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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_iv4g5zm wrote

I used to really like seeing the pictures and history in that group but when Springfield adopted the new flag I made the mistake of saying I was in favor of it and got banned. I always like seeing what things used to look like. Local history is interesting.

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Frost616 t1_iv559a4 wrote

Check out the Library’s Local History department. You can find a lot of great information there. They have a website for historic Ozarks photos like this one.

thelibrary.org/fromthedarkroom

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bobone77 t1_iv4i6n6 wrote

LMAO. They banned you for that? What a bunch of snowflakes. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_iv5ocs5 wrote

Basically my opinion. I said I thought the old flag looked like it had been designed by fourth-graders (turned out it was high schoolers but still) and the elements chosen had virtually no significance (unlike the new one where everything was chosen due to significance), and I didn’t understand why people were suddenly freaking out about “preserving the history” of the old flag and trying to find ways of buying one, and maybe they should take that money and give it to organizations that were trying to preserve ACTUAL history. Little Dick Crabtree didn’t like that.

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var23 OP t1_iv5uifd wrote

He is a bit of a loon in that regard.

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Globalksp t1_iv8dgdp wrote

Woah this is Crabtree’s group? Tell me more (new to SGF and his name has come up recently when looking into researching the history of our home).

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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_iv8x5q0 wrote

He does a lot of historical research - he’s also a real estate agent, I believe, and he’s worked with a lot of historic properties. Great stories and he gets a lot of pictures from the News-Leader archives. He also rules the group with an iron fist and will instantly kick out and block anyone who dissents in any way. I joined another local history FB group and there are a dozen stories of people who pissed off Richard Crabtree.

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