6/24/1930
Voters approve Willis Spaulding's $2.5 million bond issue to begin the construction of Lake Springfield, which would be accomplished through damming Sugar Creek. Many jobs were created during the Depression years and the city gained a reliable source for water and electricity.
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The Sangamon County Historical Society will host its popular cemetery walking tour, “Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery” from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, October 3 at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.
The Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois will be hosting a panel discussion that addresses the big questions: What is Juneteenth? Why should we remember it? How was it celebrated in the past? How is it celebrated now?
Join the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies for a special presentation and discussion on Abraham Lincoln's political rival, Stephen A. Douglas. Reg Ankrom author of Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843 and Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man: The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850 will give a presentation and discusses surprising facts about Stephen A. Douglas with Dr. Graham Peck, Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies.
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Summer Music at ALPLM
Live music fills the air with the Springfield Municipal Band playing a variety of popular musical selections to welcome our guests. The band will be performing just outside of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum’s entrance from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Walk Edgewater: Magnolia Glen
This neighborhood is one of Edgewater’s oldest, developed by William H. Cairnduff in 1888 as an addition to J.L. Cochran’s Edgewater. The homes are well cared for and show some interesting architectural details.
Walk Edgewater: Edgewater Glen
This neighborhood is a popular section of single family homes and two-flats developed from some of the Kransz family original farm at the end of the 19th century. In 1903 one architect, A.E. Norman, was hired to build almost two blocks of homes.
Teaching Lincoln's Evolving Views on Race (ALPLM Teachers Workshop)
In this hands-on, interactive session led by ALPLM's Lincoln Historian, Dr. Christian McWhirter, and Director of Education, Heather Nice, participants will engage in a short conversation about historical context before examining a collection of primary sources to evaluate how to teach Lincoln's views on race and slavery.
Stone Mill Museum Historical Marker Dedication
Join us on Sunday July 4, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. for the dedication of the Stone Mill Museum historical marker. The brief dedication will be followed by an open house and refreshments at the museum. The public is invited to attend the celebration.
Location: Stone Mill Museum 315 E. Railroad Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548 (Map)
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