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  2. Museum of Funeral Customs - Wikipedia

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    A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.

  3. First Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln's association with the church began in 1850 and continued until he left Springfield to assume the duties of President in 1861. In 1850, when Abraham and Mary Lincoln's second son, Edward, died, the minister of First Presbyterian Church was asked to conduct the funeral. The minister at that time was Rev. James Smith and his ...

  4. List of City of Springfield Historic Sites - Wikipedia

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    Lake Springfield: 1933-1934 Vachel Lindsay Home: 603 S 5th St 1848 Greek Revival November 11, 1971 Virgil Hickox House: 518 E Capitol Ave c. 1839 March 5, 1982 William Beedle House 411 S 8th St 1840 Witmer-Schuck Building 630 E Washington St 1867 Zimmerman Paint Store Building 417 E Adams St c. 1860-1870

  5. Springfield, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln's Springfield home in 1865 during Lincoln's funeral Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Springfield area in 1831 when he was a young man, but he did not live in the city until 1837. [ 16 ] He spent the ensuing six years in New Salem , where he began his legal studies, joined the state militia , and was elected to the Illinois General ...

  6. Camp Butler National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    During the Civil War, Camp Butler was the second largest military training camp in Illinois, second only to Camp Douglas in Chicago.After President Lincoln's call for troops in April, 1861, the U.S. War Department sent then Brigadier-General William T. Sherman to Springfield, Illinois, to meet with Governor Richard Yates for the purpose of selecting a suitable site for a training facility.

  7. Human composting is rising in popularity as an earth-friendly ...

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    Kimberly Cooley-Reyes, 66, falls into that category. An avid gardener, Cooley-Rees found human composting after her best friend passed away several years ago and had a green burial.

  8. Central Springfield Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The majority of the district's buildings were constructed during Springfield's population boom in the 1860s and its subsequent growth in the latter half of the 19th century. These buildings included hotels, drug stores, groceries, clothing stores, and dry goods stores; some of the stores built in this period are still in operation.

  9. 10 Old Tech Gadgets Worth a Pretty Penny Today

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    Once a staple in home computing, especially in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the clunky Commodore 64 — also known as the C64 — remains popular among retro tech enthusiasts.

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