Calling All Young Creatives in the Midwest! Join the Latest Generation Film Challenge Now! What’s unique about your community? Students ages 14-22 can join the Latest Generation Film Challenge to try your hand at creative storytelling - a short film about where you live. Read more about Calling All Young Creatives in the Midwest! Join the Latest Generation Film Challenge Now! on Now through December 31, 2024
Latest Generation Mentor Session-Florentine Films: Archival Research & Short Form Storytelling September 24, 2024 - Join us Tuesday, September 24, 7-8:30 p.m. CT, for our first Latest Generation Mentor Session as part of our filmmaking challenge for aspiring filmmakers in the Midwest ages 14-22. Read more about Latest Generation Mentor Session-Florentine Films: Archival Research & Short Form Storytelling on 09/24/24
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jon Grinspan September 25, 2024 - Join us Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7 p.m. CT, for an in-depth discussion with author Dr. Jon Grinspan on his latest book Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jon Grinspan on 09/25/24
Latest Generation Professional Development Session: Story Development October 1, 2024 - Join us Tuesday, October 1, 6:00-7:00 PM CT, for our first Latest Generation Professional Development Session featuring documentary filmmaker Liliane Calfee from DePaul University and veteran educator Laura Rosenberg that explores storytelling through documentary filmmaking. Explore the contest theme “On This Land,” story structure for documentary shorts, and visual storytelling techniques. Read more about Latest Generation Professional Development Session: Story Development on 10/01/24
Latest Generation Professional Development Session: Producing the Short October 3, 2024 - Join us Thursday, October 3, 6:00-7:00 PM CT, for our second Latest Generation Professional Development Session featuring documentary filmmaker Liliane Calfee from DePaul University and veteran educator Laura Rosenberg that explores storytelling through documentary filmmaking.,Delve into the details of production including camera, lighting, and sound. We’ll primarily focus on video content using mobile devices to make this as accessible as possible to all. We’ll also dive into editing covering a wide array of post-production tools and tips. Read more about Latest Generation Professional Development Session: Producing the Short on 10/03/24
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Allen C. Guelzo October 10, 2024 - Join us Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 7 p.m. CT, for a great discussion with author and Lincoln expert Dr. Allen C. Guelzo, on his latest book Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Allen C. Guelzo on 10/10/24
Latest Generation Mentor Session: Twin Cities PBS October 26, 2024 - Join us Saturday, October 26, 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. CT, for our Latest Generation Mentor Session featuring award-winning filmmakers from Twin Cities PBS as part of our filmmaking challenge for aspiring filmmakers in the Midwest ages 14-22. Read more about Latest Generation Mentor Session: Twin Cities PBS on 10/26/24
Four Score Speaker Series: Mr. Edward McClelland November 14, 2024 - Join us Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 7 p.m. CT, for an impassioned discussion of Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation with author Edward ‘Ted’ McClelland. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Mr. Edward McClelland on 11/14/24
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Cecily N. Zander January 15, 2025 - Join us Wednesday, January 15th for a lively discussion with author Dr. Cecily N. Zander on her latest book The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Cecily N. Zander on 01/15/25
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan White February 6, 2025 - Join us Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for a great conversation with author Dr. Jonathan White on his soon-to-be-released book A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln, co-edited with William J. Griffing. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan White on 02/06/25
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Yael Sternhell March 6, 2025 - Join us Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for a lively discussion with Dr. Yael Sternhell on her latest book War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Yael Sternhell on 03/06/25
Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Frank W. Garmon Jr. May 13, 2025 - Join us Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for an enlightening discussion with author Dr. Frank W. Garmon on his latest book A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age. Read more about Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Frank W. Garmon Jr. on 05/13/25
"Lincoln's Springfield" Exhibit Now Open January 1, 2024 - New "Lincoln's Springfield" Exhibit Now Open! This new exhibit explores the stories of six members of Lincoln’s community whose diverse life experiences illustrate the promise and potential of the American experiment. Read more about "Lincoln's Springfield" Exhibit Now Open on 010124