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"THE FLAMES CAUGHT US" CHERRY MINE 1909 November 1, 2009 — March 31, 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Atrium Free to the public The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library will open a major exhibit "The Flames Caught Us" Cherry Mine 1909 on November 1, 2009 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cherry Mine Disaster. On November 13, 1909, a fire broke out at the St. Paul Coal mine in Cherry, Illinois that claimed the lives of 259 men and boys. The exhibit will be free to the public running through March 31, 2010 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. BOOK SIGNING AND DISCUSSION WITH AUTHOR PHILIP B. KUNHARDT, III Co-Author of Lincoln, Life-Size. November 19, 2009, – 7:00 pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum – Union Theater Tickets are free but reservations are required For tickets call 217-558-8934 Books available for purchase in the Museum's Gift Shop Philip Kunhardt has spent the last twenty years exploring the lives and accomplishments of pivotal figures from American history. As an author and a producer for PBS and other networks he has helped create stirring historical documentaries and written companion books to accompany them. In the process he has interviewed many of America's greatest historians and intellectuals, prepared interviews for all of the living presidents, and directed the voices of many of our leading actors and actresses. He is a recognized authority on Abraham Lincoln and on the visual record of his life and times. He is co-founder of the Meserve Kunhardt Foundation whose massive collection of photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has been deemed an "American Treasure" by the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A gifted and inspiring public speaker, Kunhardt uses pictures and words to bring history alive and show why it matters today. In the Lincoln bicentennial year, Kunhardt has just completed a third book on Lincoln, Lincoln, Life-Size (Fall 2009). Other works include: Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography (1992), P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman (1995), The American President (2000), and Looking For Lincoln (2008), the companion volume of PBS's Special by the same name. He also has more than fifteen documentaries and documentary series to his credit, including ABC's "Lincoln" (1992); Discovery's "Insanity Files" (1994); and PBS's "American President" (2000), "Echoes from the White House" (2001), "Freedom: A History of US" (2003), and "Mandate: The President and The People" (2005). Kunhardt is currently a Bard Center Fellow in Annandale, New York, where he is teaching on Lincoln in American Memory, and on the life and times of Frederick Douglass. VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MEMORIES WITH THE TEA LADIES November 21, 2009 – 2pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Lincoln Reception Room All tickets ($35.00) Purchase Tickets Now Sold Out For reservations call (217) 558-8934 Learn how the Victorians prepared for Christmas, including their take on handmade ornaments, Christmas cards, Santa Claus, handmade and purchased gifts, and famous candy treats such as the "Peppermint Pig."
"MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS" December 12, 2009 1:00 pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum - Plaza Performance is open to the public, but standard museum admission is required The sounds of the season will become a little louder on Saturday, December 12 as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum offers "Merry TubaChristmas," a unique concert featuring local musicians, large horns, and favorite holiday tunes. Rochester High School Madrigal Performance at 11:30 a.m. Children's Crafts 10 am - 2 pm in the Museum Salvation Army Food Drive - Bring in a non-perishable food item on Dec. 12th and get $1 off any museum admission ticket.
"A CENTURY OF MINE SAFETY PROGRESS AND PRACTICES: A legacy of better mining techniques rising from the ashes of Cherry" January 13, 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Multi-purpose Room - 5:30 p.m. Free admission - Reservations required (217) 558-8934 In conjunction with the Cherry Mine Disaster exhibit, Joe Angleton, Director of the Bureau of Mines & Minerals will be presenting a program on the current state of mine rescue operations and practices. Joseph R. Angleton is a third generation coal miner with an impressive record of promoting the mineral extraction industry and safety in the workplace. During the past 36 years, Mr. Angleton has striven to improve the working conditions of miners in the State of Illinois. During this time frame, Mr. Angleton has held a variety of positions through which he has been able to have a direct impact on the state's mining industry and its employees. These positions include: UMWA District 12 Compensation Counselor; UMWA District 12 Secretary Treasurer; Vice President of the Illinois State AFL-CIO; Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council Member; Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council Policy Committee Member; Illinois Labor Management Cooperation Committee Member; Illinois Labor Management Cooperation Committee Subcommittee Chairman; President of the Board of Directors for the Farm Resource Center; Board Member and President of the Illinois Mining Institute; UMWA District 12 President; Illinois State Mining Board Member; Illinois Human Resource Investment Council Member; Illinois Workforce Investment Board Member; Illinois Coal Board Member; Clean Coal Review Board Member, and Panel Selection Member for UMWA/BCOA Training and Education Fund. ONE MAN MINING January 16, 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Multi-purpose Room - 11:00 a.m. Free admission - Reservations required (217) 558-8934 Robert Fox will be presenting "One Man Mining". The program is appropriate for students, 4th grade and up, but adults will also enjoy this learning experience. Drawing on his training, education, and work experience, Mr. Fox will arrive dressed as a Mining Superintendent from 1909, complete with some of the mining and safety equipment that was utilized at the time of the Cherry Mine Disaster. His first-person presentation will be about forty minutes in length, as he talks about mining from the period in his search for "employees" for his mine. Volunteers from the audience will be asked to "apply" for positions as a mule driver, slate picker, and a miner. Mr. Fox will then step out of character and talk about the tools he carries and additional equipment displayed in the room. His presentation is based on twenty-five years (1972-1996) working in the coal mines of southern Illinois, including four years in engineering and four years in management, including experience as a surveyor. He has ten years experience on a Mine Rescue Team. Following his career as a miner, Mr. Fox was retained by Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, as a researcher. Now retired from full-time employment, he is in his thirteenth year with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Coal Marketing, taking his presentation throughout the state of Illinois. He has appeared at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Rend Lake College, and a number of schools and other venues. The Cherry Mine Disaster comic book by Steve Stout will be available for purchase the day of the event and in the Museum Store.
