Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum News


	For Immediate Release: October 15, 2009	Contact: David Blanchette (217) 558-8970
	Visit a treasure next door Half price Museum admission during October for residents of Bureau, Putnam and Marshall Counties SPRINGFIELD - Visitors from around the globe have trekked to Springfield, Illinois the past four years to see the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. During the month of November 2009, the Museum is making it easier for the folks from Bureau, Putnam and Marshall Counties to visit. Adult residents of Bureau, Putnam and Marshall Counties may visit the Presidential Museum for half price during November 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 Deputy Director Jennifer Tirey. "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 November 2009 except Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26. Special Community Days admission prices will be offered to other Illinois counties through 2010. For more information on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit www.presidentlincoln.org. ###