Lincoln Depot Museum

Lincoln’s Second Term Nomination
On June 8, 1864, the Republican Party—temporarily rebranded as the National Union Party to attract War Democrats—officially nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second presidential term at its convention in Baltimore, Maryland.

Vice President Hannibal Hamlin was replaced by Andrew Johnson, a pro-Union Democrat from Tennessee, to broaden the ticket’s national appeal. Delegates also adopted a platform calling for the unconditional surrender of the Confederacy and a constitutional amendment to permanently abolish slavery.

Lincoln went on to win the general election on November 8, 1864, decisively defeating Democratic nominee General George B. McClellan.

Follow our page, "Learning about Lincoln," for more insights and updates.

Congratulations to ALL of the Middle School students who entered the Lincoln Depot Museum's HISTORY CONTEST! You've given the judges a very difficult task...

The contest was open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in the Peekskill, Lakeland and Hendrick Hudson School Districts. With great difficulty, First, Second and Third Place entries will be chosen shortly. But, really, they are all fantastic!

Congratulations to the students, their parents, AND to their teachers!

This Saturday - the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day,
The Lincoln Depot Museum presents:

Return to the Beaches!
D-Day - June 6, 1944
with Historian Phil Devlin

Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 2:00 pm
(museum opens at 1:00 pm)

A force of nearly 160,000 landed on the beaches that day, including 73,000 Americans. Along those 50 miles of desolate beach, more than 10,000 allied Troops would be casualties on that single day, 2400 Americans on Omaha Beach alone.

By the end of June, nearly a million men, a half a million tons of supplies and 150,000 vehicles would be landed on those beaches, beginning months of hard fighting in campaigns that would result in eventual N**i surrender and the liberation of an occupied Europe.

Today is a GREAT DAY to visit the Lincoln Depot Museum!

There are big programs coming up this summer - D-Day, Revolutionary War Medicine - The First Rhode Island Regiment - the Rough Riders - Ben Franklin!

But TODAY, the museum will be quiet. It's the perfect time to see the displays, spend some time with 'Old Abe' and Generals Grant and Hancock, and see what the amazing artifacts might have to say to you...

See the sword presented to a local boy as he left for war, but which did not return to Peekskill until 162 years later!

Listen to the cries of a Lincoln Mourning Cockade worn by a grief-stricken American upon Lincoln's passing.

Speak to a pair of shackles forced upon an enslaved person prior to abolition - and see what they say back to you...

Drop by and check it out - you know you've been wanting to...

Lincoln Depot Museum
10 S. Water Street Peekskill, NY
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Saturdays & Sundays

The Lincoln Depot Museum History Contest
for Middle School students in the Peekskill,
Lakeland and Hendrick-Hudson School Districts,
will be ending soon!
Deadline for submissions is in less than one week!
May 31, 2026

We look forward to seeing your entries!

The weather forecast is a bit gloomy for this weekend. What can you do on a cold and rainy Memorial Day Weekend?

Why come to the Lincoln Depot Museum of course!

You know you've been wanting to - it's been on your to-do list forever! Here's a great opportunity.

Did you know that Memorial Day was, in large part, created by our Civil War Veterans - to honor their fallen brethren? Of course there were observances all across the country, and graves were decorated and ceremonies were held. Among them were events in the southern states, in which the women of the South decorated the graves of fallen Union soldiers - "we do for theirs, what we would have them do for ours." But in early May of 1868, General John A. Logan, then Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (the largest and most influential Union Veterans organization) issued General Orders No. 11, directing that May 30th be designated “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion.” The observance became known as Decoration Day - eventually expanding to include the decoration of all US military graces, and becoming Memorial Day.

Drop by the museum and see some of the Civil War items on display, and of course spend some time with President Abraham Lincoln and learn about his life and experiences! While you're here, you can see General Logan too!

Museum Hours:
Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Who's coming to visit the Lincoln Depot Museum THIS Saturday?

It's John Adams!

Yes, Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the second President of these United States, John Adams will be with us at The Depot!

Come Meet John Adams!

Saturday, May 16th at 2:00 pm
(museum opens at 1:00 pm)

Special Program Admission: $10
Museum Members admitted FREE!