Controversy has once again surrounded the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum due to a recent purchase made without consulting a collections committee. A manager bought a 21-star flag ...

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A 19th Century Flag Disrupts Leadership at an Illinois Museum and Prompts a State Investigation SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before ...

The flag, measuring 7-foot-5 by 6-foot-5 (2.26 meters by 1.96 meters), is known as a “Grand Luminary” because its 21 stars are arranged in the shape of a star. The museum is confident it ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag ...

The museum is confident it represents Illinois’ admission as the 21st state, spokesperson Christopher Wills said. Such flags are rare because the design was changed a year later when Alabama and ...