Speakers

Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County

Speakers Bureau

Here is a list of our Speakers Bureau presenters and programs. Please check back often for new listings.

Arranging for your Speaker

We would appreciate your request at least three weeks in advance of your program. We’ll ask you for the name of your organization, the contact person and information about time, date and location of the presentation, desired program length, hookups for audiovisual (if the speaker uses them), and the number of people you expect to attend.

We will provide biographical information about the speaker to help you prepare introductory remarks and publicity.

Honoraria are not expected but donations, which will be used solely for the purposes of the Historical Society, are gratefully accepted. Travel expenses, if any, for events outside Adams County should be discussed at the time arrangements for the speaker are made.

Our Speakers and Programs

A Speakers Bureau member portrays Quincy Congressman W.A. Richardson.

Reg Ankrom		Stephen A. Douglas of Quincy The Political Apprenticeship of Stephen A. Douglas The Douglas-Lincoln Contest for Mary Ann Todd
Dave Dulaney		The Steamboat Photos of Quincyan Harry Klene
Jean Kay		Treasurers from the Historical Society Collection Placing that Special Keepsake in Our Collection
Rich Keppner		The U. S. General with a Confederate Namesake: Union General Jefferson C. Davis
John Spake		The History of the Stove Industry in Quincy
Dr. Tim Jacobs		Civil War Medicine Abraham Jonas: Lincoln Patron and Quincy’s First Jewish Citizen
Dr. Pat McGinley		Area Residents in World War II
Warren Speckhart		Civil War in Southwestern Illinois