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Georgia Clark

A Drury College graduate became the first full-time woman instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1962.

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Lincoln School Library Catalog

A new exhibit at the History Museum on the Square includes an item on loan from the Springfield-Greene County Library. The exhibit is called, Community Cornerstones: Springfield’s Black Educators, and will run February 1-May 7, 2023 at the History Museum on the Square.

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Valentine's Day Dance 1957

Five young men hosted a Valentine's Day dance at the Springfield American Legion Hall in 1957. They were Jerry Fielder, Gary Bareford, Bob Green, Mike O'Neal and Rick Mayse.

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A.T. Yoachum

The obituary of Augustine Yoachum gives interesting insight to the history of Christian County, the Ozarks region, and some background of the mysterious Yoachum silver dollar.

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