On November 18, 2009, President Lincoln’s Cottage was awarded the prestigious Volk Award from The Lincoln Forum. This is only the second year the Lincoln Forum has granted a Volk Award. The Director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, Frank Milligan and Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, attended the award ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Volk Award “honors excellence in advancing Lincoln history and preserving his memory.”