In the early 1970's changes in the historical awareness of the public and the Department of Conservation caused the emphasis on the historic aspects of the site to be increased and the outdoor recreational aspects to be re-examined in the light of proper usage of the resources of the area. It has since become a quality historic park that continues to provide major recreational opportunities.
It now presents a successful blend of outdoor recreation on one hand, and historic interpretation, preservation, and restoration on the other.īefore the present innovations began the site was a small unimpressive recreational area. Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site has undergone a transformation since the early 1970's. Rathburn had been Assistant Historian for Northern Illinois, Site Superintendent at Shawneetown and Historic Site Surveyor before coming to District II. District II covers the central third of Illinois and includes such sites as Lincoln's New Salem, Lincoln's Tomb and others as well as Lincoln Log Cabin. Peter Rathburn is administrator (District Historican) for Historic District II of the Department of Conservation, Division of Historic Sites. William Herndon (law partner, Springfield)Īssociation of Abraham Lincoln Presenters (ALP)ĭid Lincoln Own Slaves? And other Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln, by Gerald J.Lincoln Log Cabin Site: History in Action Matilda Johnston Hall Moore (step-sister)ĭenton Offutt (early business partner, New Salem) Lincoln Home National Historic Site, SpringfieldĪbraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, Charleston In-production Lincoln documentary from Witnessing History Education Foundation, Inc. Lincoln (2012), a film by Steven Spielberg, scene featuring Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Gloria Reuben as Elizabeth Keckley Lincoln: Prelude to Presidency, a documentary from WILL-TV, Illinois Public Media Kendra Swanson (performed live on Sessions from Studio A)
Mana Kintorso (performed live on Sessions from Studio A) You can also listen to this episode at these podcast directories: You'll find all of that and more in this episode of Drinkin’ with Lincoln. We also learn that Joe is not afraid to be critical of Lincoln. Then Joe and I visit Jackson Avenue Coffee in downtown Charleston, where Joe tells us how he got started as Lincoln, how being beardless affected his career, and how he prepares for the role. There's a lot of Lincoln to cover in Charleston, and it's a complicated side of Lincoln we don't often see in the history books: his strained relationship with his father, his defense of a slaveowner in a Charleston trial, and his controversial views on racial equality. We also visit Thomas Lincoln's grave, the site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate that took place in Charleston, and the world's tallest Abraham Lincoln statue. In the first half of this episode, Joe takes us on a tour of the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, which recreates and preserves the farm of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father and step-mother.
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