The Library

Lost Towns

Published August 4, 2018

The lost towns and forgotten villages of Greene County were mapped by Arthur Paul Moser.

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Firefall '82

Published July 2, 2018

Springfield's first Firefall concert took place in 1982. With musical entertainment provided by the Springfield Symphony, fireworks were timed to correspond with such selections as the 1812 Overture and God Bless America.

Springfield Traction Company Expands

Published June 22, 2018

Springfield Traction Company expanded streetcar service to cover the new Frisco repair shops in 1909. The new routes would include the Atlantic Street line, north of the shops, and the Park Avenue line, to extend to the south side of the shops.

Temperance Lecturers in 1886

Published June 8, 2018

The Springfield Daily Leader announced that temperance lecturer Francis E. W. Harper was coming to town and compared her lectures to another speaker, John Sobieski.

Tent Theatre

Published May 25, 2018

Drs. Robert K. Gilmore and Irene Coger, founders of the MSU Tent Theater, were surprised by the turnout of the first season in 1963. Instead, every performance had a full house.