1/27/1894
Fritz Pollard, the first African American professional football coach, is born in Chicago.
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Join us for a new ISHS History Happy Hour - January 2021 Edition with Tina Beaird and her lecture 'Pandemic 1918! Battling Influenza During the Great War.'
Sangamon County Historical Society kicks off the county’s 200th Anniversary on January 19, 2021 with the release of a video program on the county's beginning.
A new exhibit, Ink to Paper: Exploring the Advancement of Letter Writing and its Uses, has just opened at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street, Edwardsville. In the exhibit, David Thompson, explores something that is becoming a lost art: letters. The exhibit looks at the instruments used to write them, the various types of letters, and even the stamps that were used to send letters. Many items in the exhibit come from the recently donated Flagg Collection.
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Little Lincoln’s (Virtual) Fireside Tales: Feelings
Little Lincoln’s (Virtual) Fireside Tales invites children 0 to 5 years old (or any child who enjoys story time) to share in an exciting virtual story time, hosted via Zoom, with our Education staff and special visitors. Education staff will lead this interactive story time and at-home arts and crafts activities will be provided at the conclusion of the event. We hope you and your children can join us as we celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s love of books and highlight the importance of literacy.
Center for Lincoln Studies Grand Opening
The University of Illinois Springfield invites you to join us (via Zoom) for the Center for Lincoln Studies Grand Opening.
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