Bicentennial Studies in

Sangamon History

Sangamon County Historical Society

1973-1977

The bicentennial of the nation’s founding sparked the publication of scrapbooks of community history—all of them, it must be noted, less well designed, less handsomely made, less adroitly written than their late nineteenth-century models.

 

Here and there the bicentennial was the occasion for more thoughtful reconsiderations. The Sangamon County Historical Society undertook in 1973 to publish a series of pamphlet essays on local history to be known collectively as Bicentennial Studies in Sangamon History. The quality of the articles was quite high as such things go. None, alas, is today easy to find outside of local libraries. 

 

Summer of Rage: The Springfield Race Riot of 1908

James Krohe Jr.

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1973

 

The Old Chatterton: A Brief History of a Famous Old Opera House

George W. Bunn, with an introduction by Paul M Angle

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1974

 

A New Eden: The Pioneer Era in Sangamon County

Robert P. Howard

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1974

 

 Helmle & Helmle, Architects

Edward J. Russo  

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1974

 

Midnight at Noon: A History Of Coal Mining in Sangamon County

James Krohe Jr.

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1975

 

A Springfield Reader: Historical Views of the Illinois Capital, 1818-1976

James Krohe Jr., editor

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1976

 

1876, The Centennial Year in Springfield

Mark W. Simmons         

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1976

 

 Unsung Heroines: A Salute to Springfield Women

Melinda Fish Kwedar

Sangamon County Historical Society, 1977

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See also A Springfield Reader.

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