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New Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library website makes it easier to find historical and genealogical information

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[February 25, 2012]  SPRINGFIELD -- A new website for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library makes it easier to locate historical and genealogical information in the library's 12-million-item collection. The website may be accessed at www.presidentlincoln.org and clicking on "Library."

HardwareThe website features a new Abraham Lincoln timeline, podcasts, blogs, selected bibliographies and research links. Website visitors can search a list of newspapers available on microfilm by city from the early 1800s to the present day. From the website, visitors can also learn how to preserve and conserve their own historical documents and artifacts. Amateur and professional genealogists will be better able to identify the type of materials held by the library, using such tools as ethnic and military service bibliographies and a obituary finder searchable by last names. Another new feature is a direct link where patrons can submit an inquiry that automatically goes to the staff member at the library best equipped to answer it.

The new website also contains background information on the library's popular "Boys in Blue" Illinois Civil War exhibit and other programs and exhibits, as well as information about joining the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.

The presidential library is the research portion of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum complex. The library houses documents, artifacts and information relating to all aspects of Illinois history, including more than 52,000 items pertaining to our 16th president.

When the state-operated presidential library decided to redesign its website, they turned to the Illinois Office of Communication and Information and the Bureau of Communication and Computer Services, both divisions of another state agency -- the Illinois Department of Central Management Services. The result is a more intuitive, easier-to-navigate tool for library users to help them find the information and materials they are seeking.

An update of the website for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the visitor experience portion of the complex, will come later this year.

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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum combines rigorous scholarship and high-tech showmanship to form the nation's most popular and emulated presidential center. The library side of the institution contains more than 12 million items pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history, including the world's largest collection of original Lincoln materials. The museum portion uses lifelike figures and scenes, special effects, riveting presentations, and ghosts to bring Abraham Lincoln's legacy to life like never before.

[Text from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]

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