Black and white residents of Springfield lived together in harmony, declared The Rev. William N. DeBerry. He doubted the Ku Klux Klan would ever establish a presence in the city. It was February 1921.

When it comes to history, there are names and stories many people may never know — unless someone takes the time to preserve ...

Families in Springfield, Missouri are sharing stories of segregation, resilience, and community as Black History Month ...

The History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Missouri is opening a new exhibition, “Only in Springfield: From Hometown to Headlines”, which explores the city’s influence on ...

SPRINGFIELD — Liz Wills-O’Gilvie is very aware of what it means to be Black in the United States. “I’m always disappointed and struck by what we don’t know about ourselves and what other people don’t ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) and History Museum on the Square teamed up to create a new exhibit that is now on display at the airport. The exhibit, titled “History ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The History Museum on the Square is celebrating 50 years of sharing Springfield’s past and it continues with the return of Haunted History Walking and Bus Tours. The Haunted History ...

Summer in Springfield continues to show residents and visitors exactly why Illinois’s capital of 100,000 comes alive when the sun makes its long-awaited debut. The birthplace of the 16th president, ...

Springfield, a Central Ohio town of 60,000, has gone from a Rust Belt city that suffered more than five decades of decline and population loss to a thriving city.