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 That nastiness may have been the primary reason for a
light turnout at the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society
Lincoln Day open house. Even so, the volunteers on hand were
enjoying the day and taking advantage of every opportunity to share
their knowledge of our 16th President and our local community with
visitors.
The open house began at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and wrapped up around 4
p.m. Volunteers on hand for the afternoon included Roseann Coers,
Curt Dobihal, Bill Donath and Diane Farmer.
Guests were welcomed inside and offered sweet treats and warm cider
as they visited with volunteers and took a look around at the items
on display.
The society was also offering something special for a $25 donation.
Plaster busts of Abraham Lincoln had been acquired from the Charlie
Ott estate, and volunteers had mounted them in shadow box frames.
The framed busts were very eye catching and got plenty of attention
from visitors.
In addition, the society had a number of other items on display
including a family tree of the Lincoln family.
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Bill Donath was showing guests laminated copies of
Lincoln Evening Courier from 1853 that included photos of the
founders of the city of Lincoln. Donath said that the newspapers had
been donated to the society by historian Leigh Henson.
The society offers one room that is dedicated solely to Abraham
Lincoln and guests were encouraged to spend time looking at the many
memorabilia items such as a collection of Lincoln plates, and some
very attractive folk-art style caricatures of the President and
many, many other items.
The room also includes a library of books pertaining to the
President, as well as his life in Illinois and his relationship to
the town of Lincoln.
For anyone who has not ever made a stop at the society, please
consider doing so, especially if you have an interest in Mr.
Lincoln, Logan County and its communities, or the people of the
county.
The society does extensive genealogical research and has a large
collection of books to search through when seeking to fill in local
family histories. The volunteers will also assist with the searches
and offer their knowledge of the communities in the county to those
who are seeking to find their roots.
The society also offers a large selection of fact based books about
our local communities written by local authors.
The Historical Society center is located at 114 North Chicago Street
in Lincoln. The center is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each
week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
[Nila Smith] |
