The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency operates over 60 historic
sites and memorials. The Agency also administers the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum. The library is the state’s
chief historical and genealogical research facility
that is home to the state’s world-renowned Abraham
Lincoln collection. The library houses the Agency's
collection of more than 12 million items of Illinois
history. The museum combines scholarship and showmanship
to communicate the amazing life and times of Abraham
Lincoln in unforgettable ways and features many of
our Lincoln artifacts as well as two main theaters.
We administer all state and federal historic preservation
and incentive programs in Illinois, including the
National Register of Historic Places. Thank you for
visiting.
Use the Google search box to search the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's site:
The Illinois Historic Preservation
Agency and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
& Museum press contact: 217/558-0516.
Latest
News & Events
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site
Christmas Open House, December 5th,
12 pm to 4 p.m.
Christmas open house is scheduled for Saturday December 5th from noon to 4 p.m. at Postville Courthouse State Historic Site at 914 Fifth Street, Lincoln. The event is free and open to the public. Featured speaker will be Ron Keller, asst. professor at Lincoln College. His presentation will be “The Changing Image of the 16th President. He will be using images of historic prints from the last two centuries. His presentation will be at 1 and 2 p.m. in the historic upstairs courtroom. The courthouse will be decorated in the simple but beautiful style of the mid 1800’s and its Christmas tree will feature Prairie dolls, wooden decorations and grape vines. Tour guides will explain the ornaments on the trees and how they were crafted in the 1840’s. Period music by the Postville Express, featuring Manny Gaston John Sutton and others, will fill the historic building. Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln impersonators will greet visitors as they arrive. Cake and punch will also be served. The site will have 300 foot of decorations along the rail fence this year. Postville Courthouse is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. for free public tours although donations are accepted. Call 217-737-0979 or 217-735-4977.
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Julmarknad
Christmas Market
Bishop Hill State Historic Site,
Bishop Hill. November 27- 29th, 9 - 4 p.m.
Christmas Market. Sights, sounds,
and aromas of Christmas past. Swedish folk characters
roam the village. Special music, Swedish food
specialities, abundance of handmade wares, folk
art, and antiques. Christmas Cookie Walk, Nov.
27 & 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Colony School.
Select from a large array of delicious holiday
cookies homemade by the community's bakers. No
admission. 309/927-3345 or 309/927-3899.
Call for Papers / Proposals
for the 12th Annual
Conference on
Illinois History
Deadline is March 10, 2010
Proposals for teacher
workshops and individual papers
or panels on any aspect of Illinois' history,
culture, politics, geography, literature, and
archaeology are requested for the Conference on
Illinois History. The Conference welcomes submissions
from professional and avocational historians,
graduate students, and those engaged in the study
of Illinois history at libraries, historic sites,
museums, and historical societies. Click here
for more information.
