Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum celebrates Lincoln's birthday weekend         

Festivities to include seminars, music and more

[FEB. 7, 2006]  SPRINGFIELD -- One-hundred and ninety-seven years ago, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Ky. Now, his birth is observed across the country and, for the first time, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Below is a list of events scheduled for the Lincoln's Birthday weekend celebration.

Saturday, Feb. 11

All day -- Professor Phineas Fairhead, practical phrenologist
Museum, central plaza

9:30 a.m. -- Abraham Lincoln's Springfield -- Historian Dr. Bryon Andreasen addresses subjects such as: Where did Lincoln buy the wedding ring he gave to Mary Todd? What kinds of leisure activities did the Lincolns participate in? He will also discuss Lincoln-themed Springfield walking tours.
Library, first floor classroom

9:30-10 a.m. -- Civil War-era songs by Randy Erwin
Museum, central plaza

10 a.m.-noon -- Book sale and signing, with Betty Kay Carlson, author of "What Did Lincoln Do in 1832?"
Museum store

10:15 a.m.-noon -- Old-time tunes by the Prairie Chickens
Museum, central plaza

11 a.m. -- "Story Time in the Attic"
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

11 a.m. -- "Major Findings from the Lincoln Legal Papers" -- A project team member discusses the findings of 15 years of research and investigation, including the final phase of the project: a four-volume selection of cases representative of Abraham Lincoln's legal practice, which will be published by the University of Virginia Press in 2007.
Library, first-floor classroom

11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. -- Birthday party games and craft activities
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

12:15-2:15 p.m. -- 19th-century music by the Prairie Aires
Museum, central plaza

1 p.m. -- "Story Time in the Attic"
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

1-3 p.m. -- Book sale and signing, with Bill Snack, author of "Rare Personal Accounts of Abraham Lincoln"
Museum store

1:30 p.m. -- "The Archaeology of New Salem" -- Archaeologist Robert Mazrim discusses the earliest locations of structures that predate those reconstructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, including his efforts to excavate the last unexplored part of the village where Abraham Lincoln owned property.
Library, first-floor classroom

2:30-4:30 p.m. -- 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band
Museum, central plaza

Sunday, Feb. 12, President Lincoln's birthday

All day -- Professor Phineas Fairhead, practical phrenologist
Museum, central plaza

11 a.m. -- "Story Time in the Attic"
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. -- Birthday party games and craft activities
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

12:15-2:15 p.m. -- 19th-century music by the Prairie Aires
Museum, central plaza

1 p.m. -- "Story Time in the Attic"
Museum, Mrs. Lincoln's Attic

1-2:30 p.m. -- Book sale and signing, with Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of "Team of Rivals"
Museum store

1-4 p.m. -- Abraham Lincoln Symposium
Old State Capitol, Hall of Representatives

2:30-3 p.m. -- Civil War-era dancing by Springfield International Folk Dancers
Museum, central plaza

3-4:30 p.m. -- Mike Anderson's mountain dulcimer music
Museum, central plaza

Wednesday, Feb. 15

10 a.m.-noon -- Book sale and signing, with Dr. Wayne C. Temple, author of "Abraham Lincoln, From Skeptic to Prophet"
Museum store

[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum news release]

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