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The Lincoln Memorial Shrine

A Lincoln Museum in Redlands, CA

Two hundred years after his birth, the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln continues to fascinate and inspire. Born into poverty on the edge of an untamed frontier, his rise from obscurity to greatness has become a symbol of the universal hope that we can all improve our circumstances in life.

Lincoln for the Defense
Lithograph, 1962
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)

Norman Rockwell captures Lincoln the lawyer in the famous Duff Armstrong murder trial. Rockwell includes Armstrong, shackled and cowering in the darkness of the background. In contrast, Lincoln stands in white trousers and rolled-up shirt-sleeves, holding an almanac in his left hand, with his right hand clenched and forcefully pressed against a book on the table. Rockwell created the work as a story illustration for the February 10, 1962 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. The lithograph is in the Shrine’s Fine Art Collection. The original painting hangs in The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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Mission Statement

As a museum and memorial, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine seeks to deepen the understanding of President Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War and its impacts on generations of Americans through education, interaction, exhibition, and research.

Donate to the LMS

If you would like to give a donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at (909)798-7632 or heritage@akspl.org.

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Research Center - (909) 798-7632

Museum - (909) 798-7636

125 West Vine Street Redlands, CA

 

Group Tours

Tours are temporarily unavailable.

Hours of Operation

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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The Lincoln Memorial Shrine is a unit of the Special Collections Division of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The Watchorn Lincoln Memorial Association, a 501 (c)3 tax deductible organization oversees the WLMA endowment.