I ended up stopping by Prairie Archives in Springfield twice on this visit to town, and I spent a whole lot more time shopping than I should have. If you love books, especially great old books, this place is a dream.
I went in one night and let them know I was looking for interesting local books. Well, they have a huge room of JUST Illinois books. As you can imagine, in another area, there is a full shelf of Lincoln related titles.
Over my two trips I ended up finding a great, signed book on Lincoln in Springfield from 1935, a book on caves in New York from the 40s, and another book I needed about the Crenshaw House in Southern Illinois. AND, I rummaged through a political buttons box and found more treasures. They let me go through their FILES of Lincolniania too- and I found some GREAT vintage promotional brochures from the area for a couple of bucks each!
Oh, and the beautiful dog pictured to the left is Lola! She followed me around almost the entire time I was in there! She smelled my pockets, which usually include treats for my pet Chihuahua back home. Unfortunately, I didn't have any the first night I went in. I brought my wife the second night I visited, and she DID have a couple of treats to give an appreciative Lola.
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