Listen LiveDuring the closure, museum staff will hit the road with community programming and exhibits.
The barrel was purchased at an auction in Central Illinois about 40 years ago.
“Abraham Lincoln’s legacy belongs to the world, so the whole world should be able to see these images” – ALPLM Executive Director Christina Shutt
More than 4,000 Tripadvisor users have rated ALPLM as “excellent”.
The ‘Here I Have Lived’ now has a new online home
A 24-year-old man was arrested for vandalizing and knocking over the sculpture in 2022.
Biden administration in town to hear testimony
Museum historians will record oral histories with travelers, businesses, highway builders, and others
Monday, June 10, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 1405 E Monroe St.
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, shifted the war’s focus from just preserving the Union to also abolishing slavery.