Macoupin County Historical Society To Discuss Native American Artifact At Monthly Program

Black Hawk Tablet program will explore artifact’s history

Macoupin County Historical Society will host a program in Carlinville on the Black Hawk Tablet and its history.

Macoupin County Historical Society To Discuss Native American Artifact At Monthly Program

The Black Hawk Tablet, a Native American artifact unearthed in Macoupin County, will be the focus of the Macoupin County Historical Society's monthly program at 7 p.m., Monday, July 6, at the MCHS Ruyle Genealogy Building, 920 W. Breckenridge in Carlinville. The artifact is notable in that it provides evidence of an ongoing friendship between Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe, and one of...