The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will host new exhibits, features, and events this coming year. The facility's 10th anniversary will coincide with the 150th observance of Lincoln's assassination.
At an announcement this week, Clare Thorpe, who manages guest services at the museum, listed off a variety of events which will help celebrate the coming milestones, from the scholarly to the family-friendly. She says the museum is going digital; through tablets and smart-phones, visitors will be able to access supplemental info:
"So if you are standing in front of the slave auction for example, you will be able to use this app and find out more information about that scene."
An exhibit that's open now through February of 2016 is the centerpiece - it's called "Undying Words" and features famous Lincoln documents and his death bed.
Lincoln's funeral will be re-enacted in the spring.
