Lincoln Library And Museum Wins National Award

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has won a national “Leadership in History” award for its exhibit exploring the many ways and reasons that people have made Illinois their home over the centuries. The exhibit, “Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois,” is now available online so that people anywhere in the world can explore the lives of immigrants, Native Americans, future presidents and social activists.

The award was bestowed by the American Association for State and Local History. The association’s awards, now in their 79th year, are the most prestigious recognition for achiev...