Just a couple of weeks ago, the SAA was on the cover of the Illinois Times, with the article "Renaissance at the Art Association." Although it was a wonderful piece that followed Betsy Dollar, our Director, around for the week as she documented the different facets of our organization...there was a mistake made about the Edwards Place Historic Home.
The article states the following about the house:
"Edwards Place...is an elegant Italianate mansion once a center for social activity in Springfield...it is said that Lincoln courted his future wife, Mary Todd, at Edwards Place."
Well, not exactly...
Our Curator of Collections, Erika Holst, sets the record straight in the article "Lincoln Didn't Sleep Here," which was featured in the October 14 issue of the Illinois Times. To read the article, click here.
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