Event date: 10/27/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Export event Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Categories: Events, ISHS Event Lunch & Learn: In Celebration of Springfield (Via Zoom) UIS Alumni SAGE Society & the Illinois State Historical Society Ken Page, preservationist and historian, will discuss Firehouse No. 5—the First Black Firehouse in Springfield, IL, home to the city’s Black firefighters in the early 1900s. Curtis Mann, librarian and city historian, will discuss the History of Nightlife in Springfield. Zoom Webinar enables you to watch and listen to the program without having audio or video of yourself on screen. You’ll be able to type your questions into the Q&A box, which will be answered in the latter half of the program. This webinar can be accessed through a browser (Chrome recommended) on a computer without downloading the Zoom app. Check out our Zoom Webinar Tutorial for further tech related questions. If you have any questions, please contact UIS Advancement at advancement@uis.edu or 217-206-6058. There is no cost to attend this webinar but registration is required. Register here. Print Tags: Springfield African Americans Lunch and Learn Series Related articles Illinois Heritage, March–April 2023 Illinois Heritage, May–June 2022 Illinois Heritage, September–October 2021 Illinois Heritage, March–April 2021 Illinois Heritage, January–February 2021 Please login or register to post comments.