This Week in History May 15, 1862 President Lincoln approves the establishment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. May 18, 1860 Lincoln is nominated for President at the Republican Party Convention in Chicago, Illinois. May 20, 1862 President Lincoln approves the Homestead Act, giving the head of any family the right to apply for 160 acres of government land. Today in Lincoln's Life Lincoln's Words "I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you, is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be preserved to the latest generation?" --Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861

Lincoln Events ALA February Events Rescheduled for June 21 >> More Events/Exhibits Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

News Highlights Call for Papers (JALA) Former ALPLM Director Mackevich Dies at 82 Lincoln Foundation Reinvents Itself Lincoln Presidential Foundation Relaunches Historian Mark Plummer Dies at 92 Hellmers: The Truth about the Lincoln Cottage Proposal ALPLM Receives Grant to Digitize Images Guy Fraker Donates Lincoln Letter to ALPLM House Bill Introduced to Expand Lincoln Home Historic Site Senate Bill Introduced to Expand Lincoln Home Historic Site Un-Civil War: Accusations Fly Between ALPLM, Foundation Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry? LaHood Resigns from ALPLM Board ALPLM Parts Ways with Board ALPLM Ends Relationship with Foundation New ALPLM Director Announced ALPLM Breaks Barriers in Naming New Director ALPLM Board Names New Director Reynolds Wins 2021 Lincoln Prize Center for Lincoln Studies Opens Lincoln Home Neighborhood Expansion Expected Plan Seeks to Expand Lincoln Home Historic Site Author Wayne Temple Active at 96 Mast Takes Helm at Museum Foundation ALPLF President Announced Commentary: Hellmers on the Lincoln Cottage Plan LIncoln Reenactor Arrested ALPLM Wrestles with Hat, Looks for Leadership Firing of State Historian latest ALPLM Controversy State Historian Leaves ALPLM Lincoln Cottage Replica Planned ALPLM Reopens Lincoln Mortgage Document Discovered Cornelius Comments on the Hat Tick Tock: Issues Go Beyond Hat Mad Hatters ALPLM to Decide Status of Lincoln Hat Report Disputes Lincoln Hat Loan Extension Granted for Taper Collection Illinois Governor's Mansion Reopens The Truth Outs: ALPLM in Disarray IG Recommended Firing ALPLM Director Historian Rodney Davis Dies at 87 ALPLM Foundation CEO Resigns Illinois Governor's Mansion Closing for More Renovations LaHood to Lead ALPLM Board Governor Names ALPLM Board Members ALPLM Director Terminated Another One Bites the Dust Lincoln Bible Donated to ALPLM ALPLM Legislation Goes to Illinois Governor Abraham Lincoln's $6 Million Hat More News