History in Flames
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Springfield's Municipal Government shredded old documents as City Hall made way for progress.
Articles Submitted By Renee
Big Band New Year's Eve
The Springfield Symphony's Big Band Bash, New Year's Eve, 1983.
Christopher the Cat and Little Man Christmas
Happy Holidays from Lucile Morris Upton's pets.
Job Thompson Christmas
Job Thompson recounts his eighty-eight years of Christmas memories.
Mrs. Claud Rathbone
Mrs. Claude Rathbone was interviewed for the newspaper's Culinary Corner feature as she prepares a Thanksgiving meal.
First Veterans Day observance
Armistice Day was officially changed to Veterans' Day in 1954. Springfield's first observance took place at Grant Beach Park near the memorial to Greene Countians who died in action in World War I.
Unsolved murders
A newspaper reporter recalls unsolved murders that took place in Springfield and surrounding areas before 1930.
Jackson Mill
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A 1930 article by Docia Karell tells the history of the Jackson Mill near Ava, Missouri.
Fake relics
At the first meeting of the Missouri State Archaeological Society, held April 12, 1935, the society addressed the production of fake arrowheads, spearheads and pipes in southeast Missouri and the areas around Springfield and Neosho.
Yom Kippur 1906
Rabbi Gross of Cincinnati addressed the congregation of Temple Israel on Yom Kippur in 1906. In addition to his talks, there was reading of text in Hebrew and singing by a finely trained choir.
McCroskey Home
A photograph of the old homestead of William McCroskey is featured in the Springfield Press in 1929 and names all of McCroskey's children.
Summer Camps in the Ozarks
Vacation camps for children in the Ozarks region are profiled in this 1932 article and include Kickapoo Kamp, Kuggaho Kamp and Joyzelle Camp.
The Rountrees
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A brief history of the Rountree family in Greene County is recounted in a newspaper article published in 1949.
How to predict the weather
Local Springfieldians and area farmers share their suggestions about the best way to predict the weather, in a 1934 article. Indicators included how the moon was tilted, wind direction, rain crows, and whether water was dripping in caves.
Richard Crouthers turns 101
Richard Crouthers, born on the fourth of July in 1862, is congratulated by Social Security on his hundred and first birthday.