Local History Archives

Local History Archives - January 2018

Cold Billiards 1892

Published January 31, 2018 Submitted by: Renee

A description of the hazards of shooting pool in the winter of 1892. More

Martin Luther King Service

Published January 13, 2018 Submitted by: Renee

Springfieldians plan a tribute to slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968, by establishing a King's Family Foundation Fund and an interracial and interdenominational public service at the First Baptist Church on South Avenue. More

KY3

Published January 5, 2018 Submitted by: Renee

Springfield Television, Inc., that would become KY3, applied for a FCC permit to build a 60,000 watt station at 999 West Sunshine in 1951. The tower and antenna would be the tallest structure in Southwest Missouri. More

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