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“Lincoln and Democracy” Presented by Dr. Allen C. Guelzo September 8, 2020    7 p.m.   2020 McMurtry Lecture Dr. Allen Guelzo Presents “Lincoln & Democracy”   September 8, 2020    7 p.m. Register in advance for this lecture: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfu2rqTwoGtOebtpn4Enm-AwBNQbRLmCp...

2020 Annual Rolland Lecture Presented by C-SPAN’s Peter Slen Peter Slen is a Senior Executive Producer and Host at C-SPAN, having been there for over 20 years. He has hosted numerous programs including Washington Journal, The Communicators, Newsmakers, several book and political programs,...

Theme: Reimagining Lincoln We want to see Lincoln through your eyes! Reimagine the 16th president using any medium of your choice. Eligibility: Any Indiana student, ages 10-14 years old Submission: Entries must be received by March 22, 2020. Each entry...

The 2019 Lincoln at the Library Series will present its final program on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, at 2 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A-B at the Allen County Public Library’s Main Library. Brian Dirck, Professor of History at Anderson University in...

Join us on Thursday, November 7, 2019 for a panel discussion “Lincoln and America Divided: Then and Now” featuring panelists Dr. Katherine Fleck, Paul Helmke, and Gene Policiniski. The event will be at 7:00 pm in the Theater Allen County...

Summer 2019 Lincoln Lore will be available online throughout the summer with articles by Harold Holzer on his book Monument Man, Mark B. Pohlad on Josephine Cobb of the National Archives, Frank Williams on Edwin Stanton, an interview with Jay Winik...

Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt: A Conversation on Presidential Leadership Presented by Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds May 16, 2019, 7 p.m. Main Theater, Allen County Public Library Both Lincoln and FDR faced and overcame nation-threatening crises during their presidencies—yet...

Kathryn Harris, retired library services director at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois, and past president of the Abraham Lincoln Association.  Ms. Harris will portray Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman on Sunday, April 28. Programs begin at...

The Benjamin P. Thomas Symposium of the Abraham Lincoln Association will take place February 11-12, 2019 in the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The opening address will be delivered by Professor Brian Dirck of Anderson University at 6:00 pm...

Winter 2018’s Lincoln Lore is now available online as a PDF here. The entire list of Lincoln Lores, dating back from 1929 to the present is available in full text-searchable PDF’s for download on the Lincoln Lore Archive.  

Brian Dirck, Professor of History at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.  Dr. Dirck will present “‘This Hallowed Ground’: Abraham Lincoln and the Battlefield Dead” on Sunday, December 8. Programs begin at 2 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A-B at the Allen...

“President Lincoln’s Shrines and Circuses: How Lincoln Commemoration Shaped the American Museum Movement” Presented by Thomas D. Mackie, Jr. Sunday, February 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Meeting Rooms A- B, Allen County Public Library, Main Library   Americans’ memory of...

Fall 2018’s Lincoln Lore is now available to view online and download as a PDF. Previous Lincoln Lores are also continually being added online to the Lore Archive.

Civil War Christmases For Americans, there was little “peace on earth” on the Christmases of 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864. But even as the Civil War raged, the holiday was celebrated in soldiers’ camps and civilian homes North and South...

The Measure of Character in Leadership: Has it Changed Since Lincoln’s Time? Thursday, October 25, 2018 7 pm Main Library Theater, Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne, IN Panel Members: Paul Helmke, former Mayor of Fort Wayne Jo Young Switzer, retired Manchester...