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New on our blog: that time the then-governor of Illinois compared a cow's udders to the Fountain of Youth. #ILhistory #WeirdAgriculture #GotMilk?

https://t.co/R2pmUrQTRj

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#AbrahamLincoln on family life in Springfield. #AbeSays

By the way, the illustration shows the Lincoln home as it would have looked before they added a second story.

Source: https://t.co/Oz40vyI0QF

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🌼📚 Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales!

Join us Oct. 27 for stories, crafts, and play exploring this colorful tradition of remembrance.

👧 Ages 0–5
🎟️ FREE! Two sessions available. Registration required.

🔗 https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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🎃👻 Get spooky at ALPLM this Saturday, Oct. 24!

Enjoy Halloween fun, eerie selfies, DJ Dino-mite, a séance with Mrs. Lincoln & more!

🕓 4:30–6:30 p.m.
🎟️ FREE! Costumes encouraged!
🎃 Halloween parade to follow!

🔗 https://t.co/xPJNQQ1xus

#AbesHauntedHollow #ALPLM

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🎙️ @HISTORY Channel Podcast Comes to ALPLM!
Join us Nov. 6 for a FREE live recording of HISTORY This Week with Sally Helm and Lincoln scholar Jonathan W. White!

📜 PLUS: See one of just five handwritten copies of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address!
🎟️ Register: https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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#AbrahamLincoln #slavery #emancipation #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/M7k3MyCI1C

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📚 Educators, earn 6.5 CPDUs!

Join our FREE virtual book club exploring the role of Native Americans in the American Revolution.

📅 Oct. 27 | 6 p.m.
💻 Virtual
🎓 6.5 CPDUs for reading the book and attending

Register: https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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@Wrap10 @LittleGiant1812 @CountryBoy_62 @Wrap10 First, why do you persist in debating someone who is not arguing in good faith? Second, feel free to remove us from this discussion if it continues. Thanks!

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During his 1858 Senate race, #AbrahamLincoln called #slavery an evil practice that must be contained and ultimately eliminated. He stopped short of calling for immediate abolition, though. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/uDWPZIwOWh

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#AbrahamLincoln's proclamations of #thanksgiving during the #CivilWar helped establish the day as a national holiday celebrated on the last Thursday of November. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/WicVlK2SGX

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✨ Discover the women who shaped the White House! Join author and White House insider Anita McBride for a fascinating look at America's first ladies.

📅 Oct. 27 | 6:30 pm
📍 ALPLM
🎟️ FREE! Registration required.

Plus, see rare Mary Lincoln artifacts!

🔗 https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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🎨 We're hiring a Graphic Arts Designer!

Bring your creativity to a world-class museum! We are looking for a talented graphic designer with a passion for visual storytelling, strong design skills, and an eye for detail.

🔗 Apply today: https://t.co/sIS5VEaugN

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#AbrahamLincoln's response to Grace Bedell, the girl who wrote to him and suggested he would do better in politics if he grew a beard. Despite his hesitation, he eventually decided in favor of the beard. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/FQTGZA9R4u

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🎨 Calling all young Illinois artists!
The ALPLM and @ISBEnews are teaming up for the 2027 Student Art Contest!

🖌️ Theme: My Community, My Story
🏆 Winning art displayed at ALPLM
📅 Deadline: Dec. 18
🔗 https://t.co/zx0ygLb8yd

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🎬 FREE movie TONIGHT at the ALPLM!
Our America 250 Movie Series continues with "All the President’s Men," the gripping story of the Watergate investigation.

📅 Friday, October 16 | 6:30 p.m.
📍 ALPLM Union Theater
🎟️ Admission is FREE, register at https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

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#AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays #Slavery

Source: https://t.co/gzI9hhQ4Wz

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#AbrahamLincoln and Stephen Douglas met in Alton for the last for their seven debates today in 1858. While Douglas won their Senate race, Lincoln emerged from the debates as a national voice against #slavery, putting him in position to win the presidency in 1860.

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As a presidential candidate, #AbrahamLincoln assured people that he did not want to deepen divisions with slave states. It did no good. Southern states started announcing secession shortly after his election. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/g6CXjY766c

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Our director, Christina Shutt, recently spoke to @foxillinois about Mary Lincoln's interest in spiritualism and seances, as well as our plans for a spooky, free event on Oct. 24. Take a look!

https://t.co/DULivQ1bP2

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A year after losing his Senate race to Stephen Douglas, #AbrahamLincoln was still optimistic that opposition to #slavery's spread would ultimately carry the day. He was right. #AbeSays

Source: https://t.co/7d3m4NEDvL

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#AbrahamLincoln and Stephen Douglas met for the sixth of their seven debates today in 1858.

Lincoln condemned #slavery but also rejected "political and social equality between the white and black races." His views would change significantly before his death in 1865.