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Summer Music at the Museum
6/6/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the Springfield Municipal Band and entertainment from Professor Longhair's Magic & Medicine Show!
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**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries
6/8/2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries
Students entering 1st-4th grades: June 8-12, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily.

Join us on an incredible time-traveling adventure as we discover history’s exciting mysteries. Work with fellow detectives, using your History Detective Kit, to decode cyphers, examine evidence, and solve puzzles before time runs out!
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Historical Marker Dedication—Robert Prager Lynching Site
6/13/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Historical Marker Dedication—Robert Prager Lynching Site
An historical marker noting the location of the Robert Prager lynching in 1918 will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the entrance to St. John Cemetery, St. Louis Road at National Terrace, Collinsville.
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Summer Music at the Museum
6/13/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the 10th Illinois Cavalry Regimental Band!
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**CANCELLED** Archaeology at the Gehring Site
6/14/2020 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
**CANCELLED** Archaeology at the Gehring Site
Julie Zimmermann, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will discuss what has been found at the Gehring site which is located on the SIUE campus between Cahokia Creek and the bluff, eight miles north of Cahokia Mounds.
Read more

Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Intermediate)
6/15/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Intermediate)
We invite youth to join us this summer in a virtual (via Zoom) reading club as we discuss books about the world we share. Our hope is to provide relevant books that allow youth to engage with our staff and their peers around topics that are important to them. Our promise is a safe space where youth can think, discuss their ideas, challenge assumptions, and (hopefully) grow a little based on what we read. We also promise to remember it’s summer and keep it fun!
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**CANCELLED** Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation
6/19/2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
**CANCELLED** Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation
On June 19th, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will go on public display for a limited time. Please join us on this day as we highlight the legacy of the Emancipation Proclamation and celebrate Juneteenth through a variety of interactive tables to supplement visitors’ museum experience.
Read more

Summer Music at the Museum
6/20/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the Springfield Municipal Band!

Read more

Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Advanced)
6/22/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Advanced)
Join the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum staff this summer in a virtual (via Zoom) reading club as we discuss books about the world we share. Our hope is to provide relevant books that allow youth to engage with our staff and their peers around topics that are important to them. Our promise is a safe space where youth can think, discuss their ideas, challenge assumptions, and (hopefully) grow a little based on what we read. We also promise to remember it’s summer and keep it fun!

Our Advanced book selection for June is John Green’s, Turtles All the Way Down. To learn more about the book, please see the Common Sense Media review.
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Little Lincolns Fireside Tales (Virtual)
6/23/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Little Lincolns Fireside Tales (Virtual)
Little Lincoln’s (Virtual) Fireside Tales invites children 0 to 5 years old (Pre-K) to share in an exciting virtual story time, hosted via Zoom, with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Education staff and special visitors.

This month, our theme is the wonderful world of “Bugs!”
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Junior Historians Live!: “So You Wanna Work in a Museum?!?” Round Table
6/25/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Junior Historians Live!: “So You Wanna Work in a Museum?!?” Round Table
Calling all Junior Historians and young museum lovers! If you've ever thought you wanted to work in a museum, this event is for you. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum needs a variety of professional positions to function, ranging from historians, to exhibit designers, to librarians, to educators, to actors, to facilities and maintenance crews, to conservationists, and so much more.
Read more

Summer Music at the Museum
6/27/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park.

Read more

Summer Music at the Museum
7/4/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from Peaches 'n Bacon and entertainment from Professor Longhair's Magic and Medicine Show!
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Summer Music at the Museum (6/6/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
6/6/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the Springfield Municipal Band and entertainment from Professor Longhair's Magic & Medicine Show!
Read more
**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries (6/8/2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
6/8/2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries
Students entering 1st-4th grades: June 8-12, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily.

