The Abraham Lincoln Association is pleased to host the Fourth Cantigny Summer Symposium on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event takes place at the picturesque Cantigny Park Visitor Center in Wheaton, Illinois, with an audience eager to explore Abraham Lincoln’s life and legacy.
Symposium registration is free to current ALA members. For those not current ALA members, the registration fee is $20. To confirm ALA membership, email Kay Smith at [email protected]. Payment made be made via the registration form below, or by mailing payment to the Abraham Lincoln Association, P.O. Box 1865, Springfield, Illinois 62705. Deadline for registration (and receipt of payment) is June 15, 2026.
The esteemed Lincoln scholars scheduled to provide engaging and insightful presentations on June 20 are as follows:
- Michael Burlingame – Lincoln & Colonization
- Roger Billings – Lincoln & His Law Practice & Ethics
- Robert Girardi – Lincoln & the Common Soldier
- Dennis Doyle – Lincoln and the Irish
- Bill Shepherd – Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence