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Scandal in the Capital: Whispers in Wartime
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…
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…
‘This Hallowed Ground’: Abraham Lincoln and the Battlefield Dead
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...
2025 Rolland Lecture – The EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Comes to Indiana
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.
Black Franchise: The Fifteenth Amendment and the Right to Vote
At the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location, we’re honoring the historic milestone that was the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. From May 28 through September 10, 2025,…
Civil War Christmases, Lincoln at the Library
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...
Harriet Tubman Presented by Kathryn Harris
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...
Lincoln at the Library | Dead Letter Office Images: The Civil War’s Lost Sentiments
Missed the event? Dead Letter Office Images: The Civil War’s Lost Sentiments During the Civil War years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers wrote letters home, many containing card-sized photos of themself. By the end of the conflict, thousands of letters…
2026 Rolland Lecture | Douglass Sizes Up Lincoln: From Fierce Critic to Great Admirer
Missed the event? Douglass Sizes Up Lincoln: From Fierce Critic to Great Admirer Drawing on speeches and letters by Frederick Douglass, some to British abolitionists that have not been seen since they were first written, the lecture presents an account…
Linking Lincoln | Sons of Lincoln: Four Boys in a Tumultuous Era
Join us to discover how the four Lincoln sons experienced childhood, family, and legacy against the backdrop of a rapidly changing nation. This free program will be held on Zoom at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2026!
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...