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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…

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,…

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…

At the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location, we’re highlighting a strength of the Lincoln Collection: Abraham Lincoln mourning artifacts. Upon Lincoln’s death at the hands of an assassin on April 15,…

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,…

New temporary exhibit on display starting June 18, 2025!

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.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research at the Allen County Public Library will unveil a new exhibit case on display from April 1, 2025, through May 27, 2025. Visit to reflect on the…

Join us for Lincoln at the Library, presented by Lee D. Eutsey, on April 16 at 2 pm ET. The program is offered virtually and streamed in person at the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location in Meeting Room…

A new free exhibit spotlights the events of April 1865 at the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in the Allen County Public Library. View from February 28, 2025, until early next year. Here at the 160th anniversary of the fall…

New Temporary Exhibit open at The Rolland Center for Lincoln Research / View from January 8th, 2024 until April 1st, 2025. Photographs and documents help to tell the story of Black Americans’ service in the Civil War, including a famous…

“Held in War’s Grasp”: The Ordeals of Veteranhood after the Civil War Presented by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan Monday, November 11, 7PM ET In-person at the Allen County Public Library Theater, registration required Virtual via Zoom, registration required Sponsored by...

3D Photography in Lincoln's Time presented by Colleen Woolpert. - Virtual reality and the View-Master are familiar to many, but 3D photography goes back to the invention of photography itself. Stereographs are small cards containing two nearly-identical photos which give…

The Election of 1864   Come see artifacts from the 1864 presidential election in the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research on the first floor of the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location! Read Democratic and Republican soldiers’ letters supporting...

The Rolland Center for Lincoln Research has unveiled three new exhibits on January 29, 2024. The three new exhibits are Gettysburg, Indiana Civil War Soldiers, and Wartime President. Below are the features of each exhibit. Gettysburg: Our “Gettysburg” case features...