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The Lincoln Family Album

Join us for a FREE virtual program on October 29 at 2:30 p.m. ET!

The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection is the only collection in the world to have the contents of the Lincoln family photo album. The family album collection has more than six hundred photographs, started by Mary Lincoln and continued by the following three generations of Lincolns. Come discover a brief history of the Lincoln family and view a part of this vast collection.

Abbie Meek is a Senior Lincoln Librarian at the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in the Allen County Public Library. She has been passionate about history for over a decade, and in 2018, she received her BA in History from Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne. While obtaining her degree, she worked at Helmke Library, where she discovered a fascination with helping others research and access history. Abbie went on to pursue her Master's in Library and Information Science at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis, which she obtained in 2022. Since joining the Rolland Center, Abbie has helped manage the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, led guided tours, curated engaging exhibits, created educational resources, and helped inquiring minds dig through the annals of history to discover Abraham Lincoln's life and times.