✨ Four rare Lincoln paintings are now on display in the Library’s atrium! Commissioned by the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway in the 1930s for promotional calendars, these paintings depict scenes from Lincoln’s early life. In 2006, the railroad donated 20 of the original works to the ALPLM. 📖 Discover more about this unique collection on our blog: https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/about/blog/ #ALPLM #ILHistory #AbrahamLincoln #Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will open a new exhibit on Friday featuring documents and artifacts, including the last axe ever used by Lincoln. | WAND News

📖✨ In honor of #NationalReadABookDay this Saturday, we’re excited to share “Lincoln: The Life and Legacy that Defined a Nation in 100 Objects.” Discover Abraham Lincoln’s story through the objects he carried, the documents he signed, and the lives he changed. Authors Christina Shutt and Dr. Ian Hunt reveal behind-the-scenes insights, favorite artifacts, and how the book comes alive in our new exhibit. 🎥 Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbvqscy588A 📚 Pre-order the boo

✨ BOOK LAUNCH EXHIBIT ✨ Among the treasures featured in our new book and exhibit is Lincoln’s personal leather portfolio – a case he carried almost every day. It ferried drafts of the Emancipation Proclamation, may have held his Gettysburg notes, and still bears sealing wax smudges from documents he signed as president. 📖 Explore more in “Lincoln: The Life and Legacy that Defined a Nation in 100 Objects” (available Sept. 23). 🎩️ See the portfolio in person when our new exhibit opens Friday, Se