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Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Abraham Lincoln’s complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C., and face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln every day – relic hunters, re-enactors, and others for whom the study of Lincoln is a passion.

Take this interactive challenge to place events and images from the life of Lincoln in chronological order.

Think you know your Lincoln? Test your knowledge about Lincoln myths and misconceptions in our quiz.

See Lincoln statues, monuments and tributes across America in this interactive map.

While creating LOOKING FOR LINCOLN, historians and researchers examined photographs, paintings, historical documents and letters. This evidence of the past—left behind by those who lived it—can be an extremely valuable tool for understanding the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.