This article originally appeared in The Carmi Times

Whittington, Ill. — Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center Illinois State Museum Gallery hosts show

Whittington/Rend Lake - To commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Illinois State Museum at Rend Lake presents Part II of an original exhibition, From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois 1830 - 1861, exploring aspects of the state that Lincoln called home between 1830 and 1861.

The exhibition at the Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center is on display in the museum gallery through May 13, 2012.

In 1830, like thousands of southerners before him, Abraham Lincoln drove his team of oxen with his family to frontier Illinois in search of a better life. Thirty years later, a train carrying the sixteenth President of the United States - Abraham Lincoln - steamed out of an Illinois Station.

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Representatives from Illinois nonprofit organizations are invited to join us for this special grant application and resource day. During the workshop, you'll learn about the many ways in which the Illinois Humanities Council provides support for nonprofits, while making important connections and creating potential collaborations with other local organizations.

Schedule of events:

• 10:00 AM - Overview of IHC Community Grant Guidelines and Application Procedures with IHC Program Officer Ryan Lewis
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