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“Every American should have the opportunity to fully appreciate Lincoln’s legacy, and that’s why we are committed to improving accessibility for all,” said Christina Shutt, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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Lauren Gleason, interim volunteer coordinator of Illinois State Historic Sites in Springfield, and Margo Carlen, volunteer services coordinator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, discuss the importance of volunteers to nonprofits and opportunities available.
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About 100 artifacts are shown as 3D images. They can be enlarged, turned upside down or spun around. Details about each help bring them to life.
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“The people of Sangamon have cast me off,” he wrote to his old New Salem friend. “It would astonish if not amuse, the older citizens of your county … to learn that I have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.”
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Museum and Library Executive Director Christina Shutt said the aim of the effort, dubbed Abe for All, is to make the museum experience more inclusive.
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Jason Benetti, White Sox announcer, shares his story at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s “For the People” speaker series, featuring bold thinkers with unique insights into the people of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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Amanda Riggenbach was the project manager for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tumultuous 2020 Oral History Project. She spoke to Community Voices about the process of interviewing people for the project and what she learned along the way.
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As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will be able to see a rare copy of the document that played a key role in freedom.
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Christina M. Shutt joined the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) earlier in 2021. She spoke with Community Voices about her career and being the first person of color to lead the ALPLM.
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will host a Back to School Bash on Aug. 7. Abby Cline joined us on Community Voices to tell us about all the activities planned for the event held in Union Square Park.