When John Wilkinson was a little boy, he snuck out of his house to meet the future King of Rock-n-Roll Elvis Presley. The young Wilkinson had a strong critique of Elvis’ guitar abilities. Years later, their paths crossed again, and Wilkinson became Elvis’s rhythm...
It sounds like something out of a movie, but in the summer of 1953, Springfield residents were on edge after a shipment of deadly cobras escaped into the city. Sean FitzGibbons from the History Museum on the Square shares how the bizarre event unfolded and why the...
A new exhibit celebrating Route 66 is now open in Springfield. “Checking In” takes a look at the iconic hotels and motels of Greene County along the so-called Mother Road that shaped the region. Sean FitzGibbons with Springfield’s History Museum on the Square has...
