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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Refreshments, music, re-enactors, Lincoln's in-laws who fought against Union

The Vandalia IL Statehouse Historic Site will celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Saturday Feb. 11, 2017 with a party from 1 - 3 p.m. Local historian Dale Timmerman will lead visitors in "America" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."  Kevin Keagy from the Bond County (IL) Historical society will deliver a presentation on Lincoln's relatives by marriage who supported the Confederacy.  Several of Mary Lincoln's brothers served in the Confederate Army.
You can also visit with re-enactors portraying Abraham Lincoln's family as they celebrate the birthday of their illustrious relative at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in Lerna, IL near Charleston, IL.

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