News Releases Search Summer means history and music come alive at the ALPLM 5/30/2023 New opportunities to meet President and Mrs. Lincoln and to enjoy music Read more about Summer means history and music come alive at the ALPLM Real history vs. artificial intelligence 5/11/2023 ALPLM historians to quiz ChatGPT about Lincoln and Civil War at free event May 24 Read more about Real history vs. artificial intelligence ALPLM opens the door to new volunteers 5/11/2023 Orientation session for potential volunteers offered on May 24 Read more about ALPLM opens the door to new volunteers More high school students can now apply for free leadership program at ALPLM 4/17/2023 Application deadline is May 15 Read more about More high school students can now apply for free leadership program at ALPLM ALPLM offers free sensory friendly event April 18 4/12/2023 Latest step in 'Abe for All' initiative Read more about ALPLM offers free sensory friendly event April 18 Beloved volunteer’s family donates to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 3/20/2023 $100,000 donation dedicated to new children’s exhibit Read more about Beloved volunteer’s family donates to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Come ‘home’ again with new exhibit at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 3/15/2023 ‘Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois’ opens March 23 Read more about Come ‘home’ again with new exhibit at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ALPLM offers special services for the Deaf community on March 9 3/1/2023 Event is part of presidential library’s ‘Abe for All’ initiative Read more about ALPLM offers special services for the Deaf community on March 9 Lincoln Presidential Library teams with Google to create new 'extended reality' features 2/27/2023 Cutting-edge tech will let more people explore Lincoln's legacy in more ways than ever before. Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library teams with Google to create new 'extended reality' features ALPLM celebrates Black History Month and Lincoln’s birthday 1/26/2023 Events include read-a-thon, play and free admission Feb. 11-12 Read more about ALPLM celebrates Black History Month and Lincoln’s birthday Jan. 29 is 'sensory friendly Sunday' at ALPLM 1/19/2023 Latest event in the 'Abe for All' initiative Read more about Jan. 29 is 'sensory friendly Sunday' at ALPLM Last chance to explore 'Stories of Survival' 1/13/2023 Powerful exhibit on surviving violence and building new lives will close after Jan. 22 Read more about Last chance to explore 'Stories of Survival' ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team Feb. 8 1/13/2023 Learn how you can help others, get free admission, celebrate Lincoln's legacy and make friends! Read more about ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team Feb. 8 3D images of historic treasures 12/13/2022 Online gallery of 3D scans lets people explore every nook and cranny of treasures from Lincoln's life and Illinois history Read more about 3D images of historic treasures Newly acquired Lincoln letter shows a politician's frustrations 10/31/2022 Part of new display on Lincoln seeking seat in Congress Read more about Newly acquired Lincoln letter shows a politician's frustrations Series of sensory-friendly events begins Oct. 30 at ALPLM 10/18/2022 Events are part of ‘Abe for All’ initiative to make the museum more inclusive. Read more about Series of sensory-friendly events begins Oct. 30 at ALPLM Sports broadcaster Jason Benetti to speak at ALPLM on Oct. 18 10/12/2022 Free event will features stories of broadcasting and of life with cerebral palsy. Read more about Sports broadcaster Jason Benetti to speak at ALPLM on Oct. 18 ALPLM opens dedicated space for nursing mothers 9/29/2022 Thanks to donor, nursing suite will now be available for both guests and staff Read more about ALPLM opens dedicated space for nursing mothers ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team 8/18/2022 Orientation for potential new volunteers on Sept. 14 Read more about ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team The connection between ‘Stories of Survival’ and stories of the silver screen 8/17/2022 Free event Aug. 25 in conjunction with ALPLM special exhibit Read more about The connection between ‘Stories of Survival’ and stories of the silver screen Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps children get ready to return to school 7/22/2022 Free ‘Back to School Bash’ on Saturday, Aug. 6 Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps children get ready to return to school Lincoln Presidential Library plays historical ‘what if’ with Beatles reunion concert July 26 7/18/2022 Celebrate summer with the sounds of the Fab Four – free! Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library plays historical ‘what if’ with Beatles reunion concert July 26 Reconstruction expert named new head of research at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 6/28/2022 Dr. Brian Mitchell previously taught at University of Arkansas Read more about Reconstruction expert named new head of research at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum See the Gettysburg Address at ALPLM’s next 'Tales from the Vault' 6/23/2022 Free July 8 event features items linked to U.S. independence Read more about See the Gettysburg Address at ALPLM’s next 'Tales from the Vault' ALPLM to celebrate Juneteenth by displaying Emancipation Proclamation 6/10/2022 Visitors can see historic document at no cost Read more about ALPLM to celebrate Juneteenth by displaying Emancipation Proclamation 1 2 3 4
