Sangamon County Historical Society
Book Sale
A wide selection of hard- and softbound history books and DVDs about Sangamon
County, plus coffee mugs and note cards.
(To order please use the order form at the end of this document.)
Hardback Books - Great coffee table books.
Springfield Memories – Photo highlights of Springfield history during the late
19th and early 20th centuries. 157 pages. Approximately 1,000 photos, indexed.
Published in 2009 by The State Journal-Register.
Reduced to $30
Springfield Memories Vol. II – Photo highlights of mid 20th century Springfield,
including business profiles. 163 pages. Approximately 1,000 photos, indexed.
Published in 2010 by The State Journal-Register. Reduced to $30
Springfield Through Our Eyes - Photo highlights of Springfield from the late
1800s through early 21st century. 148 pages. Nearly 1,000 photos, indexed.
Published in 2011 by The State Journal-Register. Reduced to $30
Softbound Books and Booklets
In Lincoln’s Shadow: Oak Ridge Cemetery Chronicles marked the cemetery’s
150th anniversary in 2007. Published in 2007 as a joint project of the Sangamon
County Historical Society and the Oak Ridge Cemetery Foundation. Compiled
by a joint committee chaired by Dr. Virgilio Pilapil and edited by Janice
Petterchak.168 pages with full-color photo cover. $12
Vignettes from Sangamon County Historical Society Cemetery Walks in Oak
Ridge Cemetery 1996-2004 by Janice Petterchak and Curtis Mann. Published in
2004 for the 8th Annual Cemetery Walk. 34 pages. $5
Lincoln’s Springfield: The Underground Railroad by Richard E. Hart as part of
his Spring Creek Series. Published in 2006. 42 pages. $5
Springfield Illinois: A Chilli History by Les Eastep, describes the community’s
colorful history of chilli making. 24 pages with full color cover and photos.
Originally published in 2012, revised and reprinted in 2014.
$6
Midnight at Noon: A History of Coal Mining in Sangamon County by James
Krohe, Jr. 48 pages. Published 1975. $5
Summer of Rage: The Springfield Race Riot of 1908 by James Krohe, Jr.
Originally published 1973. 20 pages. $5
The Spirit of Springfield’s Early African Americans - part of a Spring Creek
Series by Richard E. Hart. Originally published in 2002 from a talk presented on
May 21, 2002. Full color cover. 24 pages. $5
Illinois Watch Company from a talk presented by the late Doug Pokorski on
October 21, 2003. (Pokorski died in 2004.) 24 pages. Full-color cover. Published
in 2006 by the Elijah Iles House Foundation with permission from the Sangamon
County Historical Society. $5
Utopian Socialism in Sangamon County: The Story of the Sangamon
Association and the Integral Phalanx by Kelly A. Boston from a talk presented
on November 16, 2005. 30 pages. Published in 2006. (Portions of the booklet
were previously published in The Journal of Illinois History, Fall 2005.)
$5
Ursuline Sisters in Springfield, Illinois: A Brief History by Sister Darlene
Fulgenzi, OSU, Sister Brendan Jacoby, OSU, Sister Beata Knoedler, OSU, and
Sister Rosemary Meiman, OSU. From a talk presented on January 17, 2006.
Published in 2006. 10 pages.
$5
Bunion Derby, The 1928 Transcontinental Foot Race by Janice Petterchak.
From a talk at the annual meeting, June 20, 2006. Petterchak was SCHS
president in 1995. 22 pages. $5
The Panic of 1819, Its Cause and Effects in Illinois History by David Brady.
From a talk on October 17, 2006. 20 pages. Published in 2007. $5
Washington Park In Springfield Illinois: From Its Beginnings to Present
Time by John Huther. Published in 2009. $5
A Walk Through Oak Ridge Cemetery by Floyd S. Barringer and Richard L.
Kahne. Published in 1967 by the Sangamon County Historical Society and reprinted in
1977.
$8
DVDs
Index of Photos of the Sangamon Valley Collection - Many old photos of
Springfield and Sangamon County during the early and mid 20th century. Issued
in 2011 by the Sangamon County Historical Society.
$20
Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency - How the friends he made and the cases
he tried prepared him for the presidency. Features historical reenactments and
interviews with prominent Lincoln scholars. Produced by Alison Davis Wood. A
2009 production of WILL-TV.
$20
Echoes of Yesterday - A walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. $10
Note Cards
Note Cards - a set of note cards with assorted historic photo scenes in Springfield
$3
and Sangamon County.
Coffee Mug
Coffee Mug - White ceramic with Sangamon County Historical Society printed in
$5
green.
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ORDER FORM
(Please print, complete and return this order form with your check.)
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Mail to:
Sangamon County Historical Society
P.O. Box 9744 • Springfield, IL 62791-9744
Ph: 217-525-1961
www.sangamonhistory.org