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New Springfield: April 2007
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Monday, April 02, 2007. Here's my father, David Latham Stevens, giving a tour of The Elijah Iles House. I will be giving tours of the house on April 7th and 14th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm both days. I'd be glad to show it to you sometime. Posted by Larry Stevens at 3:23 PM. Elijah Iles House opens for the season. Centerpiece for model Springfield.
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New Springfield: February 2006
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Saturday, February 04, 2006. Consul Edward Lewis Baker. Apparently relying on his father-in-law, Ninian W. Edwards, for the necessary funds, E.L. Baker bought The Illinois State Journal in partnership with William Bailhache, and assumed the position of editor in 1855. Edwards, in turn, later found it necessary to borrow money from Lincoln to meet h...Places Lincol...
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New Springfield: July 2006
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Tuesday, July 04, 2006. This is a "before" shot of the Ford Garage in Springfield taken in the Spring of 2005. The building now has been restored to the tune of $5 million according to a story by Lisa Kernek in the State-Journal Register on June 28, 2006. In annotations he left in a copy of. All these are modern forms, born in this soil, yet capable of development...
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New Springfield: Vachel Lindsay
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Monday, January 30, 2006. A new blog dedicated to the wider world of Vachel Lindsay. Has been launched today. There are certainly many places on the Internet where one can learn all about this major American poet, but the Vachel Lindsay blog will be a unique place where students and fans of the poet can become a community. Community is what Vachel is all about.
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New Springfield: March 2007
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Friday, March 30, 2007. Elijah Iles House opens for the season. The Elijah Iles House, Springfield's oldest known residence, opened for the season on Elijah Iles' birthday, March 28. The house is open for tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm through October. Tour of the house, which is heavy on family history. Posted by Larry Stevens at 3:34 PM.
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New Springfield: December 2005
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Friday, December 23, 2005. George Bailey or George Babbitt? I grew up thinking of this man, my great-grandfather Latham T. Souther, in terms of George Bailey from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. It's clear that my hero, Vachel Lindsay, would have thought him more in the mold of Old Man Potter. It's not beyond the realm of possibility. 2018: The Millennial Year.
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New Springfield: January 2006
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Monday, January 30, 2006. A new blog dedicated to the wider world of Vachel Lindsay. Has been launched today. There are certainly many places on the Internet where one can learn all about this major American poet, but the Vachel Lindsay blog will be a unique place where students and fans of the poet can become a community. Community is what Vachel is all about.
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New Springfield: June 2006
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The history of Springfield, Illinois mixed with family history as well as the life and work of Vachel Lindsay are examined and discussed here. Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Centerpiece for model Springfield. Here's the centerpiece for my model of historic Springfield, the Old State Capitol. This is the building where Abraham Lincoln delivered his ground-breaking "House Divided" speech. I guess I still need steps for the front and back. I'll probably add them with the rest of the landscaping. What I’d like to s...