History is all around us, and it is so easy to forget about the history right outside our back door. History is personal; it is the everyday lives of communities we live in. Take a look at history with a local lens at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience. Located in the state capital of Illinois, Springfield, the Sangamon Experience invites you to experience the stories of central Illinois.
Sangamon Experience presents the history of the Sangamon Region through an on-campus exhibition space, online projects, and community collaborations.
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Anne Moseley has been selected to lead the University of Illinois Springfield’s new Sangamon Experience historic exhibition and Center f
UIS held a grand opening for Sangamon Experience, a new on-campus exhibition telling the history of the Sangamon Region of central Illinois. A crowd of over 270 guests watched as Chancellor Koch and others cut the ribbon.
On President Abraham Lincoln’s 212th birthday, the University of Illinois Springfield will hold a virtual grand opening for the new Center for Lincoln Studies at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12 via Zoom. The Center will be a national base for scholarship, teaching and public history about Lincoln's life, leadership and legacy.