School
groups visit Lincoln Presidential Library for free
Lincoln’s birthday month brings last
chance for free field trips this school year
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[January 24, 2015]
SPRINGFIELD
– The month of February brings Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, along
with the final chance for school groups to make free visits to the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum during this school
year.
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School groups can visit the world-renowned museum
free of charge in January and February, before a charge of $4 per
student takes effect during the busy months of March through May. A
visit now also means groups avoid the large crowds that fill the
museum in the traditional field-trip months.
All Presidential Museum field trips are booked through the
Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at
www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/Group-Travel/Youth-Tours .
Additional information is available by calling the Convention and
Visitors Bureau at (217) 789-2360. If the weather becomes an issue
on the day of a scheduled field trip, organizers can simply call the
museum at (217) 558-8939 to cancel.
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This year is the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s end and
Lincoln’s death. It is also the tenth anniversary of the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. We have a long list of
special events and activities planned for 2015. Get details at
www.TenYearsLincoln.com.
The presidential library and museum uses a combination of rigorous
scholarship and high-tech showmanship to immerse visitors in the
life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Students can see ghosts come to
life on stage, watch TV coverage of the 1860 Presidential election,
roam through the Lincoln White House, experience booming cannons in
a Civil War battle and come face to face with priceless original
Lincoln artifacts.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/23/images/ads/current/castlemanor_lda_032414.png) The museum’s “Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865” exhibit
explores the impact of Lincoln’s most famous speeches and offers
an amazing array of artifacts, from shoes worn by slaves to
rifles used in the Civil War to the bed where Lincoln died.
All teachers visiting with school groups receive a free teacher
packet to help bring the museum experience back to their
classrooms.
For more information about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum, visit
www.presidentlincoln.gov.
[Chris Wills, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum]
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