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SangamonLink History of Sangamon County, Illinois

WebSangamonLink was created to put the rich history of Sangamon County — home of Abraham Lincoln and the capital of Illinois — at people’s fingertips. The Sangamon …

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Franciscan Life Center (former Franciscan motherhouse)

WebThe Hospital Sisters of St. Francis operated a convent and church on a 300-acre site northeast of Springfield from 1917 until 2021.. The order of Roman Catholic …

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Polio vaccinations, 1955 and 1964 SangamonLink

WebFirst- and second-graders topped the priority list when local public health officials prepared to deliver the first polio vaccinations in 1955. The program was a …

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St. John’s Hospital SangamonLink

WebSt. John’s was still centered around Eighth and Mason streets in the early 21st century, but expansions, renovations and modernizations over nearly 150 years …

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Springfield Hospital and Training School SangamonLink

WebThe hospital, which would come to be known as the Springfield Hospital and Training School, added a north wing two years later. The addition increased the facility’s …

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Calista Herndon (Maternal Health Center) SangamonLink

WebCalista Herndon was one of about a dozen socially prominent women who founded Springfield’s first birth control clinic. See Maternal Health Center/Planned …

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COVID-19 in Sangamon County: The first year SangamonLink

WebSangamon County recorded its first COVID-19 death on March 19, 2020. A 71-year-old woman travelling from Florida to Springfield passed away from virus …

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Dr. George T. Palmer SangamonLink

WebDr. George T. Palmer was a lifelong advocate for better public health and social services, with a special interest in therapy for tuberculosis. Palmer (1875-1943), …

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Mary Bryant Home SangamonLink

WebBy living modestly, she managed to save $3,589.83 — the equivalent of $43,770 today. Mary requested that a safe home for blind women be created with her …

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Public health SangamonLink

WebHottest day in Springfield history. Posted on July 12, 2021 by editor. Blazing-hot weather killed two people, one an infant, in July 1954, and Springfield recorded its …

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Maternal Health Center/Planned Parenthood SangamonLink

WebThe Maternal Health Center, Springfield’s first avowed birth control clinic, was created in 1938 by about a dozen socially prominent women. Its early leaders included …

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Andrew McFarland (mental hospital administrator) SangamonLink

WebDr. Andrew McFarland, namesake of the former Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center near Springfield, directed the Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in …

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Dr. Sheppard A. Ware, physician SangamonLink

WebDr. Sheppard Anderson Ware ( 1872-1948) was a physician in Springfield for 40 years. He was also was a member of the Sangamon County Medical Society and …

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Sister Jane Like & Carol Bressan: Unsung heroes of SIU Med SChool

WebAccording to Glen Davidson, Ph.D, two women – Sister Jane Like and Carol Bressan – were unsung heroes of the 1970s effort to create the Southern Illinois …

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Dr. Alonzo Kenniebrew (physician) SangamonLink

WebKenniebrew founded the world’s first surgical hospital owned and operated by a black physician, served as Booker T. Washington’s personal physician, and was close …

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Flu epidemic, 1918-20 SangamonLink

WebHealth officials closed churches, schools and theaters, barred street gatherings and set up a special hospital at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, but the …

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Measles vaccinations, 1966 (photo) SangamonLink

WebIn February 1966, Illinois Department of Public Health officials predicted a major measles outbreak unless local agencies set up crash immunization programs. “We …

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The Open Air Colony (Palmer Tuberculosis Sanatorium)

WebThe colony, which in 1919 charged $17 per week and up, also cared for poor people with TB, thanks to funding from Sangamon County and the Springfield …

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Smallpox and Springfield’s ‘pest house,’ 1901-02

WebWhen a smallpox scare broke out in Springfield in 1901, the Springfield City Council decided to build a “pest house” where victims could be isolated and cared for. …

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John Livingston SangamonLink

WebFounded in 1838 as the Colored Baptist Church, Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1601 E. Laurel St., is the third oldest black church in Illinois.

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