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AXES AND ANCESTRY: LINCOLN NEVER SAID THAT ax. Instead of chopping down trees, sharpening a wedge on a log, the ax Lincoln uses the ax to kill dreaded vam- glanced and nearly took my thumb off, pires who killed his mother, Nancy and there is the scar, you see.” The key Hanks Lincoln, as well as others. words “six” and “hours” are found in While the novel reflects the current two newspaper accounts of Lincoln‟s Twilight novel craze of vampires and address to citizens of Lafayette, Indi- werewolves, it also underscores a num- ana, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ber of spurious quotes attributed to both delivered as president-elect en- and axes. route to Washington, D.C. On February 11, 1861, Lincoln told the good people A very good friend presented me with a of Lafayette: “Now only six hours have By Thomas F. Schwartz gift some years ago, a paperweight elapsed since I left my home in Illinois Illinois State Historian with the phrase, “Chop your own wood, where I was surrounded by a large con- and it will warm you twice, A. Lin- course of my fellow citizens, almost all A popular cable show that highlights coln.” Undoubtedly a true sentiment of whom I could recognize, and I find the skills and dangers of loggers felling but one not uttered by Abraham Lin- myself far from home surrounded by tall trees is “Ax Men.” While modern coln. Rather, Henry Ford of automobile the thousands I now see before me, who loggers favor power saws over Abra- fame is credited with originating the are strangers to me.” Ten days later, ham Lincoln‟s traditional ax, this an- quote. Two other quotes, however, are Lincoln indicated to the residents of cient tool still is useful in certain in- widely circulated on the Internet that Philadelphia: “I must now get some stances. Lincoln‟s youth was spent are attributed to Lincoln but lack any refreshment, gentlemen. After that I learning how to wield an ax. This skill information on when or where he said shall be glad to shake hands with all of was necessary to clear land for farming, them: you that I can. But there are sufficient provide lumber for buildings, and split people here to keep me shaking hands fence railing to keep livestock either in “Give me six hours to chop down a tree for six hours.” In both instances, Lin- or out of fields and gardens. Lincoln‟s and I will spend the first four sharpen- coln uses the “six hours” reference in association with the ax continued until a ing the ax.” political terms: time lapsed from depart- week before his assassination. He en- ing home to take the oath in Washing- tertained troops at the Depot Field Hos- “If I only had an hour to chop down a ton; and the political custom of pressing pital at City Point, Virginia on April 8, tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes the flesh, or hand shaking. John Hay 1865, by picking up an ax and chopping sharpening my ax.” wrote to John Nicolay on July 19, 1863: a nearby pile of wood. In some ac- “I ran the Tycoon through one hundred counts, Lincoln allegedly performed a Both reflect the same meaning and dif- grand finale by taking the ax handle in fer only in the amount of time spent in his right hand and lifting it slowly until sharpening the ax. But did Lincoln say it was at a right angle to his body, either of them? where he held it for several moments. Lincoln‟s New Salem associates often The Collected Works of Abraham Lin- commented on his strength and agility, coln and The Recollected Words of which he maintained throughout his Abraham Lincoln fail to contain any- life. thing closely related to these quotes. The key words “sharpening” and “ax” A recent work of fiction by Seth Gra- are contained in a reminiscence by the hame-Smith, Abraham Lincoln: Vam- sculptor Leonard W. Volk, who re- pire Hunter, provides a whole new defi- called Lincoln saying, “It is true that I nition to Abraham Lincoln‟s use of an did split rails, and one day while I was (Continued on page 2)

