 The meeting will take place Dec.1 at the Lincoln Heritage Museum at
Lincoln College from 3 to 5 p.m. RSVPs are encouraged and may be
made by calling the museum at 217-732-3155, ext. 295.Heritage
Strategies is the consultant selected to work in partnership with
the Heritage Area to develop the management plan. The purpose of the
workshops will be to outline the planning process for the management
plan, review the consultant team's initial observations and hear
from potential partners about issues and opportunities.
The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, approved by Congress
in 2008, and under the management of the Looking for Lincoln
Heritage Coalition, calls for up to $15 million in federal grants to
be made available for preservation and development of activities and
sites related to Abraham Lincoln in central Illinois. The funding
will allow communities in the 42 counties of central Illinois to
preserve, interpret and promote the heritage and culture of the
area, in the context of Abraham Lincoln's life in Illinois.
Each community has a unique story to tell and unique places for
visitors to enjoy that can provide a complete look at Lincoln's life
in Illinois. This is THE opportunity for community leaders and
business owners in the city of Lincoln and Logan County to come
together to chart a plan to submit to be a part of the Lincoln
National Heritage Area management plan. This might be the only
opportunity to do so. In the end, the communities involved will
benefit from job creation and new tourism revenue, as well as a
renewed sense of pride about their role in Lincoln's heritage
[Text from file received from
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of
Logan County] |
