New Ways to Engage in History Sangamon County Historical Society Jenni Dahl / 1/17/2023 5:30 AM 0 266 Article rating: No rating Artistic approaches to looking at history will be the topic of the Sangamon County Historical Society program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17 at the City of Springfield’s Lincoln Library, Carnegie Room North, 326 South Seventh St. The event is free and open to the public. Read more
Watch Night…A Celebration A First Night Celebration Jenni Dahl / 12/31/2022 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 0 284 Article rating: No rating Union Baptist Church, 1405 E. Monroe, Springfield, IL 4:00 pm, Saturday, December 31, 2022 A celebration of December 31, 1862, when enslaved people waited for the Emancipation Proclamation to be signed by President Lincoln and to take effect the next morning freeing 3.5 million enslaved people in the secessionist Confederate states. Program Presented by Mr. Robert Davis Sponsored by the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum A Springfield First Night Event Read more
Candice Shy Hooper, Author and Historian Four Score Speaker Series Jenni Dahl / 3/21/2023 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 0 585 Article rating: No rating Four Score Speaker Series: Candice Shy Hooper Tuesday, March 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. CT (Zoom Webinar) Read more
Mark B. Pohlad, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History at DePaul University, in Chicago. Four Score Speaker Series Jenni Dahl / 2/22/2023 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 0 520 Article rating: 5.0 Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Mark Pohlad Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m. CT (Zoom Webinar) Read more
Historian Dr. Kate Masur Four Score Speaker Series Jenni Dahl / 1/19/2023 7:00 PM 0 353 Article rating: No rating Dr. Kate Masur Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Kate Masur Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m. CT (Zoom Webinar) Read more