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🎶 Live music returns to the ALPLM this summer! Join us outside the museum entrance as the Springfield Municipal Band celebrates its 90th season with free performances on select Saturday mornings.

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The ALPLM and Union Square Park have gotten a patriotic refresh with new banners and decorations. We invite you to celebrate America's 250th birthday by learning about #AbrahamLincoln and enjoying an array of special events. #America250

More info at https://t.co/sTjFlwJR1B

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#AbrahamLincoln praised Ulysses S Grant and his troops for their enormous sacrifices during the Overland Campaign, a bloody series of battles that set the stage for the Confederacy's collapse the next year. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/opr2INyeiF

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We're used to amazing #AbrahamLincoln artifacts around here, but yesterday still blew us away. The Massachusetts Historical Society has loaned us the pen that Lincoln used to sign the #EmancipationProclamation!

It's part of "The Second American Revolution," opening Friday!

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Barack Obama has written an essay about #AbrahamLincoln for the "In Pursuit" project. He discusses Lincoln's understanding of what could be accomplished by people working together, through a government. Take a look!

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#AbrahamLincoln's goal during the #CivilWar was always to hold America together. Of course, by 1863 he saw no way to do that while allowing slavery, so the struggle to preserve America also became a struggle to free millions of people. #AbeSays

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"The Second American Revolution," our next special exhibition, opens Friday! It includes a clever interactive display inspired by the American flag. We can't wait to show it to you.

More information here: https://t.co/x8PzOS7hzU

#America250 #Reconstruction #AbrahamLincoln

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The ALPLM was proud to welcome the Illinois Municipal League (@IMLLeague) Lobby Day 2026 Legislative Reception to the museum. The event brought together leaders from across Illinois.

Contact us to learn more about hosting an event. https://t.co/FBe75000Yf.

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Republican presidential nominee #AbrahamLincoln was polite enought to send autographs even to people who weren't fans. #AbeSays

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#OnThisDay in 1922, the #LincolnMemorial dedication ceremony took place. In many ways, the ceremony contradicted the very things #AbrahamLincoln stood for in his life. Read all about it in the latest post on our blog.

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#AbrahamLincoln once began a speech to a largely empty Illinois House chamber by noting the depressing circumstances. The transcript doesn't tell us whether he said it with a grin or was as gloomy as it sounds. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/PlD8iMn54T

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Thank you to the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois for hosting their legislative reception at the #ALPLM’s Union Square Park earlier this month. It was a clear, cool May evening – perfect for enjoying the new landscaping!

https://t.co/Gbpk6eQ5Ai. #ALPLMVenues

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#AbrahamLincoln on handling criticism. #AbeSays

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An exhibit called "The Second American Revolution" opens at the ALPLM next week, part of #America250. It examines the successes of #Reconstruction after the #CivilWar and then the violent reversal of new rights for African Americans.

Details: https://t.co/7gbvqxmJmJ

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When #AbrahamLincoln appointed Gen. J.M. Schofield to lead the fractious Department of Missouri, he advised Schofield not to worry about past squabbles there and instead do what he felt was best for all. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/XhtzHz7TAt

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The first U.S. officer to die in the #CivilWar was Elmer Ellsworth, a friend of #AbrahamLincoln. After Ellsworth was killed, Lincoln wrote a letter of condolence to his parents and had Ellsworth's body lie in state in the White House. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/vAZVUnCs0i

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The museum will be open today. The library building will not. We invite you to join us on this special day.

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#AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays #MemorialDay #Sacrifice

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Join us for “Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales” and let your little ones explore the wonderful world of books through stories and hands-on activities. 📚✨

🗓 May 26 | 9:00 AM or 10:30 AM
🔗 Free | Register at: https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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#OnThisDay in 1849, #AbrahamLincoln was granted a patent on his idea for a device to help riverboats get past snags and shoals in shallow water. He is the only president ever to receive a patent, although his invention was never actually built.

More: https://t.co/11dKOIpfAZ