![]() Register here.ĭaniel Cravens Taylor, Thomas Lincoln biographer and author of Thomas Lincoln: Abraham's Father, has been studying and researching Abraham Lincoln since he was a child. Please bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing and shoes for outdoor work at the cemetery. Dawn is an archaeologist specializing in cemetery preservation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. John is an accomplished cemetery preservation specialist with decades of experience. The expert instructors are John Heider and Dawn Cobb. ![]() The Governor Edward Coles- Sally Lincoln NSDAR Chapter, Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation, and the Association for the Preservation of Coles County are hosting a cemetery preservation workshop. Walk around the site to try different foods and experience the site after-hours! We will also have a silent auction with items made in Central Illinois. Our annual fundraiser will be hosted at the site featuring locally-sourced food as well as a silent auction with items representing Central Illinois! Join us for heavy hors d'oeuvres from local providers, Illinois wines, and music provided by local band, "We Ain't Misbehavin'". Made in Central Illinois! Annual Fundraiser Workshop fee- $95 for all three sessions, all materials included. If you have been yearning to weave, but not sure where or how to begin, start here at Lincoln Log Cabin. When you are finished you will have 2-3 kitchen towels. From learning to read a weaving draft, to warping and dressing a loom, and on to weaving with confidence, we will cover all the bases. In this course you will learn the basics of multi-shaft looms, how they work, and how to weave on them. Weave your own kitchen towels! This workshop for beginning weavers will meet three times, on Thursday, May 11th, 18th, and 25th from 6-9 pm in the Visitor Center Basement. The site also includes the Moore Home, where Lincoln bid farewell to his family in 1861 before leaving to assume the Presidency, and the gravesites of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln at the Thomas Lincoln Cemetery. Today the ten acres in the northwest corner of the park where Camp Shiloh was located is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Ī working, living history farm has been developed around the cabin, and a second historic farmstead, that of Stephen and Nancy Sargent, has been moved to the site to help broaden visitors’ understanding both of life in the 19th century and Lincoln’s legal practice in the community. The CCC camp, Camp Shiloh, was located within the park’s boundaries and its enrollees were WWI veterans. ![]() The National Park Service oversaw the creation of Lincoln Log Cabin State Park with CCC labor. The site includes an accurate reproduction of the Lincolns’ two-room cabin that was reconstructed on the original cabin site in 1935-1936 as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) project. Today Lincoln Log Cabin is an 86-acre historic site that is owned and operated by the State of Illinois, managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Sites. Abraham Lincoln also owned a portion of the farm which he deeded back to his father and step-mother for their use during their lifetime. ![]() Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer living in Springfield by the time his parents moved here, but his burgeoning law practice often brought him to Charleston and the farm, especially during the 1840s. Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, part of the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, preserves the 19th-century home of Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and step-mother of our 16th president. Grounds are open year-round 8:30 am until dusk Living History Programming takes place between May 1st and October 31st with additional special events throughout the year. ![]()
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