Eleven Illinois Communities Receive Grants for Lincoln-Related Projects
Almost a dozen new projects are coming to Illinois, helping interpret the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

 

[February 13, 2025]  Eleven entities have been awarded grants from the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, also known as Looking for Lincoln. The funds are designated for creating or refreshing exhibits in museums or visitor centers, creating digital interpretive projects, developing lesson plans, or interpreting other aspects of their Lincoln-era stories.

Each organization submitted a proposal that was reviewed by a team of historians and staff of Looking for Lincoln, and was awarded based on their project’s lasting impact on presenting the story of Lincoln’s life and times.

Winning entities and communities include:

Atlanta Public Museum, Atlanta

City of Charleston, Charleston

Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, Quincy

Jacksonville Area Museum, Jacksonville

LaSalle County Historical Society, LaSalle

Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln

Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation, Lerna

Macomb Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Macomb

McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington

Metamora Association for Historic Preservation, Metamora

Quincy Underground Railroad Museum at the Rickeard and Jane Eells House, Quincy

Congratulations to all grant winners! Looking for Lincoln hopes these organization’s projects will have a lasting impact on the understanding of Lincoln’s life and times.

The Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition is the coordinating entity for the 43-county Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. It is a partnership of organizations and individuals dedicated to enhancing the communities and landscapes of central Illinois through recognition and support of their significant natural, cultural, and historical legacies. Few individuals have so profoundly influenced American history as did Abraham Lincoln. Millions around the world are inspired by the story of Lincoln’s rise from humble beginnings to President of the United States, his qualities of integrity and courage and his decisive leadership – traits that carried a fragile nation through one of its most trying periods. The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area is a proud member of The National Heritage Area System of the National Park Service.

For more information about the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition and the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, go to www.lookingforlincoln.org.
 

[Text received from Sarah Watson
Looking for Lincoln]