Controversy has once again surrounded the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum due to a recent purchase made without consulting a collections committee. A manager bought a 21-star flag ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before ...
SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star ...
A 19th Century Flag Disrupts Leadership at an Illinois Museum and Prompts a State Investigation SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under ...
The flag, measuring 7-foot-5 by 6-foot-5 (2.26 meters by 1.96 meters), is known as a “Grand Luminary” because its 21 stars are arranged in the shape of a star. The museum is confident it ...
The museum is confident it represents Illinois’ admission as the 21st state, spokesperson Christopher Wills said. Such flags are rare because the design was changed a year later when Alabama and ...