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The Anti-Rust Club

Posted on July 14, 2014 by editor

See Women’s literary clubs.

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The Sunnyside Circle

Posted on July 14, 2014 by editor

See Women’s literary clubs.

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The Shakespeare Club

Posted on July 14, 2014 by editor

See Women’s literary clubs. 

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Auto dealers in Springfield (Datsun through Hyundai)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by editor

Note: This is one in a five-part list of automobile brands sold in Springfield through mid-2014 and the dealers who sold them. The list is broken up because of the length of the full list. The original list was compiled by … Continue reading →

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Daniel Leib Ambrose

Posted on May 16, 2014 by editor

Daniel Leib Ambrose was a Springfield newsman in the 1870s and 1880s. He is best known for his collection of essays, Under the Gas-Light: Or Lights and Shadows in the State Capital of Illinois, this index.

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Billy Sunday revival, 1909

Posted on May 16, 2014 by editor

Evangelist Billy Sunday’s six-week-long revival meeting in Springfield in 1909 is remembered chiefly because of a spectacular attack on Sunday the very first night of the revival. Sunday’s revivals were typically held in open-air “tabernacles” specially constructed for the evangelist. … Continue reading →

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Benedictine University Springfield

Posted on May 7, 2014 by editor

The former Springfield Junior College/Springfield College in Illinois was absorbed by Lisle-based Benedictine University beginning in 2003. See Ursuline Sisters.

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Integral Phalanx, Loami

Posted on May 7, 2014 by editor

See Utopian Socialism in Sangamon County.

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Census figures

Posted on April 21, 2014 by editor

See Population changes, 1840-2010 for figures on Sangamon County as a whole and for the city of Springfield individually.

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Cemeteries in Sangamon County

Posted on April 14, 2014 by editor

The most complete online list of Sangamon County cemeteries seems to be one compiled by findagrave.com. Findagrave includes 278 listings, including both operating and defunct cemeteries, as well as alternate names for many cemeteries. Findagrave also identifies private and family … Continue reading →

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