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October 2006 Historico The newsletter of the Sangamon County Historical Society 308 E. Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701 www.sancohis.org 217.522.2500 October, 2006 Wednesday, October 11 5:00 PM Board Meeting Lincoln Library, Carnegie Room South Officers President Taylor Pensoneau Tuesday, October 17, 7:00 PM Program Vice President Carolyn Moore Lincoln Library, Carnegie Room North Past President Dr. Virgilio Pilapil Secretary The Panic of 1819—Its Cause and Significance in Illinois History Sally Cadagin Treasurer David Brady Nancy Chapin Directors Directors to 2007 A largely forgotten drama—the incredible impact on Illinois from a global climatic R-Lou Barker disaster, the eruption of the Indonesian Volcano Tambora in 1815—will be John Huther brought to life again by David Brady, a Springfield historian and a onetime recipi- Janice Petterchak ent of the Studs Terkel award from the Illinois Humanities Council. Mary Jo Potter Gary Vitale Directors to 2008 The ripple effects of the eruption were far reaching, so much so that life in what Carol Andrews is now Sangamon County and other parts of Illinois was affected greatly. The David Brady event triggered rapid economic expansion in much of the country west of the Phyllis Brissenden Robert Davis Alleghenies. But, it was short lived, serving as a predecessor to an economic Carolyn Oxtoby panic in 1819 and a resultant depression lasting until 1825. During the up and Directors to 2009 down upheaval, banking, agriculture, transportation, government and politics Jack Billington went through radical transformations—leading in part to major population shifts Dan Buck Al Eck, Jr. toward central and northern Illinois. Susan Hammond Steve Leonard Brady, an employee of Prairie Archives, has a diversified background. Since Honorary Director graduation from Divernon schools, he has been a construction worker, a me- William Hughes Diller, Jr. Committtee Chairmen chanic for John Deere operations and the owner of a blacksmith shop. He has Book Sales written a book on Divernon and presented research papers for the Illinois State Sue Wall Historical Society, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Macoupin County Civil Constitution & Bylaws War Round Table and other organizations. He has focused much of his effort on Curtis Mann Finance Illinois frontier history, especially the role of Native Americans. Brady is a mem- John Huther ber of the Board of Directors of the Sangamon County Historical Society. Historico Editor Nancy Chapin Membership Carolyn Moore Nominations INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Dr. Virgilio R. Pilapil 1 Programs The Panic of 1819—Its Cause and Significance in Illinois History Taylor Pensoneau 2 Project Awards Report on September program; announcements Dr. Virgilio R. Pilapil 3 Publications Current membership John Huther Current membership 4 Publicity Janice Petterchak 5 Volunteer Coordinator The President’s Corner; Years to Remember Sally Cadagin 6 [email protected] History in the making sancohis.org Karen Everingham Around Town We welcome new members! Centennial Awards Banquet October 7 1:00 PM Iles House This year’s Illinois State Histori- Les McAlister Sangamo Clocks Russell & Mary Barker cal Society’s Centennial Ban- October 12-13 IHPA Stephen & Patricia Leonard quet will include awards to two 8th Annual Illinois History Conference Randy & Kathy Culver Nickell Springfield businesses: State Prairie Capitol Convention Ctr. Journal-Register for 175 years October 13 ISHS and Security Bank for 100 Centennial Awards Banquet Springfield, hired his brother, years. Congratulations! Chicago Charles, as engineer for the October 19-21 Symposium plant on the newly created Museum of Funeral Customs lake, and Charles proceeded to Death and Loss in America: invent a filtration system, called Colonial Era to the Present the Spaulding Precipitator, that October 26 7:00-9:00 PM UIS 10th Annual was sold throughout the world. Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series That system was considered the Walk Through Oak Ridge Cemetery Lincoln and America’s Faith standard until Dave Wyness, Don’t forget the date—October Brookens Auditorium Superintendent of Waterworks, 8 Noon to 4:00 pm! (Best time to come is about 2:00) invented a clarifier with no Portrayals this year will include moving parts in 1967, which is Report on September program - the 1st burial, children from still used around the world. Phil Gonet, General Manager of the Home for the Friendless, CWLP from 1998-2003 gave a an Underground Railroad con- Phil then asked his audiences to fascinating talk on the history of ductor and Oak Ridge’s dedi- provide the answers to a multi- public utilities in Springfield. cation speaker to conclude ple choice ‘fact sheet’: there are Though the Springfield Water Oak Ridge’s 150th anniversary 2,011 public power companies Works Company began supply- year. in the US; no tax dollars are ing public water from the San- used in the CWLP budget; the gamon River in 1860, it was not In addition the Historama will average monthly CWLP electric until 1916, following the estab- feature