On Feb. 26, during the centennial of Black History Month, Springfield's African-American Heritage Trail unveiled and dedicated its 11th marker adding local context to national history. The newest stop ...

The History Museum on the Square is committed to building and preserving an extensive collection of historical documents and artifacts, as we share stories of the crossroads to engage, educate, and ...

Springfield’s Revolutionary Ideas" is on view at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History from May 16 to Sept.

A Black activist of Springfield’s past has greeted people coming downtown since last fall, and it serves as just one example of ongoing efforts to tell the stories and remember Black leaders of the ...

Illuminating local history and celebrating unsung heroes, the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail is preparing to grow. Eight markers on trail are in place already. In 2018, the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield has been around since the early 1800s, and many significant events have occurred over the last 200 years. 1870 The Mansfield Opera House at 313-315 South Street was ...

What does "home" mean to you? To strike up conversations about housing types, what "home" feels like, who has access to housing and what the history of housing in Springfield has looked like since ...

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum will use a $662,545 state grant to expand exhibits, create a community meeting room and develop climate-controlled storage ...