1933Nov 2 & 3CentraliaSt. Mary's Hosptial
1934Nov 1 & 2Mt. Vernon 
1935Nov 7 & 8Belleville 

1936-1945
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.

YearDateCityLocation
1936Nov 12Murphysboro 
1937   
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1945   

The records from 1936-1945 have been misplaced.
Anyone with this information please contact me at:
SIMA Webmaster

1946-1967
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.

YearDateCityLocation
1946   
1947   
1948   
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1951   
1952Nov 6Mt. Vernon 
1953   
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1967   

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.

YearDateCityLocation
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1985Nov 7Mt. VernonRamada Convention Center
1986   
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1991Sept 14 Mt. VernonRamada Convention Center 
1992Nov 12BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1993Nov 4BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1994Nov 10BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1995Nov 9BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1996Nov 7BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1997Nov 6CarbondaleCivic Center
1998Nov 12BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
1999Nov 4CarbondaleSIU Student Center
2000Nov 9BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
2001Nov 8CartervilleJohn A. Logan College
2002Nov 7BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
2003Nov 6CartervilleJohn A. Logan College
2004Nov 11BellevilleFisher's Restaurant
2005Oct 20CartervilleJohn A. Logan College
2006Nov 2Fairview HeightsFour Points Sheraton
2007Nov 8CartervilleJohn A. Logan College
2008Nov 6Fairview Heights Four Points Sheraton
2009Nov 12WhittingtonRend Lake Resort
2010Nov 4Fairview HeightsFour Points Sheraton
2011Nov 3SpringfieldSt. John's Medical Center
2012Nov 1SpringfieldSt. John's Medical Center
2013Nov 14SpringfieldSIU School of Medicine
2014Nov 6MaryvilleAnderson Hosptial
2015Nov 12SpringfieldMemorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2016Nov 10SpringfieldMemorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2017Nov 9CartervilleJohn A. Logan College
2018Nov 15SpringfieldMemorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2019Nov 14BellevilleSouthwestern Illinois College
2020Nov 11Online Business MeetingIn person meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Nov 4SpringfieldMemorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2022Oct 29BellevilleSouthwestern Illinois College
2023Nov 11BellevilleSouthwestern Illinois College