Eleven Illinois Communities Receive Grants for Lincoln-Related Projects

February 12, 2025

Almost a dozen new projects are coming to Illinois, helping interpret the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

Eleven entities have been awarded grants from the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, also known as Looking for Lincoln. The funds are designated for creating or refreshing exhibits in museums or visitor centers, creating digital interpretive projects, developing lesson plans, or interpreting other aspects of their Lincoln-era stories.

Each organization submitted a proposal that was reviewed by a team of historians and staff of Looking for Lincoln, and was awarded based on their project’s lasting impact on presenting the story of Lincoln’s life and times.

Winning communities and projects include:

Atlanta Public Museum, Atlanta

City of Charleston, Charleston

Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, Quincy

Jacksonville Area Museum, Jacksonville

LaSalle County Historical Society, LaSalle

Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln

Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation, Lerna

Macomb Convention and Visitors Bureau, Macomb

McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington

Metamora Association for Historic Preservation, Metamora

Quincy Underground Railroad Museum at the Rickeard and Jane Eells House, Quincy

Congratulations to all grant winners! Looking for Lincoln hopes these organization’s projects will have a lasting impact on the understanding of Lincoln’s life and times.