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Lauren Gleason, volunteer coordinator, Illinois State Historic Sites; and Jenn Edginton, interim director, Illinois State Museum joined Community Voices to provide more information about the Illinois History Day experience for students and volunteers. Judges and other volunteers to facilitate the event are still needed.
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Admission will be free Saturday and Monday.
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The name was chosen as it signifies Lincoln's home address in Springfield.
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The legislation would add two structures to the National Park Service site.
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This month marks the 160th anniversary of the speech.
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The "Abraham Blue" mural on the Peoria County Courthouse is getting an update.
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"Escape from Dachau" was published earlier this year
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The position was previously held by a state employee who was an Abraham Lincoln expert.
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Tickets for the event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum are on sale.
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New director of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, Jacob Friefeld, joins Community Voices to discuss plans for the center including its annual event the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum hosted another lecture to shine a light on Lincoln and American history. The lecture titled "Lincoln, Race, and the Future of American Freedom" was given by author Dr. Lucas Morel.
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Historian W. Dale Weeks wrote the book "Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty." In a forum presented by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Weeks discussed the Civil War from the perspective of the Cherokee nation and the negotiations between President Lincoln and Ross.