The Winona County Historical Society will feature Lincoln artifacts from their collection and loaned items from other local collectors; which includes several documents signed by Lincoln, works of art, the ballot box used by Winonans for the 1860 election, and more.

 

Schedule of Related Events

 

May 6, 12:05 p.m. - Mary Todd Lincoln with Jodi Brom & Jennifer Weaver, Free

 

May 8, 7 p.m.- Presidential Preview for WCHS members to see the exhibit before it opens.  Sponsored by Winona National Bank

 

May 9, 12-4 p.m.- Exhibit Grand Opening

 

May 12, 6 p.m.- 1860s Class: Paper Needlework with Jodi Brom, $8 public, $6 members. Call to sign up

 

May 14, 7 p.m. - On the Homefront: A Civil War and WWII  Comparison, free

 

May 20, 12:05 p.m. - 1860-'61: Lincoln is Elected; Winona is Growing with Jim Erickson, free

 

May 27, 12:05 p.m. - Book Chat, Team of Rivals, free

 

June 3, 12:05 p.m. - How Slavery Defined the Age of Lincoln and Douglass, with Tycho de Boer

 

June 3,  9 a.m.- 5 p.m.- Exhibit Closing

 

A video series will be presented throughout May. Click Here for the scheduled showings of Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union, Lincoln , Africans in America, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided and The Time of the Lincolns.

 

Abraham Lincoln

 

Traveling Learning Station Exhibit