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Lincoln Heritage Museum and Logan
County Genealogical and Historical
Society to commemorate Abraham
Lincoln’s final journey this Sunday
Program at
the museum free and open to the
public
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[April 08, 2015]
LINCOLN
- On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre
in Washington, D.C. The next 20 days
saw the President’s body travel by
train through major cities, small
towns and tiny villages, as he made
his final journey back to
Springfield, Illinois. On Sunday,
April 12, 2015, at 2 p.m., a program
at the Lincoln Heritage Museum will
commemorate the 150th anniversary of
that devastating event, the man
behind the legend, and Logan County
residents’ reactions to the loss of
their beloved leader.
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The
program will be hosted by the Logan
County Genealogical and Historical
Society and Lincoln Heritage Museum.
Charles Fricke will deliver a
narrative of Lincoln’s life and
times, written by local historian
Paul Gleason. A presentation of the
national and local media’s coverage
of the assassination and funeral
will be given by Ron Keller, Lincoln
Heritage Museum Director.
A dramatic portrayal entitled,
“Louisa Hawes’s Story: How Logan
County Mourned a President and
Friend”, will be given by Lincoln
College student, Alexa Maxey, who
researched and wrote the material.
The final segment, a recount of
funeral preparations and travel
plans that took President Lincoln
home to Springfield, will be
presented by Paul Beaver, Lincoln
College Professor Emeritus.
Lincoln Heritage Museum will be open
on Sunday to allow visitors to view
assassination artifacts on display.
The program is free and open to the
public.
[Marla Blair, President, LCGHS]
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