Highlighting Nauvoo’s little known past one story at a time.

The 15th Annual Symposium will take place February 7th - 8th, 2025. This annual history symposium takes place every year in February to highlight the tales of Nauvoo’s past that don’t always get told. Do you have an Untold Story of Nauvoo? We are always looking for presentations! Fill out our contact form at the bottom of the page to be considered.

The City of Nauvoo Tourism Office, the Nauvoo Area Chamber of Commerce, and Historic Nauvoo sponsor an annual gathering to celebrate the full richness of Nauvoo’s legacy - its Native American peoples, its origins as a river town, its role in the Latter-day Saints’ history, its place in the utopian Icarian movement, its appeal to German immigrants, its contribution to the Sister's of St. Benedict ministry, its significance in Midwest viticulture, its reflection of trends in American agriculture, and its rebirth as a point of heritage tourism. This gathering is a venue for sharing stories that have not yet entered into the standard narrative of the histories of this area.

Presentations

Get a glimpse of this years presenations. The Untold Nauoo Stories committee looks for a wide variety of stories about little known area history to cover a wide variety of topics.

Presenters

Our presenters are as unique as their stories. Read about the interesting people that will be presenting at this years symposium.

Schedule - 2025

This years schedule of events for the upcoming symposium.

Photos from past symposiums

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
untoldnauvoostories@gmail.com

If intrested in participating in the 2026 symposium, we invite you to submit a brief description.

Proposals due by September 30th 2025

Submissions should observe the following format:

  • Submitter’s name and contact information (phone, email, mailing address)

  • Submitter’s bio-sketch

  • Title of Presentation

  • Description of proposed contribution. (two or three sentence summary. Or, as relevant, photograph of visual contribution, video clip, etc)

  • Specification of presentation technical requirements — sound, lights, projection, security, etc.