Join us on an incredible time-traveling adventure as we discover history’s exciting mysteries. Work with fellow detectives, using your History Detective Kit, to decode cyphers, examine evidence, and solve puzzles before time runs out!
Read more
Historical Marker Dedication—Robert Prager Lynching Site (6/13/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
6/13/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Historical Marker Dedication—Robert Prager Lynching Site
An historical marker noting the location of the Robert Prager lynching in 1918 will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the entrance to St. John Cemetery, St. Louis Road at National Terrace, Collinsville.
Read more
Summer Music at the Museum (6/13/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
6/13/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the 10th Illinois Cavalry Regimental Band!
Read more
**CANCELLED** Archaeology at the Gehring Site (6/14/2020 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
6/14/2020 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
**CANCELLED** Archaeology at the Gehring Site
Julie Zimmermann, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will discuss what has been found at the Gehring site which is located on the SIUE campus between Cahokia Creek and the bluff, eight miles north of Cahokia Mounds.
Read more
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Intermediate) (6/15/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
6/15/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Intermediate)
We invite youth to join us this summer in a virtual (via Zoom) reading club as we discuss books about the world we share. Our hope is to provide relevant books that allow youth to engage with our staff and their peers around topics that are important to them. Our promise is a safe space where youth can think, discuss their ideas, challenge assumptions, and (hopefully) grow a little based on what we read. We also promise to remember it’s summer and keep it fun!
Read more
**CANCELLED** Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation (6/19/2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
6/19/2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
**CANCELLED** Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation
On June 19th, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will go on public display for a limited time. Please join us on this day as we highlight the legacy of the Emancipation Proclamation and celebrate Juneteenth through a variety of interactive tables to supplement visitors’ museum experience.
Read more
Summer Music at the Museum (6/20/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
6/20/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from the Springfield Municipal Band!

Read more
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Advanced) (6/22/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
6/22/2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior Historians Summer Reading Club (Advanced)
Join the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum staff this summer in a virtual (via Zoom) reading club as we discuss books about the world we share. Our hope is to provide relevant books that allow youth to engage with our staff and their peers around topics that are important to them. Our promise is a safe space where youth can think, discuss their ideas, challenge assumptions, and (hopefully) grow a little based on what we read. We also promise to remember it’s summer and keep it fun!

Our Advanced book selection for June is John Green’s, Turtles All the Way Down. To learn more about the book, please see the Common Sense Media review.
Read more
Little Lincolns Fireside Tales (Virtual) (6/23/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
6/23/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Little Lincolns Fireside Tales (Virtual)
Little Lincoln’s (Virtual) Fireside Tales invites children 0 to 5 years old (Pre-K) to share in an exciting virtual story time, hosted via Zoom, with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Education staff and special visitors.

This month, our theme is the wonderful world of “Bugs!”
Read more
Junior Historians Live!: “So You Wanna Work in a Museum?!?” Round Table (6/25/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
6/25/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Junior Historians Live!: “So You Wanna Work in a Museum?!?” Round Table
Calling all Junior Historians and young museum lovers! If you've ever thought you wanted to work in a museum, this event is for you. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum needs a variety of professional positions to function, ranging from historians, to exhibit designers, to librarians, to educators, to actors, to facilities and maintenance crews, to conservationists, and so much more.
Read more
Summer Music at the Museum (6/27/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
6/27/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park.

Read more
Summer Music at the Museum (7/4/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
7/4/2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Summer Music at the Museum
Music will fill the air this summer as History Comes Alive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! Every Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 6th through August 15th, you'll be treated to FREE outdoor concerts in front of the museum or in Union Square Park. This week you'll enjoy music from Peaches 'n Bacon and entertainment from Professor Longhair's Magic and Medicine Show!
Read more
**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries (7/6/2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
7/6/2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
**CANCELLED** Camp 16: Discovering History’s Mysteries
Students entering 5th-8th grades: July 6-10, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily.

Join us on an incredible time-traveling adventure as we discover history’s exciting mysteries. Work with fellow detectives, using your History Detective Kit, to decode cyphers, examine evidence, and solve puzzles before time runs out!

Read more

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Please do not use this form to submit or follow-up on submissions for the Illinois Heritage or Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Instead visit the links below for the correct information.
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Please do not use this form to submit or follow-up on submissions for the Illinois Heritage or Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Instead visit the links below for the correct information.
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