It took ingenuity and some careful planning, but a rare and colorful banner supporting Stephen Douglas can now be seen at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Abraham Lincoln compiled his thoughts on slavery in a small booklet. Now a unique edition of that booklet has been donated to the ALPLM.
You've heard of the Emancipation Proclamation, but how much do you really know about it?
Examination of Lincoln portrait reveals the artist's true name and many layers of symbolism.
As John Wilkes Booth fled, another actor comforted the mortally wounded president.
What can we learn from a note showing Mary Lincoln gave a doll to her grandniece?
Born into slavery, he died a century later as an attorney and community leader
A look at some of the improvements and repairs we're making at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
The Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the central events in the city's history. What actually happened?
High-resolution images will be available to scholars and Lincoln fans anywhere in the world.