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Pensacola

Posted on March 19, 2017 by editor

“Pensacola” was the name given to a tiny, unincorporated community in Cotton Hill Township, southeast of Springfield, in the 1800s. The area is designated for inundation if and when Hunter Lake is ever created as a backup water source for … Continue reading →

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Index A-J

Posted on October 8, 2015 by editor

A&P (first supermarkets) Abortion death trials, 1949 & 1951 Abortion murder trials, 1894 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library survey (Fever River) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum controversies ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ (Vachel Lindsay) Abrams Hotel … Continue reading →

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St. Barbara Slovenian Catholic Church

Posted on June 2, 2015 by editor

St. Barbara Church, 15th and Laurel streets, was Springfield’s Slovenian Catholic parish from 1911 until 1947. Thirty-seven Slovenian residents of the Springfield area – many of them coal miners – formed a Slovenian Church Building Association in 1909, each pledging … Continue reading →

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Research sources

Posted on March 6, 2014 by editor

While this list includes some of the more useful general local history resources, it is by no means a complete catalog (for instance, those seeking information on Abraham Lincoln specifically should look elsewhere). Additional suggestions are welcome.  Offline  Sangamon Valley … Continue reading →

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Research sources

Posted on December 23, 2013 by editor

While this list includes some of the more useful local history resources, it is by no means a complete catalog. Additional suggestions are welcome. Offline  Sangamon Valley Collection, third floor, Lincoln Library, Springfield. Vertical files organized topically, past city directories, … Continue reading →

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Catholic bishops

Posted on October 30, 2013 by editor

The Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has had nine bishops since 1857, counting from the period when the seat of the diocese was in Alton (the planned original seat was Quincy, but no bishop was installed before the location … Continue reading →

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Ss. Peter and Paul Church

Posted on October 6, 2013 by editor

Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 426 N. Sixth St., completed in 1866, was closed in 2001 and demolished in 2002. St. Pete’s, as it was known, was formed when Irish and German Catholics decided to form separate parishes in … Continue reading →

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