Nauvoo Community Center

1445 Mulholland St, Nauvoo Illinois

Friday, February 13th, 2026

9:00 am - 9:45 am Registration

9:45 OPENING REMARKS – Community Room

10:00 - 11:15 am Session 1

Nancy Benz: “Victoria Claflin Woodhull: Quincy Years”

Reg Ankrom: “Stephen A. Douglas and Nauvoo”

11:30 am-12:15 pm Session 2

Paul McKoon & Joel Ourth: “History of The Grape Festival Pageant”

12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch

1:15 - 2:30 pm Session 3

Krys Plate & Kathy Burkhardt: “Images of America: Fort Madison Book”

David Felgar: “Historical Landmarks in Hancock Co. Illinois”

2:45 – 4:00 pm Session 4

Bob Ziegler: “The History of Powellton, Illinois and its Residents”

Deb & Dan Moffitt: “Excerpts from the Diaries of Annie Newton”

4:15 – 5:30 pm Session 5

Pat Hallman: “Humor in the 1840’s”

Donna Lawson: “Christmas Traditions of the Immigrant's”

6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner at the Nauvoo Community Center, 1445 Mulholland St, Nauvoo, Illinois

7:00 pm Untold Nauvoo Stories Keynote Presentation Community Room

Brian "Fox" Ellis

“Captain Henry Detweiller on The Role of Steamboats in the Union Victory!”

Saturday February 14th, 2026

9:00 am - 9:45 am Registration

10:00 am-11:15 am Session 6

Jared Garfield: “Nelson Implement Building”

Russ Fry: “The Murder of William Martin”

11:30 am-12:15 pm Session 7

Melody Lloyd & Eileen Smith: “Buttons from Mussels”

12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch

1:15 – 2:30 Session 8

Dave Moehn: “The Steamboat Osprey and its Legendary Bell”

Rebecca Willamson & Jim Topic: “Captain James Gifford Steamboat Captain”

2:45 – 4:00 pm Session 9

Joseph Smith: “Church News – How Publications have Shaped Perceptions in Nauvoo”

Ugo Perego: “Nauvoo Currency and Coins During the 1840's””

4:15 – 5:30 pm Session 10

Sharon Nicholl: “The history of the Joseph Smith Museum at the Nauvoo Log Cabins”

5:30 – 6:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS - Drawing

Schedule Subject to Change