'Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns' at Lincoln Tomb on Saturday

[September 24, 2009]  SPRINGFIELD -- Relatives and acquaintances from history will be brought to life during "Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns," a new event scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site in Springfield. The event is free and open to the public.

Costumed actors will portray John T. Stuart, Lincoln's first law partner; Stephen T. Logan, his second law partner; William H. Herndon, his third law partner; Gen. John A. McClernand; Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Lincoln's sister; and Sarah H. Power, the wife of John Carroll Power, first custodian at Lincoln Tomb.

The event, co-sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society, will take place in the courtyard area of the caretaker's lawn, which is located just west of the Lincoln Tomb. The presentation should last about an hour. Limited seating will be available, but lawn chairs are also welcome. The event will be canceled in case of inclement weather. For more information, call 217-782-2717.

Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is the final resting place of the 16th president, his wife, and three of their four sons. It is located in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery and is open Tuesday through Saturday for free public tours.

[Text from file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]