SPRINGFIELD – The month of February brings Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, along with the final chance for school groups to make free visits to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum during the 2012-13 school year.

School groups can visit the world-renowned museum free of charge in January and February, before a charge of $4 per student takes effect during the busy months of March through May. A February visit also means groups avoid the large crowds that fill the museum in the traditional field-trip months.

All presidential museum field trips are booked through the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/Group-Travel/Youth-Tours. Additional information is available by calling the Convention and Visitors Bureau at 217-789-2360. If the weather becomes an issue on the day of a scheduled field trip, organizers can simply call the museum at 217-558-8939 to cancel.