Tomorrow the ALPLM will be transformed into Abe's Haunted Hollow, a place of games, music, frights and a seance that transports visitors through time and space. And it's all free!
We hope you'll join the fun!
#AbrahamLincoln never did get the opportunity to visit the friends and places of his childhood. #AbeSays
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ALT Vintage illustrated map showing parts of Indiana and Kentucky with rivers, towns, and historical scenes from the 1800s. Text below it says, "I would much like to visit the old home, and old friends of my boyhood, but I fear the chance for doing so soon, is not very good. - A. Lincoln, 10/23/1860"
New on our blog: that time the then-governor of Illinois compared a cow's udders to the Fountain of Youth. #ILhistory #WeirdAgriculture #GotMilk?
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#AbrahamLincoln on family life in Springfield. #AbeSays
By the way, the illustration shows the Lincoln home as it would have looked before they added a second story.
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🌼📚 Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales!
Join us Oct. 27 for stories, crafts, and play exploring this colorful tradition of remembrance.
👧 Ages 0–5
🎟️ FREE! Two sessions available. Registration required.
🔗 presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
🎃👻 Get spooky at ALPLM this Saturday, Oct. 24!
Enjoy Halloween fun, eerie selfies, DJ Dino-mite, a séance with Mrs. Lincoln & more!
🕓 4:30–6:30 p.m.
🎟️ FREE! Costumes encouraged!
🎃 Halloween parade to follow!
🔗 presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
#AbesHauntedHollow #ALPLM
🎙️ @HISTORY Channel Podcast Comes to ALPLM!
Join us Nov. 6 for a FREE live recording of HISTORY This Week with Sally Helm and Lincoln scholar Jonathan W. White!
📜 PLUS: See one of just five handwritten copies of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address!
🎟️ Register: presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
📚 Educators, earn 6.5 CPDUs!
Join our FREE virtual book club exploring the role of Native Americans in the American Revolution.
📅 Oct. 27 | 6 p.m.
💻 Virtual
🎓 6.5 CPDUs for reading the book and attending
Register: presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
#AbrahamLincoln's proclamations of #thanksgiving during the #CivilWar helped establish the day as a national holiday celebrated on the last Thursday of November. #AbeSays
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✨ Discover the women who shaped the White House! Join author and White House insider Anita McBride for a fascinating look at America's first ladies.
📅 Oct. 27 | 6:30 pm
📍 ALPLM
🎟️ FREE! Registration required.
Plus, see rare Mary Lincoln artifacts!
🔗 presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
🎨 We're hiring a Graphic Arts Designer!
Bring your creativity to a world-class museum! We are looking for a talented graphic designer with a passion for visual storytelling, strong design skills, and an eye for detail.
🔗 Apply today: illinois.jobs2web.com/job-in…
#AbrahamLincoln's response to Grace Bedell, the girl who wrote to him and suggested he would do better in politics if he grew a beard. Despite his hesitation, he eventually decided in favor of the beard. #AbeSays
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🎨 Calling all young Illinois artists!
The ALPLM and @ISBEnews are teaming up for the 2027 Student Art Contest!
🖌️ Theme: My Community, My Story
🏆 Winning art displayed at ALPLM
📅 Deadline: Dec. 18
🔗 presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
🎬 FREE movie TONIGHT at the ALPLM!
Our America 250 Movie Series continues with "All the President’s Men," the gripping story of the Watergate investigation.
📅 Friday, October 16 | 6:30 p.m.
📍 ALPLM Union Theater
🎟️ Admission is FREE, register at presidentlincoln.illinois.go…
#AbrahamLincoln and Stephen Douglas met in Alton for the last for their seven debates today in 1858. While Douglas won their Senate race, Lincoln emerged from the debates as a national voice against #slavery, putting him in position to win the presidency in 1860.
As a presidential candidate, #AbrahamLincoln assured people that he did not want to deepen divisions with slave states. It did no good. Southern states started announcing secession shortly after his election. #AbeSays
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Our director, Christina Shutt, recently spoke to @foxillinois about Mary Lincoln's interest in spiritualism and seances, as well as our plans for a spooky, free event on Oct. 24. Take a look!
foxillinois.com/features/mor…
A year after losing his Senate race to Stephen Douglas, #AbrahamLincoln was still optimistic that opposition to #slavery's spread would ultimately carry the day. He was right. #AbeSays
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