The museum has welcomed approximately 6 million visitors, preserving and sharing Lincoln’s legacy.

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction.

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

Lincoln scholar takes novel approach

The donated items represent the families of Virgil and Catharine Hickox and Ninian and Elizabeth Todd Edwards.

New Salem volunteers blame state for letting historic site fall into disrepair

The funds will be used to repair up to 23 log village buildings and update the outdoor theater.

A package of bills, which would include funding, has been introduced and is beginning to move its way through the Illinois General Assembly.

She has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023.