Illuminating local history and celebrating unsung heroes, the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail is preparing to grow. Eight markers on trail are in place already. In 2018, the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The City of Springfield will commemorate the start of Black History Month on Saturday with an annual flag raising at City Hall. The 39th annual flag-raising will feature ...

With the passing of John Patrick O’Connor on Dec. 17, 2025, Western Massachusetts lost one of its more prolific and beloved genealogists. John was a volunteer at the Local History & Genealogy Library ...

With the weather turning to rain and the footing not conducive to walking with stilts, the colorful and extremely tall artists tip-toed into the Lyman and Merrie Woods Museum of Springfield History to ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will present a series of free history walks and porch talks at Springfield historic sites this summer. “Walk, Hike and Bike History” returns with ...

In the 201-year history of Springfield, the city has been home to a future U.S. president, the founder of the Post cereal company, the president of Sears, three U.S. senators, three state governors ...

A Black activist of Springfield’s past has greeted people coming downtown since last fall, and it serves as just one example of ongoing efforts to tell the stories and remember Black leaders of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield has been around since the early 1800s, and many significant events have occurred over the last 200 years. 1831 Joseph Rountree and family and Sidney S. Ingram, his ...

Springfield History Museum's newest exhibit shines a light on the city's early motorcycle culture. “Motorcycles in Springfield, 1900-1939” is a new temporary exhibit featuring historic motorcycles, ...