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African-American history museum opens with photo exhibitThe makeup of yesteryearThe Lincolns’ first home in IllinoisWhen Valentine’s Day gangsters cooled off in Springfield. Or not.Springfield’s riot in contextThe ‘Angry Atheist of Champaign’Civil War POW protests monument to a ‘monster’Pioneer life here was hard on women and animalsLegacyAn Illinois artist’s amazing life after death
History | Thursday, September 8,2011
Celebrating history through the arts
A new event at the Old State Capitol on Sept. 10 follows an old tradition – showcasing artists and art in the building. It’s a practice that dates back to the 1800s. The event, “Cele
History | Thursday, September 1,2011
When Lincoln held office hours in Springfield
When Springfield Mayor Mike Houston announced in July that he would hold regular open office hours, he was in good company. In 1860, after he became president-elect, Abraham Lincoln did the same, but
History | Thursday, July 28,2011
The science lab at the Statehouse
Some people think there’s a lot of crud in the Statehouse. For more than 50 years, there was.From at least 1917 to 1970, the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (DPH) main diagnostic la
History | Thursday, June 30,2011
A famous warplane comes to Lincoln Land
The Boeing B-17 was the world’s first long-range, strategic heavy bomber, deployed to England in 1942 to help retake western Europe from the German war machine that had invaded in 1940. Before t
History | Thursday, June 23,2011
Mt. Pulaski celebrates a colorful 175 years
Until the mid-1850s or so, much of Springfield was a mud bog. For decades our dirt streets were filled with trash and mud, and in summer, pools of rainwater stagnated on the streets and combined with
History | Thursday, June 16,2011
Rebirth of a rivertown
Signs of life in Cairo
Walking down the main business street in Cairo, Ill., it’s tempting to think that this spring’s floodwaters of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers were sent to put the languishing town out of
History | Thursday, May 19,2011
From Springfield to the Baseball Hall of Fame
It was the summer of 1896 or 1897 and the Baltimore Orioles were playing an exhibition match in Springfield against a local baseball team. “It wasn’t that unusual for a major league team t
History | Thursday, May 5,2011
1937 - INCHES KEEP FLOOD FROM CAIRO
Old newspaper tells modern story
A newspaper from 1937 tells a familiar story of flooding in Cairo.
History | Thursday, April 14,2011
Pioneer life here was hard on women and animals
Author of Sugar Creek speaks in Springfield April 26
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Sangamon County Historical Society is having an author of books about early American history, including one about our area, come to Springfield and speak on Apri
History | Thursday, March 31,2011
When Springfield went to the dogs
In the middle 1800s, animal control in Springfield, like much of America, was an oxymoron. Cows, hogs and especially dogs roamed the streets and wreaked a variety of havoc, from destroying sidewalks a
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