🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL! 🚨 #LincolnUnlocked is HERE! 🎉📲 Explore Lincoln’s legacy like never before with ALPLM’s innovative digital tool! Experience history with AR, interactive tours, animation & more. 📥 Download now on Google Play & App Store! . #ALPLM #AbrahamLincoln

#OnThisDay in 1865, a military tribunal convicted 8 conspirators who worked with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln. That same day, President Johnson upheld the verdicts. Four were sentenced to hang. The others got life in prison; most were later pardoned. #ALPLM

On #IndependenceDay, read all about the rare American flag now on display at the museum. It has 21 stars because Illinois was the 21st state, and it was made before people had decided whether the flag's top stripe should be red or white. #ILhistory.

Mary Owens, once engaged to Lincoln, died #OnThisDay in 1877. Her gravestone reads “Abraham Lincoln’s Other Mary.” She once said, “Lincoln was deficient in those little links which make up the great chain of womans happiness.” #ALPLM #AbrahamLincoln

🎆🎇 Happy Independence Day from the ALPLM!. Yes, the museum is open today from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stop by before the fireworks and celebrate history with us!. #AbrahamLincoln #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly

📸 What a turnout! Over 100 people joined us today to unveil a rare 21-star flag marking Illinois’s 1818 statehood. Now on display at the ALPLM — just in time for Independence Day!. #ALPLM #FlagHistory #IndependenceDay #ILHistory #HistoricPreservation

ALPLM’s Dr. Ian Hunt unveils our newest treasure — an original 21-star American flag, one of the rarest in U.S. history, celebrating Illinois’s entry into the Union in 1818. Now on display at the ALPLM!.

🌸 Dearest Gentle Reader, 🌸.Today is your final chance to secure a spot at HISTORY BLOOMS — a Bridgerton-inspired garden party celebrating the transformation of Union Square Park!. Reserve your spot: #ALPLM #UnionSquarePark #Bridgerton #VisitSpringfield

As #AbrahamLincoln knew, the American flag is a powerful symbol. The ALPLM has acquired an extremely rare, vintage 21-star flag (Illinois was the 21st state) that goes on display today. #AbeSays #Flag #vexilology. Source:

#OnThisDay in 1864, #AbrahamLincoln signed the law creating National Statuary Hall, transforming the dusty space into a shrine for American heroes from all states. Illinois contributed statues of James Shields and Frances E. Willard. #ALPLM #ILHistory 📸

#OnThisDay in #ILHistory – July 2, 1917.White mobs massacred Black residents in East St. Louis — killing over 100 (NAACP est.), burning homes, and forcing thousands to flee. Police did little to stop it. #BlackHistory #ALPLM.🔗 📸 NMAAHC

🌟 Come see a star-spangled rarity! Join us this Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for a special unveiling of our newest acquisition — an original 21-star flag celebrating Illinois’s entry into the Union in 1818. 🔗 #ALPLM #IndependenceDay #ILHistory

#AbrahamLincoln believed in learning from his mistakes. #AbeSays. Source:

Springfield said “All Aboard” for a special visit today by Union Pacific Railroad’s #1616 Lincoln Locomotive! #AbrahamLincoln founded Union Pacific by signing the Pacific Railway Act on July 1, 1862, which authorized the nation’s first transcontinental railroad network.

📬 Here's a fun fact for #NationalPostalWorkerDay & #USPostageStampDay: Before he was president (or on a stamp), #AbrahamLincoln was Postmaster of New Salem, Ill. — and sometimes delivered mail in his hat! 🎩 #ALPLM. 📸 Painting by Fletcher C. Ransom + vintage 4¢ Lincoln stamp

#AbrahamLincoln's advice to potential lawyers. #AbeSays #HonestAbe. Source:

Join us Thursday at 11a.m. as we unveil an ultra-rare 21-star flag flown when Illinois became the 21st state in 1818. 🌟🦅. 📍 ALPLM Museum Plaza.🎟️ Free with museum admission.🔗 #ALPLM #FlagHistory #IndependenceDay #ILHistory

#OnThisDay in #ILHistory – June 30, 1985 – James A. Dewar, creator of the iconic #Twinkie, died at 88. In 1931, this Illinoisian filled sponge cake with cream to keep machines busy, and a snack legend was born. Today, 500 million Twinkies are still sold each year. 🍰🧓

#AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays. Source:

We value #AbrahamLincoln documents for their history. Still, it’s interesting to see that Sotheby’s recently sold two Lincoln-signed documents: the Emancipation Proclamation for $4.4 milion and the 13th Amendment for $13.7 million. Details:

Illinois has sometimes led America in protecting LGBTQ rights (first gay rights organization, first state to decriminalize homosexuality) and sometimes trailed (15th to bar job and housing discrimination). See a timeline : #ILhistory #GayRights #Pride