Voices of the Village - History of Lincoln’s New Salem SHS | Springfield, Illinois | Visit Springfield
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September 7, 2025
1pm

Lincoln New Salem
15588 History Lane Petersburg, IL 62675
217-632-4000

Free


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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site invite visitors to "Voices of the Village," a program offered the first Sunday of every other month from May to November in the Visitor Center Auditorium at 1:00 PM. 
The hour-long program will be an interactive lecture featuring artifacts and various components of Lincoln’s New Salem history. Light refreshments will be served. Doors open at 12:30pm.  Attendees can enjoy a musical prelude to the lecture starting at 12:45pm.   

• Sunday, September 7th – History of Lincoln’s New Salem SHS
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site has a long history that is not only well-documented by Lincoln’s time here, but with its reconstruction and addition as one of the oldest historic sites in the Midwest.