Sangamon Co. Historical Society taking applications for funding historic special projects

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - The Sangamon County Historical Society is taking applications for funding historic special projects in the county.

Last year the Society gave grants to:

Village of Divernon for repairs to the Historical Train Depot Museum
First Presbyterian Church Springfield to buy museum quality display cabinets for a new History Room to display Lincoln artifacts and church history
Illinois State Historical Society for printing a full color Guide to Historical Markers throughout Sangamon County
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle for the new History Room display cases for church history with focus on their connection to Abraham Lincoln's marriage to Mary Todd
Rochester Sesquicentennial Committee for assembling a trio of scrapbooks detailing the village or Rochester's 150th Anniversary
Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association for digitization of the Fever River Architectural Study of all buildings in Enos Park neighborhood as of 1997

Applications can be found here. Click on "Resources," then "Grants" to download the application.

Completed forms can be submitted online to schsoffice@gmail.com or mailed to the Sangamon County Historical Society, Special Projects Committee, P.O. Box 9744, Springfield, IL 62791-9744.

The deadline is April 20, 2026. Award winners will be announced at the Society's Annual Meeting in June.

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