Elderhostel
The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
April 10-15, 2005
our host
Lincoln Land Community College
Welcome by Rosalind Bruce
Assistant Vice President, Adult & Community Education
Lincoln Land Community College
we heard about the
Influences of Early Life
told by
Byron Andreasen, Research Historian
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
greeted by David Blanchett
Public Information Officer
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
the library
the museum
More Photos of the Presidential Museum
Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois
toured Lincoln's home
Mary Wheeler, Professor of English,
Lincoln Land Community College
told us about
Mary Todd in Lexington
Mary Todd as Mrs. Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln after the death of her husband
Lincoln's Law Office
on the corner
just across from the Old State House
More Photos of the Old State House
R. Dan Monroe, Adjunct Professor of
History
Milliken University, told us about
Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the
Presidential Election Campaign
Charlie Starling
introduced us to New Salem
Bryon Andreason told us about the
Law Circuit
(shown here sitting in the Judge's chair at the
Christian County Courthouse)
More Photos of the Law Circuit Courthouses
Lt. Col. (Ret) Mark DePue
and
Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief
told us of his search for the right Civil War commander
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman and her friend
Fredrick Douglas
(at the new Lincoln Presidential Museum)
we had a visit from Harriet
who made one of us read from the book about her
(re-enactor, Kathryn Harris, Division Manager for Library Services
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library)
and to sum it all up
Collum Davis, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois-Springfield
talked about
Lincoln's Legacy
