Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum News


	For Immediate Release: March 19, 2010	Contact: David Blanchette (217) 558-8970
	Visit a treasure next door Half price Museum admission during April for residents of Rock Island, Mercer and Henderson Counties Springfield, IL — Visitors from around the globe have trekked to Springfield, Illinois the past five years to see the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. During the month of April 2010, the Museum is making it easier for the folks from Rock Island, Mercer and Henderson Counties to visit. Adult residents of Rock Island, Mercer and Henderson Counties may visit the Presidential Museum for half price during April 2010 as part of the Museum's "Community Days" event. After presenting a valid ID showing their place of residence, adults from these counties will pay just $5 each during the month to visit the nation's most popular presidential museum. Admission prices for residents of other areas will remain the same - $10 for adults; $7 for students, military and senior citizens; and $4 for children under 15. "Community Days offers our neighbors another reason to experience this treasure in their own back yards, whether they are first time or repeat visitors," said Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Director Jan Grimes. "It is also an incentive to bring relatives and friends who are visiting, or for community organizations to organize a one-day fan tour." The Presidential Museum is open every day during April 2010. Special Community Days admission prices will be offered to other Illinois counties during the year. For more information on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit www.presidentlincoln.org. ###