Free Temporary Exhibit April 6, 2026 August 11, 2026 Scandal in the Capital: Whispers in Wartime In a city where rumors could destroy reputations overnight, scandal revealed how the Civil War touched every corner of Washington society. A new temporary…
Welcome to the Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana
Friends of the Lincoln Collection’s Mission
The Friends of the Lincoln Collection (and its predecessor organization) have published this journal since 1929. Lincoln Lore has been acclaimed as one of the single best Lincoln journals available in the world today.
Join us at the Rolland Center
The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection and the Friends of the Lincoln Collection opened the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in January 2022 at the Allen County Public Library. The Center provides a space to explore the Lincoln Collection through a variety of physical displays, digital kiosks, and even a projection room that shows collection items in 180 degrees.
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Scandal in the Capital: Whispers in Wartime
Illustrating Self-Emancipation
A new free temporary exhibit explores how two illustrated magazines from the 1860s covered an often-overlooked aspect of the Civil War: the self-emancipation of enslaved Americans. Visit the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research from January 20, 2026, through March 24,…
The Lincolns at Home
A new free exhibit in the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research at the Allen County Public Library spotlights President Abraham Lincoln’s family at home. View from December 20, 2025, through the end of 2026. Join us in taking an intimate…
An Interview with Jan Jacobi
An Interview with Jan Jacobi by Jonathan White For fifty years, Jan Jacobi served as middle school head and taught English at three schools in St. Louis. He developed his interest in Abraham Lincoln by taking his students on field...
From the Collection Robert Lincoln Through the Lens
From the Collection Robert Lincoln Through the Lens by Jessie Cortesi, Senior Lincoln Librarian The numerous photographs of Robert Todd Lincoln in the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection together depict a young man finding his way in the world and...
An Interview with Wayne C. “Doc” Temple
An Interview with Wayne C. “Doc” Temple by Alan E. Hunter Dr. Wayne C. Temple, known affectionately as “Doc,” was editor-in-chief of The Lincoln Herald and in charge of the Department of Lincolniana at Lincoln Memorial University from 1958 to...
Membership and Donations
The important work of preserving the Lincoln Collection and making it accessible to the public is supported in major part by tax-deductible gifts.
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Laurie Ipsum
Friends of the Lincoln Collection Donator