Summer means history and music come alive at the ALPLM 5/30/2023 New opportunities to meet President and Mrs. Lincoln and to enjoy music Read more about Summer means history and music come alive at the ALPLM
Real history vs. artificial intelligence 5/11/2023 ALPLM historians to quiz ChatGPT about Lincoln and Civil War at free event May 24 Read more about Real history vs. artificial intelligence
ALPLM opens the door to new volunteers 5/11/2023 Orientation session for potential volunteers offered on May 24 Read more about ALPLM opens the door to new volunteers
More high school students can now apply for free leadership program at ALPLM 4/17/2023 Application deadline is May 15 Read more about More high school students can now apply for free leadership program at ALPLM
ALPLM offers free sensory friendly event April 18 4/12/2023 Latest step in 'Abe for All' initiative Read more about ALPLM offers free sensory friendly event April 18
Beloved volunteer’s family donates to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 3/20/2023 $100,000 donation dedicated to new children’s exhibit Read more about Beloved volunteer’s family donates to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Come ‘home’ again with new exhibit at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 3/15/2023 ‘Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois’ opens March 23 Read more about Come ‘home’ again with new exhibit at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
ALPLM offers special services for the Deaf community on March 9 3/1/2023 Event is part of presidential library’s ‘Abe for All’ initiative Read more about ALPLM offers special services for the Deaf community on March 9
Lincoln Presidential Library teams with Google to create new 'extended reality' features 2/27/2023 Cutting-edge tech will let more people explore Lincoln's legacy in more ways than ever before. Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library teams with Google to create new 'extended reality' features
ALPLM celebrates Black History Month and Lincoln’s birthday 1/26/2023 Events include read-a-thon, play and free admission Feb. 11-12 Read more about ALPLM celebrates Black History Month and Lincoln’s birthday
Jan. 29 is 'sensory friendly Sunday' at ALPLM 1/19/2023 Latest event in the 'Abe for All' initiative Read more about Jan. 29 is 'sensory friendly Sunday' at ALPLM
Last chance to explore 'Stories of Survival' 1/13/2023 Powerful exhibit on surviving violence and building new lives will close after Jan. 22 Read more about Last chance to explore 'Stories of Survival'
ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team Feb. 8 1/13/2023 Learn how you can help others, get free admission, celebrate Lincoln's legacy and make friends! Read more about ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team Feb. 8
3D images of historic treasures 12/13/2022 Online gallery of 3D scans lets people explore every nook and cranny of treasures from Lincoln's life and Illinois history Read more about 3D images of historic treasures
Newly acquired Lincoln letter shows a politician's frustrations 10/31/2022 Part of new display on Lincoln seeking seat in Congress Read more about Newly acquired Lincoln letter shows a politician's frustrations
Series of sensory-friendly events begins Oct. 30 at ALPLM 10/18/2022 Events are part of ‘Abe for All’ initiative to make the museum more inclusive. Read more about Series of sensory-friendly events begins Oct. 30 at ALPLM
Sports broadcaster Jason Benetti to speak at ALPLM on Oct. 18 10/12/2022 Free event will features stories of broadcasting and of life with cerebral palsy. Read more about Sports broadcaster Jason Benetti to speak at ALPLM on Oct. 18
ALPLM opens dedicated space for nursing mothers 9/29/2022 Thanks to donor, nursing suite will now be available for both guests and staff Read more about ALPLM opens dedicated space for nursing mothers
ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team 8/18/2022 Orientation for potential new volunteers on Sept. 14 Read more about ALPLM offers chance to join volunteer team
The connection between ‘Stories of Survival’ and stories of the silver screen 8/17/2022 Free event Aug. 25 in conjunction with ALPLM special exhibit Read more about The connection between ‘Stories of Survival’ and stories of the silver screen
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps children get ready to return to school 7/22/2022 Free ‘Back to School Bash’ on Saturday, Aug. 6 Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps children get ready to return to school
Lincoln Presidential Library plays historical ‘what if’ with Beatles reunion concert July 26 7/18/2022 Celebrate summer with the sounds of the Fab Four – free! Read more about Lincoln Presidential Library plays historical ‘what if’ with Beatles reunion concert July 26
Reconstruction expert named new head of research at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 6/28/2022 Dr. Brian Mitchell previously taught at University of Arkansas Read more about Reconstruction expert named new head of research at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
See the Gettysburg Address at ALPLM’s next 'Tales from the Vault' 6/23/2022 Free July 8 event features items linked to U.S. independence Read more about See the Gettysburg Address at ALPLM’s next 'Tales from the Vault'
ALPLM to celebrate Juneteenth by displaying Emancipation Proclamation 6/10/2022 Visitors can see historic document at no cost Read more about ALPLM to celebrate Juneteenth by displaying Emancipation Proclamation