Looking for Lincoln - Lincoln and Douglas Marker Dedication

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Looking for Lincoln- Lincoln and Douglas Marker Dedication

This event has been moved inside the Museum due to weather.

On Friday, July 3rd at 2:00 p.m., the Museum, in partnership with Looking for Lincoln and the City of Bloomington, will dedicate a new Looking for Lincoln Wayside Marker on the north end of the Museum Square. This marker highlights the story of Abraham Lincoln’s September 4, 1858, speech, which he delivered on a platform on the north lawn of the courthouse square during the pivotal period between the second and third Lincoln–Douglas debates.

The dedication will feature presentations by author and historian Guy Fraker, and Museum staff, who will share additional insights into this salient moment in Lincoln’s political career and its local significance. The 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Reenacting Group will serve as the color/honor guard and provide a 21-gun salute. The Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of the DAR will also have a large copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Museum’s Visitor Center that day that individuals can sign. The signed copy will be forwarded to the DAR National Organization in celebration of America 250.

This event will take place in the Museum's Governor Fifer Courtroom. It is free and open to the public.

Questions? or for more information, contact the Education Department at education@mchistory.org or 309-827-0428.

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