Racing
The Fairgrounds Speedway hosted one of the most unique races ever held at the historic speedway in 1958.
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World War I Veterans Fundraiser
In order to raise money for disabled soldiers from the First World War, several Springfield groups sold "tags" for people to wear.
State Normal School Halloween 1909
The State Normal School, which would later become MSU, gave a Halloween party that was attended by three hundred people in 1909.
Local History and Genealogy Department's new look
The Local History and Genealogy Department has new carpet and a new layout!
Blue man of Spring Creek
If you have seen a giant of a man covered in hair so black that it looks blue, you are not the first. A 1924 newspaper article gives the account of the Blue Man who had been spotted off and on in Douglas County for sixty years.
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65810-1723
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