HSQAC actively promotes Quincy’s many connections with Abraham Lincoln. Quincy has been designated as one of six Gateway Communities in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area (ALNHA), and the History Museum on the Square is poised to serve as Quincy’s ALNHA welcome center in the future.
The Lincoln Gallery
Located in the HSQAC Visitors Center, 425 South 12th Street,
the Lincoln Gallery houses the exhibit Quincy: The Lincoln Era
The display consists of numerous Lincoln-related artifacts, including assassination objects featured in the first special exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield in 2005 (Blood on the Moon). Additional items include a piece of the Lincoln family’s everyday china, a commission signed by Lincoln and objects from the Society’s Browning collection. Seventy-two photographs, paintings, lithographs and documents reproduced as illustrations comprise the remainder of the exhibit.
The construction of the Lincoln Gallery was made possible by grants from the CFM Foundation and the Quincy Society of Fine Arts. The exhibit was supported by a grant from the Illinois Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
The Lincoln Gallery is a Looking for Lincoln site in the Abraham Lincoln Heritage Area. It preserves the Society’s Lincoln-related artifacts while making them accessible to the public. Heat, humidity and light levels are precisely controlled to protect the objects for future generations.
A visit to the Lincoln Gallery is included on the tour of the Governor John Wood Mansion. A tour of The Lincoln Gallery may also be arranged separately by contacting the HSQAC office at 217-222-1835.