LUNCHEON AND BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR RICHARD W. FOX February 12, 2010, 11:15 am Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Multi-Purpose Room Tickets are $25.00 (includes lunch) Tickets go on sale November 23, 2009 Books available for purchase in the museum's gift shop For reservations call 217-558-8934 or www.PresidentLincoln.org Richard W. Fox will present "Losing Lincoln: How Americans Coped with the Shock of Assassination in 1865". Fox is Professor of History at the University of Southern California, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in nineteenth-century American history. He is the author of books on two well-known admirers of Abraham Lincoln: Henry Ward Beecher (Trials of Intimacy: Love and Loss in the Beecher-Tilton Scandal, University of Chicago Press, 1999) and Reinhold Niebuhr (Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography, Pantheon Books, 1985). Most recently he published Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession (Harper, 2004). Now he is writing a book treating the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination (to be published by Norton). Lincoln Symposium, sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association, will immediately follow at 1:00pm at the Old State Capitol. THE STORY OF HARNESS RACING by Currier & Ives May 1, 2010 — August 31, 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library An Opportunity to Share the Sport of Harness Racing with the People The pristine collection of 35 framed original Currier & Ives lithographs includes studies of great trotting horses, mid-19th century scenes and comedic adventures that convey a picturesque part of Americana prior to the advent and development of photography. The exhibit is on loan from The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library will complement the exhibit with items from its own collections reflecting the rich history of Illinois's horse and racing industry. Among the items to be displayed are the 1836 rules and members of the Petersburg, Illinois Jockey Club, a group that used the race track surveyed by Abraham Lincoln.
SUNSET IN SPRINGFIELD CONCERT SERIES FEATURING STILL KICK'N July 16, 2010 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum - Union Square Park Ticketing Information will be available at a later date SPRINGFIELD - Still Kick'n will be the first band in our new Sunset in Springfield Concert Series, sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum along with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. Still Kick'n offers original and cover music hits with a blend of new and modern country sound. Still Kick'n brings an unprecedented energy to their live show, yet they remain true to their country roots. They are a local favorite but have shared the Big Stage with well known artists such as: Montgomery Gentry, Joe Diffie, Rhett Akins, Brian McComas, David Alan Coe and Neil McCoy. TEAM OF RIVALS Lincoln's Cabinet at the Crossroads of War October 14, 2010 — August 15, 2011 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum A Civil War Sesquicentennial Exhibition Commemorate the beginning of the Civil War Sesquicentennial with a visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for its one-of-a-kind temporary exhibition. What is it like to be President… when faced with a decision for war? This exhibition takes you inside the highest levels of the United States government as Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet struggle with the momentous issue of war. Restricted to the information they possessed at the time, you will confront the perplexities and options they faced during the first weeks of Lincoln's presidency - and decide for yourself if they made the right choices… Following the approach so skillfully employed by Doris Kearns Goodwin in her critically acclaimed book Team of Rivals, the exhibition uses the experiences of Lincoln's closest advisors to illuminate Lincoln's leadership. A combination of compelling artifacts, images, and audio/visual presentations introduces you to the powerful personalities who advised the President and brings to life those fateful days when a divided nation teetered on the brink… then toppled into the dark abyss of civil war… |
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