Events Archive - Friends of the Lincoln Collection

Virtual Program – Linking Lincoln: Women of the 19th Century

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Join us for an exploration of women’s evolving roles in the nineteenth century. This free program will be held on Zoom at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 10, 2025!

Lincoln at the Library: Mourning Lincoln

01.01.70

With “Mourning Lincoln,” Dr. Martha Hodes explores reactions to Lincoln’s death, which astounded a war-weary nation. Join this free program via Zoom, registration required.

2025 McMurtry Lecture Featuring Steve Inskeep

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2025 McMurtry Lecture featuring Steve Inskeep discussing his book “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America.”

Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | 7 PM

Presented by the Friends of the Lincoln Collection, the ACPL Foundation, and the ACPL Friends of the Library.

Virtual Program: Linking Lincoln – Exploring Lincoln’s Leadership with Differ We Must

01.01.70

Exploring Lincoln’s Leadership with Differ We Must presented by Jessie Cortesi and Abbie Meek. Join us on Zoom at 6:00 pm ET!

Lincoln at the Library–Unheralded Heroines: Women during the Civil War

01.01.70

A new Lincoln at the Library program is happening on August 27, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET! With war erupting in 1861, women were faced with unimaginable challenges and opportunities that had a lasting effect on history. Tune in to hear Paige Gibbons Backus, the Historic Site Manager at Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, discuss this fascinating topic!

2025 Rolland Lecture – The EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Comes to Indiana

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New Lincoln Collection program coming this Juneteenth! Join us at 3:00 pm on Thursday, June 19, 2025, for the annual Rolland Lecture featuring a special program for Juneteenth. You can join us in person or virtually. Registration is required.

Virtual Program: Linking Lincoln – The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy

05.28.25

The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy: Tragedy at Ford’s Theatre presented by Jessie Cortesi. Join us on Zoom at 2:00 pm ET!

Lincoln at the Library—Lincoln Postmortem: Abraham Lincoln’s Cranial Autopsy and the Mystery of his Illustrious Brain

04.16.25

Join us for Lincoln at the Library, presented by Lee D. Eutsey, on April 16 at 2 pm ET. The program is offered virtually and streamed in person at the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location in Meeting Room B.

Virtual Program: Bondage to Freedom: The Struggle for the Abolition of American Slavery

02.28.25

Bondage to Freedom: The Struggle for the Abolition of American Slavery presented by Abbie Meek. Join us via Zoom at 2:30 pm ET!

Virtual Program: Spiritualism and the Tragedy of Mary Lincoln

12.18.24

Spiritualism and the Tragedy of Mary Lincoln presented by Jessie Cortesi. Join us via Zoom at 2 pm!

Virtual Program: The Lincoln Family Album

10.29.24

Join us on Zoom at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, for an exploration of the Lincoln family history and photograph album. Abbie Meek, a Senior Lincoln Librarian with the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research, will present this program.
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