historical groups, au- bill is $62.58; commercial cus- lishment of several private com- thors, games, music and a tomers provide 2/3 of CWLP panies, that the City Water and demonstration by the Museum revenue; and there are 1,114 Light Company name was used; of Funeral Customs. miles of electric lines main- and not until after the Supreme tained by CWLP. The final ques- Court ruled in 1918, in a suit Don’t miss it!! filed against the city by the tion of the evening, to be Springfield Gas & Electric Com- awarded a prize was: “How pany, that it was determined many power poles does CWLP public bodies could own their maintain”? The grand winner own utility plants, establishing a was Mary Larsen, who had rea- precedent for public entities soned that if there were 1,114 Rochester Cemetery Walk miles of lines, there were across the country. CWLP and October 15 1:00-4:00 pm probably about 30 poles to a CILCO then both supplied Rochester Cemetery mile, so she answered, 33,420, power to city customers until West Main St., Rochester, IL Turns out there are another 1966, resulting in dual power almost 6,000 poles for connec- lines often traveling the same The Stone house will feature tions and turns out there, but routes. craft demonstrations: quilting, she was the closest to 39,000 spinning, weaving, rug hook- poles, so she took home shiny, Gonet went on to tell of the ing, hearth cooking and others. over-riding interest of both new CWLP glasses from which Willis and Charles Spaulding in to drink her CWLP clarified wa- providing clean water. Willis ter. Spaulding, the father of Lake [email protected] sancohis.org SCHS membership for 2006-2007 If your name is not on this list, you have not renewed your membership for the current year, and this will be the last Historico you receive.! Life Members Priscilla Reyhan Bill & Karen Camille Charles W. Adams Sarah Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson Ann Allan Pauline Roesch Douglas & Val Carr R-Lou Barker Dorthy Ross Mr. & Mrs. Denis J. Conlon Daniel Monroe Barringer F. North Ross McClernand B. & Stephanie Crawford Mrs. Floyd S. Barringer Patricia K. Rudolph Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Crome Tadd K. Baumann Edward J. Russo John & George Anne Daly Joann Bayer Paul Schanbacher Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Davenport Jay Elliott Bell Mrs. Michael J. Scully Mr. & Mrs. Kirby Davenport Norma G. Bibb Nanchen and Michael Scully Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Davenport, Jr. Mrs. Fred C. Blythe Don Springer G. Cullom & Anne Davis Mr. Edward A. Brooks Dr. Charles A. Starling Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Derhake Mr. Robert H. Bunn Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stuart Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dickerman Charles & Nancy Chapin Mr. Don Tracy Mr. & Mrs. Paul Dorocke Mr. Bradley S. Churchill John T. Trutter Mr. & Mrs. Albert O. Eck, Jr. Job C. Conger IV Enrique J. Unanue Lela E. Espenshied William Hughes Diller Jr. Mrs. A. D. Van Meter Stuart and Judith Fliege Mr. John B. Dixon Mrs. Benjamin Victor Joanna Sullivan & C. Don Gamble Frank B. Farley Elizabeth A. Weir Louis M. Gietl Barbara H. Farris Mrs. Louise F. Wollan Ron and Fran Greenfield Nadine Ferguson L. A. Wollan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Hanna Carol Jean Fraase Mrs. Harold B. Wright Dr. & Mrs. Mark E. Hansen F. Sheplor Franke Mary Jane Wright Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hanson C. David Franke III Dr. Elvin Zook Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hiler Mrs. Carl D. Franke, Jr. Mrs. Sharon Zook Mr. & Mrs. John P. Hiler, Jr. Mr. Donald Hay Funk Bruce and Sue Imig Karen Graff Sustaining members Mr. & Mrs. William Irvine Dr. Donald R. Graham Jim & Madelyn Bogue Bryan & Mary Lou Johnsrud Perry and Marilyn Hall Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Oliver J. Keller Ginger Harmon Chris Butler Jan T. and Darlene J. Kessinger Mr. Richard E. Hart Julie Cellini Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Knox Earl W. Henderson Jr. Mrs. Barbara Weitekamp Diller Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Krause Mrs. Patricia Henry Mr. & Mrs. Farrell Gay Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Larson Mr. Frederick B. Hoffmann Alfred & Kay Hofmann Mr. & Mrs. Wayne F. Leinicke Brenda June Holmes John & Catherine Huther Stephen & Patricia Leonard Walter Wesley Johnston Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Joyce, Jr. Joan and Terry Bayliss Lewis Alex J. Jones IV Mr. and Mrs. Richard McLane Mr. & Mrs. Loren L. Lowery William S. Klein Logan H. Schlipf Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lynn Karla Krueger Cathy Schwartz Mark and Grainne Mahoney Robert C. Lanphier III R. W. Troxell & Co. Frank & Ruthann Mazrim Dr. Victor H. Lary Carl W. and Roberta E. Volkmann Denise & Robbie McDonald Miss Mary Frances Lavin Stephen D. McKenrick Lincoln Library Family members Ralph & Carolyn Moore Mary Ellen McElligott Stan and Carolyn Adams James and Leah Myers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McNichols Jack and Carol Andrews Mr.
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