🚨 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

Ann Rutledge, a friend (and rumored first love) of Abraham Lincoln, died #OnThisDay in 1835, at age 22. Her relics — hair-bow, lock of hair, and veil — can be seen in our Picturing Lincoln digital archives: #AbrahamLincoln #FirstLove

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#AbrahamLincoln warned that ignoring the rights of one group would lead to rights being stolen from more and more groups. #AbeSays. Source:

📚✨ Join us Aug. 26, 10–11 AM at the ALPLM for Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales: Libraries! Enjoy stories & activities that celebrate the magic of books and the joy of reading. Free, but registration required: #ALPLM #LibraryLove

Thank you to the Springfield Art Association and everyone who came to see the display of our art by poet/artist Vachel Lindsay! We really enjoyed sharing these rarely seen pieces. A related event takes place tonight:

RT @JoeCrain: The @ALPLM HEADS SOUTH for the Governor’s Tent at the @DuQuoinFair through Labor Day! If you’re visiting the fair, stop by ou….

👀✋🎶 FINAL WEEKEND!.“Lincoln: Sight, Sound & Touch” closes Aug. 24 — don’t miss your chance to explore Lincoln’s life through touchable 3D images, immersive audio, and a new tactile Gettysburg Address panel. #SightSoundTouch #ALPLM #AbeForAll #AbrahamLincoln #VisitSpringfield

TODAY - Explore Vachel Lindsay’s complete artwork collection — rarely on view — at the ALPLM . 📅 Aug 22, 9:30–11:30 AM. Part of "A Visit with Vachel" weekend with Springfield Art Association. 🔗 #VachelLindsay #ALPLM #SpringfieldIL.

#AbrahamLincoln reminded a unit of Ohio soldiers that their sacrifices would better the lives of people for generations to come. #AbeSays #CivilWar. Source:

The historic #LincolnDouglas debates began #OnThisDay in 1858 in Ottawa, Ill. The debates encapsulated the nation's increasingly bitter arguments over #slavery and put #AbrahamLincoln on the road to the White House. #AbeSays. Info:

In the very first of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, #AbrahamLincoln made clear that the question of human rights for African Americans was the key issue in the race. #AbeSays #LincolnDouglas. Source:

📚✨ Join us Aug. 26, 10–11 AM at the ALPLM for Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales: Libraries! Enjoy stories & activities that celebrate the magic of books and the joy of reading. Free, but registration required: #ALPLM #LibraryLove

#AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays #Slavery. Source:

📚 Educators! Join us TONIGHT for our virtual Book Club for Educators as we discuss “Master Slave Husband Wife” by Ilyon Woo – the remarkable true story of Ellen & William Craft’s daring escape from slavery. #ALPLM.🗓 6–7:30 PM (CT) | FREE | 6.5 CPDUs.🔗

When a lowly captain out in Utah contacted the commander in chief to ask for a chance to fight his dismissal from the Army, President Lincoln granted it. #AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays. Source:

#AbrahamLincoln to a general who complained that rivals were out to destroy him and his command. #AbeSays. Source:

👀✋🎶 FINAL WEEK!.“Lincoln: Sight, Sound & Touch” closes Aug. 24 — don’t miss your chance to explore Lincoln’s life through touchable 3D images, immersive audio, and a new tactile Gettysburg Address panel. #SightSoundTouch #ALPLM #AbeForAll #AbrahamLincoln #VisitSpringfield

We’ve been having a blast at the #ILStateFair sharing the magic of our new “Lincoln Unlocked” digital experience – handing out free Abe swag, snapping pics with “Corndog Abe,” and signing families up to win museum passes. Come see us in the Governor’s Tent! #ALPLM

Explore Vachel Lindsay’s complete artwork collection — rarely on view — at the ALPLM . 📅 Aug 22, 9:30–11:30 AM. Part of "A Visit with Vachel" weekend with Springfield Art Association. 🔗 #VachelLindsay #ALPLM #SpringfieldIL.

#AbrahamLincoln disagreed with those who predicted American #slavery would gradually fade away. He saw nothing to suggest southern states would ever voluntarily free millions of enslaved people. #AbeSays. Source:

#OnThisDay in 1812, US troops evacuating Fort Dearborn in what is now Chicago were attacked by Potawatomi warriors. They routed the small American force. The clash highlighted the role of Native American tribes in the War of 1812. #ILhistory. More info: