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History | Thursday, February 23,2012
{after 1st article on article listing} African-American history museum opens with photo exhibit
The Springfield Illinois African-American History Foundation’s museum opens its first exhibition tonight, Feb. 23, capping 14 years of work. The exhibition will feature photographs by Eddie Winf
History | Thursday, January 26,2012
The man behind Sears’ success got his start here
Springfield is known as the home of Abraham Lincoln, but a man from Lincoln’s neighborhood gets short shrift in our city’s legacy. Julius Rosenwald was born a block from Lincoln’s ho
History | Thursday, December 15,2011
A soldier’s Christmas in the Civil War
Since this year marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War’s beginning, it seems appropriate to look back at how some of those soldiers spent their holidays. We begin with the accounts of two m
History | Thursday, November 10,2011
Acorn-planting day at Lincoln Memorial Garden
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson If one acorn can create a thousand forests, Springfield’s Harriet Knudson had enough acorns in 1936
History | Thursday, October 6,2011
Losing her mind, the movie
Springfield filmmaker captures a disturbing play, The Yellow Wallpaper, on video
One of the best theater tickets in town over the last couple of years was to Springfield actor Aasne Vigesaa’s performance of The Yellow Wallpaper at the Vachel Lindsay home, directed by Kevin P
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 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, 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
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