The Illinois Trail of Tears Association meets three times a year to share information on the 1838-1839 Trail of Tears through southern Illinois. Their goal is to encourage the development and preservation of the trail.
On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, they will be meeting for a celebration and ceremony of certification at the Joe and Ethel Crabb-Abbott Farm as an official ToT site. Since it is January, it might be cold, but organizers say that will make everyone appreciate the hardships faced by the Cherokees nearly 170 years ago. The group were able to ford a creek at this farm.
This year's first regular meeting will be March 28 in Harrisburg. It will be a continuation of the oral history project and area residents are welcome to attend to share their ToT stories.
The monument committee is working on raising funds for a memorial or statue on the courthouse grounds in Golconda.
The association continues to work with IDOT to improve interpretive and directional signage along the Auto trail Route (which mostly runs along Ill. Route 146). Also, joint projects with other ToT chapters are underway. Research is being made to certify other sites along the Trail.
For more information: www.sueglasco.tripod.com/trailoftears.
Sad Story, But Finally Being Commemorated. --Cooter
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