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Please use this form to register for the 39th annual meeting of the John Whitmer Historical
Association from Thursday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 25th in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Most sessions will be held at the Joseph
Smith Historic Sites in Nauvoo, Illinois, and Conference Registration and Book Vendors
will be located at the Community of Christ Visitor Center. The Presidential Banquet on
Saturday evening will be held at the Warsaw
Brewery in Warsaw, Illinois.
Conference prices are as follows:
| Registration |
| JWHA Member: | $69.00 |
| JWHA Student Member: | $46.00 |
| Non-Member: | $86.00 |
| Single-Day: | $40.00 |
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| Meals and Tours |
| Thursday Sterling M. McMurrin Lecture and Reception: | $12.00 |
| Friday Awards Dinner and Address: | $29.00 |
| Saturday Bus Tour: | $40.00 |
| Saturday Box Lunch: | $12.00 |
| Saturday Presidential Banquet: | $34.00 |
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Meal and Tour Details:
| Thursday Night Lecture and Reception |
The conference will kick-off with our annual Sterling M. McMurrin Lecture
delivered by F. Ross Peterson, former President of Deep Springs College and editor
emeritus of Dialogue. Entitled "Community of Christ and LDS Church Responses
to Social Issues of the Modern Era," the lecture will be followed by an opening reception.
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| Friday Awards Dinner and Address |
The Awards Committee will present JWHA's annual awards, following an address by
Richard P. Howard, Community of Christ Emeritus Church Historian, entitled
"The RLDS Church's Anti-Polygamy Stance Adapted/Canonized 1967-1972: The Specter
of Impending Schism."
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| Saturday Nauvoo Area Bus Tour |
An optional bus tour will take participants to historic sites in the Nauvoo area.
Free options include walking tours of the Joseph Smith Historic Sites and Old Nauvoo
(for anyone interested), and sessions at the Nauvoo Illinois Temple (for LDS
recommend holders). Box lunches are not included in the bus tour, but may be
pre-purchased separately (see below).
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| Saturday Box Lunch |
Because restaurant options are limited in Nauvoo, box lunches will be
available for any conference participants who pre-purchase one,
even for those people not taking the bus tour.
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| Saturday Presidential Banquet |
Address by JWHA President John Hamer, entitled "Mapping Mormonism and the
Latter Day Saint Movement" and the passing of the gavel to incoming JWHA president
Steve Shields.
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Rooms have been reserved at the Nauvoo
Villas and Condos, 2372 N County Road 900 E, Nauvoo, Illinois. Call 800-453-6717
or email david@nauvoovillas.com and ask for
JWHA Conference rates.
JWHA member Greg Bragg also owns several interesting rental units
available to conference attendees. You can reach him at
greg@NauvooVacation.com, or by phone at
Toll Free 888-628-8664 or 916-791-2050.
Dorimtory-style housing is available in the Nauvoo House. If you choose this very
affordable housing at $15.00 per person, you will need to bring sheets, towels, pillows,
blankets, etc. The beds are twin bunks. Typically males are on the third floor and
females on the second floor. Call the Joseph Smith Historic Site for details at
217-453-2246 or by email at JSHS@frontiernet.net.
Below are driving distances to Nauvoo from the closest major and regional airports:
| Quad City International Airport (Moline, IL) | 77 miles |
| Greater Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL) | 89 miles |
| The Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 117 miles |
| Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (St. Louis, MO) | 173 miles |
| Des Moines International Airport (Des Moines, IA) | 178 miles |
Please type the name of each person registering in the space below. Each person must have his / her own name tag as identification for admittance into the sessions. Name tags and program materials will be in the registration packets provided upon your arrival.
Please enter all requested information into the following forms, and then print out the final page that contains the summary of your registration, and
mail it with a check for the total amount, made out to JWHA. We regret that we cannot process credit cards on JWHA.info.
Click here to review the 2011 Conference Program
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