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(Continued from page 1) sources were readily available that Hill may his autobiographical notes to John Locke court martials! A steady sitting of six have consulted in his research? Ida Tarbell Scripps, that Lincoln knew about his fa- hours.” This reaffirms what we know of with J. McCan Davis published a heavily ther‟s father, particularly his being killed by Lincoln‟s laser focus and durable sitzfleisch illustrated book in 1896 entitled The Early Indians on the frontier. but says nothing about sharpening axes or Life of Abraham Lincoln: Containing Many chopping trees. Unpublished Documents And Unpublished Another possibility available to Hill was Reminiscences of Lincoln’s Early Friends. Eleanor Gridley‟s The Story of Abraham Although Lincoln had mastered the use of Lincoln: Or the Journey from the Log an ax, he remained less skilled in knowing Cabin to the White House (1900). In Chap- his family genealogy. Genealogists still ter 26, “Recovery of the Lincoln Folk-Lore argue over the paternity of Nancy Hanks Stories” (pp. 206-07), John J. Hall, Lin- Lincoln, and at least one website and mu- coln‟s step-nephew, recounted a bout of seum in North Carolina still insists that Lincoln‟s depression. Hall inquired Abraham Enloe, not , is the “What‟s up, Uncle ? Are ye sad ‟cause biological father of Abraham. Among died?” Claiming that was Lincoln‟s papers are letters of inquiry by not the cause of his blue mood, Lincoln other individuals named Lincoln if per- finally admitted, “I can‟t bear to think I chance they might be related. Several of don‟t know who my grandfather was.” Abraham‟s replies exist in which he ex- Hall reminded Lincoln that he heard him plains his limited knowledge of his ances- many times recount the murder of Grandfa- tors. A widely circulated quote that ap- Judge Lawrence Weldon ther Abraham Lincoln by Indians. As Hall described Lincoln: “Abe looked at me sol- pears in Frederick Trevor Hill‟s Lincoln the One of Tarbell‟s aims was to disprove alle- emn like and said, „I don‟t mean him; I Lawyer (1906) states (p.3): “I don‟t know gations that Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lin- who my grandfather was, and am much mean my mother‟s father.‟” coln were never married, as well as to dem- more concerned to know what his grandson onstrate the distinguished lineage of the will be.” The quotation lacks a source but These dueling reminiscences tug in differ- . Providing a facsimile copy ent directions. One is recalled from a 100- seems to fit the chapter title “Lincoln‟s of the marriage certificate of Thomas and Mythical Birthright to the Law.” Hill be- year-old man and credited to Lincoln‟s last Nancy Lincoln signed by the Reverend Attorney General who never used it in any gins the chapter by quoting an unnamed Jesse Head, Tarbell also provided an appen- eulogist who claimed: “Lincoln is not a of his writings about Lincoln, while the dix containing an interview with centenar- other is simply described as “folk-lore.” type. He stands alone—no ancestors—no ian Christopher Columbus Graham who fellow—no successors.” Lincoln, accord- The way that both Graham and Hill use the claimed to have witnessed the marriage of entire quote suggests Lincoln didn‟t care ing to Hill, was sui generis, lacking any Abraham Lincoln‟s parents. The interview connection to a biological inheritance but about his ancestors, only what the future occurred in 1884. In it, Graham stated, would hold for his grandchildren. A darker pointing to the future. “President Lincoln told James Speed: „I use only cites the first portion of the quote don‟t know who my grandfather was, and and is used to support Lincoln‟s fears about Hill was born in 1866, a year after Lin- am more concerned to know what his coln‟s death, making it impossible for him his mother‟s alleged illegitimacy. Of note, grandson will be.‟” Graham ends the however, and Ward Hill to have had direct knowledge of Lincoln. thought with “I am not sure that we know, When Hill decided to write about Lincoln Lamon had already raised this issue in either, perfectly yet.” But Tarbell asterisks print, so it was already taking on its own as a lawyer, he read a sampling of pub- the sentence and in a footnote argues: “The lished works and interviewed the small existence as legend. Lincoln‟s angst about memoranda for Lincoln‟s genealogy (page his mother‟s origins was expressed in pri- number of living Lincoln associates such as 223), and the introduction to this work, as Isaac N. Phillips and Robert R. Hitt. In a vate to William Herndon in a buggy ride to well as the first chapter, show that we do the Menard County Court, published in the New York Times article of February 2, know now, beyond a doubt, who and what 1907, indicated that Herndon/Weik biography of Lincoln. A Lincoln‟s ancestors were.” thorough search of the documentary record he had nothing to provide Hill about his father‟s legal practice. Robert suggested about Lincoln and Herndon‟s law practice The claim that Lincoln told this to James does not comport with Herndon‟s recollec- that Hill contact Judge Lawrence Weldon, Speed is without a date or context. James the last surviving member who traveled the tion of time and place of Lincoln‟s revela- Speed published several accounts of his tion. Regardless, the origins of “I don‟t Illinois Eighth Judicial Circuit with Lin- recollections of Abraham Lincoln and none coln. Fortunately for Hill, Weldon pro- know who my grandfather was and am contain the quote or an event when the more concerned to know what his grandson vided some recollections about the practice quote may have been uttered. James of law in Illinois and riding the circuit be- will be” remains without a direct observer, Speed‟s brother, Joshua Fry Speed, also date, or context. The quote varies in length fore he died. Had Weldon been the source published recollections of Lincoln but does of the recollection of the quote, Hill would and meaning, depending on the source. not use the quote. Graham uses the quote Much of it is determined by what authors have noted it since he was fairly consistent to refer to Thomas Lincoln‟s father, sug- in identifying his sources when they can be wish to prove by it, either a belief in the gesting that Lincoln did not know about his future or fear of the past. It is likely that identified. namesake. This may be true if Lincoln was Lincoln‟s sharpened ax would have referring to his mother‟s father. Yet we chopped it out of his narrative because of If the quote did not originate from someone know from at least four separate letters and Hill interviewed, what popular printed its questionable origins.

