Join us as Joseph Wheeler, Foreman of Camp Butler, discusses with us the its rich history and its current mission. Camp Butler National Cemetery is located in Sangamon County near Riverton, Ill., and occupies a portion of what was the second-largest military training camp in Illinois during the Civil War.

Illinois History Symposium: The Changing Landscape of History presented by Dr. Devin Hunter, Assistant Professor, History.

Information on additional participants to come.

The Madison County Historical Society invites the public to participate in a Q & A session with author Peter Stehman on Sunday, April 11 from 2-4 p.m. via Facebook. During that time, Stehman will answers questions about his book, Patriotic Murder, a fascinating look at the anti-German frenzy, fueled by government propaganda, which led to the lynching of Robert Praeger at Collinsville, Illinois on April 5, 1918.

What began as an exuberant day on April 14, 1865 for a president and a nation weary of war, ended suddenly and without warning by late evening when an assassin shot the president in Ford’s Theatre and altered the course of American history. You’re invited to join the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Ford’s Theatre for a conversation about the historic theater.

The life and legacy of Virginia Eifert will the topic of the Sangamon County Historical Society’s video program on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.Virginia Eifert (1911-1966) was a prolific naturalist, author, artist and Springfield native who worked at the Illinois State Museum where she created, wrote and edited The Living Museum magazine as  well as publications about flowers, birds, animals, rivers, people and history.

LIVE! on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Facebook Page. You're invited to join ALPLM's Director of Oral History, Dr. Mark DePue, for a look back at the Battle of Midday.

The young women who worked at the Radium Dial Company in the 1920s were told that the radium they were using to paint clock faces was harmless. Encouraged to use their lips to give their brushes a fine point, these women contracted radiation poisoning and their health suffered terribly. Join Curator of History, Erika Holst, for the fascinating and tragic tale of the brave factory workers whose quest for justice forever changed US Labor laws.