‘Wow Wednesdays,’ ‘Super Saturdays’ at Lincoln Heritage Museum
Special Summer Events Begin in June

 

[May 28, 2019] 

Two special summer activities will begin in June at the Lincoln Heritage Museum on the Lincoln College campus. “Wow Wednesdays” will offer visitors a look at rarely seen artifacts from the museum’s collection while “Super Saturdays” is a fun, free and educational children’s program.

Wow Wednesdays

“Wow Wednesdays” occur every Wednesday in June and July from 12-1 pm at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. Each week the LHM will feature a different character trait of Abraham Lincoln and bring out special items from the vault relating to those character traits. These artifacts are not usually available to the public and some of these items have never been on display. This is a rare chance to see these unique items.

The cost of this event is included in the Lincoln Heritage Museum’s regular admission price ($7 for adults, $4 for children five and up and $4 for groups of 10 or more). Wow Wednesday Season Passes are available to purchase at the LHM for $27 (A $63 value) and offers access to all nine Wow Wednesdays.

Super Saturdays

“Super Saturdays” is a fun, free and educational children’s program occurring every Saturday from 1-4 pm in June, July and August at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. Each week LHM staff will put on a different activity ranging from paper airplane races to crafts, Living History presentations, face painting and more. Activities will take place outside on the patio or inside in the atrium depending on the weather. Super Saturdays are always free but admission to the rest of the Museum will remain $7 for adults and $4 for children.

A listing of the weekly activities for both events can be found below.

Wow Wednesdays Schedule

• June 5 – Lincoln and Intellect – Abraham Lincoln was an avid reader. The LHM will feature books that Lincoln read.
 

• June 12 – Lincoln and Vision – Discover the lost art of “Stump Speeches” and how they were used to campaign and spread ideas.

• June 19 – Lincoln and Humility – How Lincoln has been viewed through the years in art.

• June 26 – Lincoln and Perseverance – The life of a Civil War soldier in Lincoln’s army.

• July 3 – Lincoln and Independence Day – How the Fourth of July was celebrated during Lincoln’s life and Presidency.

• July 10 – Lincoln and Leadership – Interview with historian about what it takes to lead a community of people.

• July 17– Lincoln and His Times Part 1 – A Living History performance and discussion of why historic interpretation is important.

• July 24 – Lincoln and His Times Part 2 – Show and tell from local historian and interpreter.

• July 31 – Lincoln and Empathy – How Lincoln empathized with Civil War soldiers and their families.

Super Saturdays Schedule

• June 1 – Antique Letters/ National Pen Pal Day – It’s national pen pal day! Write a letter to your pen pal- real or make believe- and then use tea bags to make it look like it was written in the 1800s!

• June 8 – 19th century games – Come play the games that Mr. Lincoln and his children would have enjoyed! Test your luck at bean bag double can, hoop and stick, marbles, jacks and more!

• June 15 – Flag Day Crafts – A belated Flag Day celebration! We may have missed it by one day but we can still celebrate. We will be making a variety of patriotic crafts, just in time to display for Independence Day!

• June 22 – Morse Code – Learn all about Morse code and even how to use it! We will also be discussing spies in the Civil War and creating our own secret codes.

• June 29 – National Camera Day! – Learn all about the first camera, and the very important photograph that helped Mr. Lincoln become the president, all while making your own prop camera using every day supplies. Afterwards take a picture at our fun photo wall with photo-booth props!

• July 6 – Learn to use a telegraph machine! – Have you ever wondered how messages were sent before email and texting? Come to the LHM to find out! We will be teaching kids all about telegraph machines and how to use them to send messages.

• July 13 – Fans and face painting! – Have you ever wondered what you would look like with a Lincoln beard? Head on over to the LHM to get your face painted with a beard or another fun design. Help the paint dry by learning all about fan etiquette and how ladies from Lincoln’s time used fans to send secret messages.

• July 20 – Make your own ice cream for National Ice Cream Day! – July 21st is National Ice cream Day! To celebrate we will be demonstrating how to make your own ice cream without an ice cream maker! All materials will be provided.

• July 27 – Living History – Go back in time to meet historical figures from the time of Abraham Lincoln. Interview Lincoln’s friends to learn more about what it was like to grow up in the 1800s.

• Aug 3 – National Watermelon Day – Today is National Watermelon Day! Learn why watermelons are so important to the town of Lincoln, enjoy complimentary slices of watermelon and try your luck at a watermelon seed spitting contest!

• Aug 10 – Make Your Own Stovepipe Hat – Make your own stovepipe hat at the LHM! You will look just like Abe did after attending this fun workshop!

• Aug 17 – Games and Crafts – Play 19th century games like Mr. Lincoln and his children would have played, write a letter to Mr. Lincoln, and participate in other fun arts and crafts.

• Aug 24 – Celebrate National Aviation Week at the LHM! – It’s National Aviation Week! Learn all about the history of aviation and make your own paper planes! Can you design the best paper airplane?? The paper airplane that flies the farthest will win a prize!

• Aug 31 – Make Your Own Bean Bag Double Can! – Have you ever wondered how to make the bean bag double can game? You’re in luck! We will be making then playing this super fun game from Lincoln’s era.

[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]