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Guy Fraker, a Bloomington attorney and author with lifelong
interest in Abraham Lincoln, will give PowerPoint presentations on
the 8th Judicial Circuit, which Abraham Lincoln traveled. Fraker
gave a presentation last year for the birthday party, and there was a
great crowd for each presentation.
Abraham and Mary Lincoln impersonators will be visiting with guests
at the courthouse.
Period music will be provided all afternoon by the ever-popular Postville Express.
Sing along with them or just tap your feet and have lots of fun.
Mike Anderson, a storyteller and musician, will perform. He has
performed from the Atlantic coast to Canada and to the Gulf. He is a
superb communicator and has won many awards. He has honed his skills
as a storyteller and is one of the best yarn-spinners and worst
pun-tellers anywhere.
Postville volunteers will conduct tours and serve birthday cake
and punch from noon to 4 p.m.
Schedule of events
Hosted by Lincoln's Logan County Arts and Crafts Guild:
10 a.m. to noon -- Abraham and Mary Lincoln impersonators Gary
and Carol Simpkins will be present. Bring your cameras for pictures.
10 a.m. -- Welcome by Lincoln's Logan County Arts and Crafts
Guild
- Invocation -- The Rev. R. Anthony Lee, Holy Family
Catholic Church
- Presentation of the flags -- Logan County Interveterans
Council
- Pledge of Allegiance -- Led by Girl Scout Troop 53
- Logan County Interveterans Council honor guard and firing
squad
- Taps
10:30 a.m. -- Mike Anderson, storyteller and musician
11 a.m. -- Abe Lincoln story contest awards
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 11:15 a.m. -- Remarks from:
- Shirley R. Bartelmay, Postville Courthouse
- Tara Sennett, Lincoln's Logan County Arts and Crafts
Guild
- John Sutton, Lincoln Railsplitting Association
- Jean Cypher, Logan County Genealogical and Historical
Society
- Sue Bidwell, Quilters at Heart quilt guild
Benediction
Everyone is invited to enjoy birthday cake and ice cream after
singing "Happy Birthday" to Abe.
Hosted by Postville volunteers:
Noon to 4 p.m.
- Abraham and Mary Lincoln impersonaters Gary and Carol
Simpkins will be visiting with our guests.
- The ever-popular Postville Express will entertain with
period music throughout the afternoon.
- Bloomington attorney and author Guy Fraker will give a
PowerPoint presentation at 1 and 2:30 p.m.
- Mike Anderson, a renowned storyteller and musician, will
entertain at 1:45 p.m.
- Postville volunteers will conduct tours.
- Be our guest for birthday cake and punch.
For more information, please call 735-4977.
The Postville Courthouse State Historic Site is open Tuesday through Saturday
from noon to 4 p.m. in the winter, noon to 5 p.m. in the summer and anytime by appointment.
Bring your lunch and have a picnic on our historic grounds. Group
meetings can be arranged summer or winter.
There is now a period flower garden at the site, and tours will
be given when
the flowers are in bloom. The medicinal purposes of each plant will
be discussed.
The Postville Courthouse volunteers are proud of the site and are eager to share it with everyone.
[News release provided by Shirley
Bartelmay] |
