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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum saw a special visitor Friday afternoon. NFL Hall of Fame quarterback ...
People this famous would never let you anywhere near their houses when they were alive, but now you can walk right inside!
Work on the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum at the Coles County Fairgrounds is nearing completion, but a lot still needs to be ...
Central Park Plaza | Various downtown Jacksonville businesses participating. Morgan County Fair: Morgan County Fairgrounds, 110 N. Westgate Ave. Gate admission: $5; Sunday: free | For more information ...
Reservations are being taken at 217-235-5661 for the Coles County Historical Society’s July 21 Founder’s Day Dinner, which will feature a presentation on Mary Todd Lincoln.
When Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, felled by an assassin’s bullet at the end of the Civil War, he left behind a considerable legacy. But Lincoln did not leave behind many descendants. In 1985, the ...
A new exhibit that's accessible to people with blindness or impaired vision has made its way to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.
A 1912 Geneva city document suggests that Abraham Lincoln had visited the town and spoken outside a former courthouse. Geneva History Museum Executive Director Terry Emma said the document was ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of the future president with an interesting — if somewhat macabre — backstory.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has acquired a collection of documents and artifacts from a Springfield-based company.
SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will display an original edition of the Gettysburg Address starting on Nov. 15.
A new exhibit pays tribute to the late Illinois sculptor Richard Hunt at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Here's what to expect.