Looking At Lincoln: Politcal Cartoons From The Civil War Era – March 8th - April 5th 2011

The exhibt focuses on images of Abraham Lincoln through the sometimes scathing wit of the political cartoonist of his time. Sponsoredby the Gilder Lehram Institute of America.

Monday - Friday 9AM – 4PM
Saturday 1PM – 4PM

Lincoln Heritage Museum
300 Keokuk Street
Lincoln IL 62656
217-732-3155 ext. 295

Lincoln Heritage Museum joins Facebook

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Museum Shows  “The Town Is Yours”

In conjunction with the city of Lincoln’s three day annual Art & Balloon Festival, the Lincoln Heritage Museum displayed a brief showing of “The Town is Yours.”  More than five hundred guests viewed the exhibit, which was an amazing collection of photographs from original glass plate negatives in the museum collection. The enlarged photographs are likely the largest and oldest photographic collection of the city of Lincoln anywhere, taken from glass negatives by photographer Walter S. Tandy. Tandy took photographs of the city from the 1880’s through the early decades of the twentieth century, and his photography depicts the town in a bygone era. This fascinating and never before seen collection of prints of buildings, people, and events in our town dating was created and sponsored by the Lincoln Heritage Museum, in collaboration with Lincoln resident David Doolin. Many commented that it was an incredible display and their favorite part of the entire festival. A selection of the prints will also be displayed during Museum Day on September 25 at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. 

Lincoln College hires new assistant director for the Lincoln Heritage Museum

Lincoln College is proud to announce the recent hiring of Melissa Weissert as the new assistant director of the Lincoln Heritage Museum.   Starting August 30, she will be working alongside the Lincoln Heritage Museum director and curator Ron Keller.
Weissert was most recently employed as a park guide for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, where she led tours, and developed and led interpretive programming.    In this role, she also was responsible for cataloging artifacts and developing temporary exhibits.  While working at the Lincoln Home, she also served as research assistant and wrote articles for the monthly publication Illinois Issues.   
Weissert is a native of Belleville, Illinois.  She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, with a major in History and minor in Business Administration.  She earned an M.A in history, with an emphasis in Public History, from University of Illinois Springfield.
Weissert is joining the museum at a crucial time.   She will be joining the design team in preparing its new space in the Lincoln Center, where the museum will move to in 2012.    Weissert will also create new marketing and educational initiatives, and will assist in grant writing for the museum.    Keller said, “Melissa brings a great depth of Abraham Lincoln knowledge to the job.   Having worked in public settings, she understands tourism and working with the public.    We were immediately attracted to her breadth of experience on so many levels in relation to public history, and she will help this museum advance tremendously in so many different areas.  We are very fortunate to have her.”

Lincoln College Museum Now Known as the Lincoln Heritage Museum

The Lincoln College Museum has officially changed its name to the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College, with a public reception held at the museum October 23, 2008.  The Lincoln-Logan County Chamber of Commerce helped sponsor the reception. 
Museum Curator Ron Keller said the new name helps align the museum with its mission. “The museum tells the story of our proud legacy with Abraham Lincoln and it also preserves our unique heritage so that we can learn about the history that we can be proud of,” Keller said.  “We hold some of the most unique items directly related to the Civil War and the time period of Abraham Lincoln. I think it’s only fitting that our name reflect what we have.”
With the approaching bicentennial, museum and college officials recognized that a name which better clarifies what the museum’s mission is and what the collection boasts, will allow more visitors to appreciate the necessity of including the museum as a must-see in their travels to Lincoln-related sites in Illinois.

Lincoln College Breaks Ground on Lincoln Center to House New Lincoln Heritage Museum