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The award-winning Lincoln Heritage Museum exhibits a significant collection of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War related artifacts.
Lincoln, ILlincolncollege.edu/museum/Joined August 2011

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It is with a heavy heart that we share this news. It is our hope at Lincoln Heritage Museum that we will survive past Lincoln College's closure but at this time our future is uncertain. Until further notice Lincoln Heritage Museum will remain open for normal operating hours. t.co/LWvKInTJD5
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Happy anniversary to the Lincolns! On this day in 1842, Abraham and Mary Lincoln became husband and wife. Did you know that the Lincolns were engaged twice before getting married? The first engagement was called off.
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Tomorrow is Election Day! Time for the campaigning to stop and the people to decide. Lincoln wrote these words on February 7, 1846 in response to a letter from John Hardin of Jacksonville, Illinois. Hardin criticized Lincoln's interest in running for Congress.
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This quote is part of a letter President Lincoln wrote to his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, on March 28, 1864. Despite them being 156 years old and about a totally different national trial, Lincoln's words are just as applicable today as the day he penned them.
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"Now he belongs to the ages." Sec of War Stanton said these words at the passing of Abraham Lincoln #onthisday in 1865. It is our mission at the LHM to make this statement a reality by preserving the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
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The course of US history changed #onthisday in 1865 when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. Lincoln was transferred to the Petersen House where he clung to life for the next 9 hours before being pronounced dead on the morning of April 15, 1865.
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Meet Fido, Abraham Lincoln's pet dog. Fido was the Lincoln family dog while they lived in Springfield. Fido was born in 1851 and was likely a yellow lab mix. Fido was left in the care of Lincoln's friend William de Fleurville when the family moved to DC in 1860 #NationalPuppyDay
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In the interest of the safety of our patrons, volunteers & staff in light of the developing COVID-19 situation, the Lincoln Heritage Museum will be closed to the public until further notice beginning March 14. Please email the LHM with any questions (museum@lincolncollege.edu).
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