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St. James Trade School

Posted on December 29, 2013 by editor

St. James Trade School trained boys, originally orphans, for such jobs as mechanic, baker, the building trades, butcher and others from 1928 until 1972. St. James was a boarding school from 1930 to 1963 and then became a day school. … Continue reading →

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St. Agatha School

Posted on December 15, 2013 by editor

St. Agatha School was a school for girls operated from 1884 to 1905 by the Springfield Episcopal Diocese in the 500 block of South Second Street. See Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards home.

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John Knoepfle

Posted on November 17, 2013 by editor

See Sangamon County poets.

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Eva Carroll Monroe

Posted on November 10, 2013 by editor

Eva Carroll Monroe (1868-1950) founded and directed the Lincoln Colored Home, 427 S. 12th St., the first orphanage for black children in Sangamon County. See Lincoln Colored Home.

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Rev. John Bergen (1828 pioneers)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by editor

Rev. John Bergen (1790-1872) was the first full-time pastor of Springfield’s original Presbyterian church, which was founded in 1828. He, his wife Margretta (1793-1853) and their family moved to Springfield in late 1828 from New Jersey, where John Bergen had … Continue reading →

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Bettie Stuart Institute

Posted on November 1, 2013 by editor

The Bettie Stuart Institute educated young women, mainly from the Springfield area, from the 1860s into the 1930s. Courses ranged from English, math and foreign languages to art, vocal and instrumental music, but, as an advertisement for the school pointed … Continue reading →

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Black farmers at Chinkapin Hill

Posted on November 1, 2013 by editor

Chinkapin Hill was the colloquial name for an area northwest of Springfield that was settled starting in the 1830s by a cluster of African-American farmers. Curtis Mann profiled the Chinkapin Hill settlement in the Sangamon County Historical Society’s newsletter, Historico, … Continue reading →

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Clayville Historic Site

Posted on October 31, 2013 by editor

See Broadwell Inn.

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Broadwell Inn

Posted on October 31, 2013 by editor

Moses Broadwell (1764-1827), a Revolutionary War veteran, moved to Sangamon County with his family in 1820 and settled along Richland Creek, a mile east of the present-day community of Pleasant Plains. There they built a home and a traveler’s inn … Continue reading →

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Rev. Henry Brown

Posted on October 31, 2013 by editor

Rev. Henry Brown (1823-1906) was an African Methodist Episcopal preacher in Springfield and elsewhere. He worked in various capacities for the Abraham Lincoln family and led “Old Bob,” the Lincoln family horse, in President Lincoln’s funeral procession. He also was … Continue reading →

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