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Famous American speech to be on display in Springfield museum
On Nov. 19, students from Springfield’s Japanese sister city, Ashikaga, will visit the museum and recite the address, the ...
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Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit
Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that ...
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Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s ...
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Springfield Art Museum celebrates start of construction on major renovation project
Almost a century ago, he said, Weisel and some friends had a vision for an art museum in Springfield. They started the Art ...
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Sculptor Preston Jackson to speak at ALPLM about fellow artist Richard Hunt
Jackson will be interviewed by Ross Stanton Jordan, curator of the ALPLM’s “Freedom in Form” exhibition. At 2 p.m. the same ...
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Abraham Lincoln visited Cincinnati in 1861. Here's what he had to say
Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois ... him a tour of his house (now the Taft Museum of Art). “I never expect to be in ...
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5 Things To Do On A Rainy Day In Springfield
Being that Springfield is the capital of Il, we have tons to do here  – no matter the weather. Today unfortunately is a ...
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Springfield Art Museum hosts groundbreaking ceremony for upcoming renovations
The Springfield Art Museum held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, to begin phase one of its three-year ...