Welcome to New Springfield

My name is Larry Stevens. I'm more than a life-long resident of Springfield, Illinois. My families were among the first Euroamerican settlers here in Sangamon county and have lived here ever since 1818.

My ancestors and relatives were the friends and neighbors of Abraham Lincoln. As you may be able to tell, I'm a bit chauvenistic about it.

The name of this blog, "New Springfield", is taken from Vachel Lindsay's utopian novel, The Golden Book of Springfield, which depicts our town one hundred years in the future, 2018.