Lincoln’s Springfield exhibit receives boost from National Park Foundation March 16, 2024 6:38 pm|The Lincoln Presidential Foundation recently received a grant from the National Park Foundation – NPF’s – ParkVentures program…
Springfield Urban League announces new Freedom Project historical education initiative alongside IDNR and National Park Service March 6, 2024 2:53 pm|The Springfield Urban League is launching a program to introduce students to careers with the National Park Service…
SCHS to hold event centered around nearly 200-year-old diary from past Sangamon County resident March 5, 2024 9:30 pm|The contents of the diary of an 1850’s Springfield store clerk will be the topic of the Sangamon…
Hancock: Native tribe seeks return of ancestral land in Dekalb County March 5, 2024 2:22 pm|Bill would grant Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation land that currently makes up a state park By PETER HANCOCK…
AP: Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands January 29, 2024 5:46 pm|By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON Associated Press ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner…
Illinois State Museum to present “First Peoples of the Central Illinois River Valley: Colonizing an Ice Age Landscape” this Sunday at Dickson Mounds Museum December 15, 2023 4:12 pm|The Illinois State Museum is pleased to announce Dr. Brooke Morgan, curator of anthropology, will present “First Peoples…
Applications open for John Lewis Youth Leadership Award December 5, 2023 9:42 pm|The Office of the Illinois Secretary of State is now accepting applications for the 2023 John Lewis Youth…
ALPLM to have an original edition of the Gettysburg Address on display until November 28 November 19, 2023 4:10 pm|The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is offering a rare opportunity to see an original edition of…
Illinois Sec. of State Giannoulias encourages the state’s military veterans to share their stories, items and history with the Illinois History Project November 10, 2023 1:02 pm|Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is encouraging Illinois military veterans to share their stories, photos and mementos for…
Illinois Treasurer Frerichs announces return of another Purpler Heart to only daughter of WWII veteran November 7, 2023 1:30 pm|Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced last week the return of a Purple Heart to the only daughter of…