Event date: 11/7/2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Export event Elaine Evans / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Categories: Events Tales from the Vault: Tomb Robbers Hosted by Illinois State Museum and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum In 1876, a gang tried to steal Abraham Lincoln's body to use as ransom. Using the robbers' actual tools, State Historian Samuel Wheeler will explain their bizarre plan and how close it came to succeeding. This FREE event takes place in the library building, 112 N. Sixth Street, Springfield. Location: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum 112 N. 6th Street Springfield, Illinois (Map) Print 2950 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Abraham Lincoln Please login or register to post comments.