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Our Lives, Our Stories
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Sangamon Destinations
The interactive map below displays the locations of several historical sites in Central Illinois. Explore the rich history and heritage of Central Illinois through our interactive map showcasing significant historical sites. Discover the key locations that have played a pivotal role in shaping the region's past. Start your journey now!
Exhibitions
Step into the past, be inspired and join the path toward a more just and equitable future.
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Exhibitions
The heart of Sangamon Experience is a 5,300-square-foot exhibition and interpretive space located in the Public Affairs Center, between the bookstore and the new Center for Lincoln Studies.
Sangamon Destinations
Check out our interactive map of key historical locations in Sangamon County.
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Visit the Sangamon Experience. Where history is local!
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
Sangamon Experience presents the history of the Sangamon Region through an on-campus exhibition space, online projects, and community collaborations.
Anne Moseley to lead UIS’ Sangamon Experience historic exhibition and Center for Lincoln Studies
Anne Moseley has been selected to lead the University of Illinois Springfield’s new Sangamon Experience historic exhibition and Center f
Sangamon Experience Grand Opening
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.
UIS to hold virtual grand opening for the new Center for Lincoln Studies
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.