On Display Now
Three large exhibit cases in the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research are available for public viewing during the Allen County Public Library open hours:
Sunday: 12 to 5
Monday: 9 to 9
Tuesday: 9 to 9
Wednesday: 9 to 9
Thursday: 9 to 9
Friday: 9 to 6
Saturday: 9 to 6
The displays cover three topics:
Gettysburg:
Indiana Civil War Soldiers:
Wartime President:
In addition to the three large exhibit cases, the Rolland Center also has a smaller case which is rotated more frequently. Check out this temporary exhibit:
Juneteenth – Emancipation & Freedom:
Join the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research for a Juneteenth celebration! A new exhibit case was unveiled on May 29, 2024, at the Allen County Public Library featuring art of United States Colored Troops, Frederick Douglass speeches and his signature, a ticket to an 1864 Emancipation Day celebration, and a children’s abolitionist alphabet book. Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, is the celebration of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers marched into Texas and freed the remaining slaves in Confederate states following President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. The exhibit will be open to the public and available to view the entire month of June. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].