Posts Tagged as ‘In Pursuit of Emancipation Exhibition’

February 19, 2009

President Lincoln’s Cottage Celebrates One Year Anniversary

By Erin Carlson Mast
Today marks the one year anniversary of opening President Lincoln’s Cottage to the public.  The site opened following a 7 year project to research, restore, and interpret the Gothic Revival Cottage Lincoln lived in for a full quarter of his presidency, rehabilitate the historic landscape, and sustainably rehabilitate the 1905 Beaux Arts [...]

April 30, 2008

“In Pursuit of Emancipation” Exhibit Ends Today

By Erin Carlson Mast
Today is your last chance to see the inaugural special exhibit, In Pursuit of Emancipation: Documenting Lincoln’s Decision to Proclaim Freedom, at President Lincoln’s Cottage.  The exhibit closes its doors today at 5:30pm after a 3 month run. The exhibit was featured in pre-opening events and was opened to the public as part [...]

April 11, 2008

“In Pursuit of Emancipation” Exhibit Ends April 30th

By Erin Carlson Mast
“If my name ever goes into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.”
-Abraham Lincoln
The inaugural special exhibit, In Pursuit of Emancipation: Documenting Lincoln’s Decision to Proclaim Freedom, at President Lincoln’s Cottage, ends April 30th, 2008.  The exhibit opened to the public as part of the Grand Opening [...]