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A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.
Oak Ridge Cemetery is an American cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is there, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures. Opened in 1860, it was the third and is now the only public cemetery in Springfield, after the City Cemetery and Hutchinson ...
The newspaper was founded in 1831 as the Sangamo Journal by William Bailhache and Edward Baker, and describes itself as "the oldest newspaper in Illinois". As such, it and its editor, Edward L. Baker, supported the political career of the Springfield-based Abraham Lincoln in the years before the American Civil War; in fact, it was in the Journal ' s office that Lincoln and his friends waited ...
Abraham Lincoln's Springfield home in 1865 during Lincoln's funeral Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Springfield area in 1831 when he was a young man, but he did not live in the city until 1837. [ 16 ] He spent the ensuing six years in New Salem , where he began his legal studies, joined the state militia , and was elected to the Illinois General ...
Miller was born November 5, 1936, in Springfield, Illinois. [2] He earned his B.A. degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1958 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. [3] He then earned his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1961. He returned to Springfield where he had a private practice from 1961 to 1976. [1]
Springfield Through Our Eyes: The 1800s to Today, Presented by The State Journal-Register. The State Journal-Register. 2011. The State Journal-Register. 2011. ISBN 978-1-59725-317-8 .
In June 2003, Bish's remains were found in Hampden County, 5 mi (8.0 km) from her family home. Police believe Bish was an abduction and homicide victim and several suspects have been publicly identified. [1] However, as of 2025, Bish's abduction and murder case remain unsolved. [2] [3]
Arthur James Bisch [1] (November 10, 1926 – July 6, 1958) was an American racecar driver. Bisch died two days after sustaining head and chest injuries when his Champ Car smashed into the guardrail and rolled over twice at Lakewood Speedway in July 1958. [2] [3] [4] A month earlier, he had captured his first Champ Car win at the Milwaukee Mile.