Mike
Anderson, “The Dulcimer Guy,” to Kick-off the New ‘Looking for
Lincoln Conversations’ Online Performance Series
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[August 13, 2020]
Award winning musician and storyteller Mike
Anderson, also known as the Dulcimer Guy, will be presenting, Folk
Instruments of Early Illinois on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 7 PM
on the Looking for Lincoln Facebook and YouTube channels.
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This entertaining program is engaging for all ages,
and will feature a conversation with Mike Anderson about folk
instruments of early Illinois and musical demonstrations including
the jaw harp, bones, mountain dulcimer, and banjo. Mike’s
combination of a classroom educational background, award-winning
music, storytelling and humor has made Mike Anderson a very
sought-after performer and speaker. His latest recordings and
writing have won multiple Parents’ Choice, IParenting, and
Children’s Music Web awards.
This event will kick-off Looking for Lincoln Conversations, a new
series of live, virtual programs featuring a variety of history
topics surrounding the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. The series
will include conversations with interpreters portraying Harriet
Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen Douglas. In addition,
presenters will discuss music associated with early Illinois, the
Civil War and the Underground Railroad.
The Looking for Lincoln Conversations series will be broadcast live
on the Looking for Lincoln’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel and
with include a facilitated question and answer session after each
presentation. The schedule includes:
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Folk Instruments of
Early Illinois
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020, Lincoln-Douglas
Debate
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020, A Conversation with
Harriet Tubman
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020, A Conversation about
the Underground Railroad in Illinois
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Lost Songs of the
Civil War
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Press Conference
with President Abraham Lincoln
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“Join us for the Looking for Lincoln Conversations. We use this
series as a way to share the stories of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln,”
said Executive Director, Sarah Watson. “We are able to engage with you, the
virtual audience, from throughout the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area and
beyond.”
During the Covid-19 event, Looking for Lincoln has been
proactively moving its programming online to make it accessible to a wide
audience throughout Illinois and the world. The performances will be free to
view, and broadcast on Looking for Lincoln’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Looking for Lincoln Conversations is funded by Illinois Humanities and partially
supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. All events are free
to watch, and will be retained in the Looking for Lincoln online video libraries
for later viewing.
The Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition is the coordinating entity for the
43-county Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. It is a partnership of
organizations and individuals dedicated to enhancing the communities and
landscapes of central Illinois through recognition and support of their
significant natural, cultural and historical legacies. Few individuals have so
profoundly influenced American history as did Abraham Lincoln. Millions around
the world are inspired by the story of Lincoln’s rise from humble beginnings to
President of the United States, his qualities of integrity and courage and his
decisive leadership – traits that carried a fragile nation through one of its
most trying periods.
For more information about the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition and the
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, go to
www.lookingforlincoln.com.
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