Efforts to preserve local history and artifacts date back to 1859, when the county’s first historical society – the Old Settlers Society of Sangamon County – formed with the help of some of Springfield’s most notable early residents, including Elijah Iles, A.G. Herndon, Pascal Enos and N.W. Matheny.*More than 152 years later, members of the group, now known as the Sangamon County Historical ...
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