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The Abraham Lincoln Association

PRESIDENT ROBERT J. LENZ Robert J. Lenz President

Dear ALA Members, Robert A. Stuart, Jr. Vice President

Thomas F. Schwartz This issue of For The People highlights the donors to the Secretary

Abraham Lincoln Association Endowment Fund. We are Douglas M. Barringer very grateful to everyone who has donated to this Fund Treasurer

since it was established in 1999. Under the leadership Richard E. Hart Immediate Past-President and successful management of Robert S. Eckley, the Mary F. Shepherd Fund has prospered and been available for the support of Executive Manager

the Association‟s ongoing operations and special pro- jects. The Association‟s purpose in establishing the En- Board of Directors

dowment Fund was to further the Association‟s mission Kenneth L. Anderson J. Steven Beckett to actively encourage, promote and aid the collection and Roger D. Billings, Jr. dissemination of information regarding all phases of Lin- Justin A. Blandford Roger D. Bridges coln‟s life and career and to insure these activities will Michael Burlingame Nancy L. Chapin continue for the next 100 years. Brooks Davis Robert J. Davis Rodney O. Davis In June the ALA Board of Directors held an informal Robert S. Eckley meeting in Lincoln, Illinois. After the meeting, we toured Lincoln related sites in the area. Guy C. Fraker Joseph E. Garrera We are very grateful to Lincoln College for hosting our meeting and the tour. We would Donald R. Graham Allen C. Guelzo also like to thank the Postville Courthouse for a fascinating tour of their site, which is pic- Kathryn M. Harris tured on the back page of this newsletter. We were pleased to have several of our new Di- Earl W. Henderson, Jr. Fred B. Hoffmann rectors attend this meeting, as well as many of our continuing Directors. Barbara Hughett David Joens Thomas S. Johnson Brooks Simpson reports that he and his Sesquicentennial Symposium committee have de- Ron J. Keller Richard W. Maroc veloped a theme for the Abraham Lincoln Association Symposium as we commemorate the Myron Marty sesquicentennial of the Civil War. For the next 5 years the symposium will be held over Richard Mills Lucas E. Morel two days. Please look on page 7 for complete details of the events planned for February 12, James W. Patton III Mark A. Plummer 2011. Shirley J. Portwood William G. Shepherd Brooks D. Simpson Thanks to each of you for your continued support of the Abraham Lincoln Association; Daniel W. Stowell without our members we could not exist. Louise Taper Timothy P. Townsend Donald R. Tracy Andy Van Meter Robert J. Lenz Daniel R. Weinberg President Robert S. Willard Stewart L. Winger Kenneth J. Winkle

Honorary Directors

President LINCOLN’S WIGWAM NOMINATION COMMEMORATED Governor Pat Quinn Senator Richard Durbin On May 18, 2010, the Abraham Lincoln Association Senator Congressman Aaron Schock joined with the City of to commemorate the Congressman John Shimkus 150th anniversary of the nomination of Abraham Lin- Justice Rita Garman Mayor Timothy J. Davlin coln as a candidate for president at the Wigwam in

Chicago. The event was held at the Chicago Cultural Emeritus Directors Center. Speakers included ALA President Robert J. Molly M. Becker Lenz, Chicago Alderman Edward Burke, former Cullom Davis Georgia Northrup Senator Adlai Stevenson III, and John Elliff. ALA Board Member Daniel Weinberg was the Master of Distinguished Directors Ceremonies. The event concluded with a Presidential Mario M. Cuomo Press Conference featuring George Buss as President Wayne Toberman, photographer . Harry V. Jaffa Robert W. Johannsen Lincoln, Bob Lenz as Lincoln‟s Press Secretary and ALA President Robert J. Lenz addresses those Chicago television journalist Mike Flannery as the Garry Wills gathered at the Chicago Cultural Center to press. A sellout crowd enjoyed the occasion. commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lin- coln’s nomination as President.

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As we have just celebrated the bicentennial of Lincoln‟s birth and are approaching a renewed recognition of his leadership during his Presidency and the Civil War, we increasingly encoun- ter his legacy. We can assure the strength of his legacy by imparting a legacy of our own through a contribution to the ALA‟s endowment. All contributions are welcome. It can be as simple as a check or can take the form of contributions of stock with the income tax benefit of no recognition of any capital gain, or could take the form of designating on death a part of your taxable retirement benefit or IRA, or maybe even designating the endowment on a part of your life insurance benefits that you took out to assure the kids a college education (and now they‟ve long since graduated). Become a part of Lincoln‟s Legacy by making a contribution to the ALA endowment. Create your own legacy in Lincoln‟s footprints. Robert A. Stuart, Jr., Chairman of the Endowment Committee Robert A. Stuart, Jr., Chairman of the Endowment Committee

ALA ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS

CABINET LONG NINE LEGISLATOR R-Lou Barker $10,000 and above $1,000 to $2,499 Springfield, Illinois Stephen P. Bartholf Molly M. Becker Dan Bannister, Deceased Bonita Springs, Florida Evanston, Illinois Mrs. Floyd Barringer, Deceased J. Gordon and Sandra Bidner Robert and Nell Eckley Judith Barringer and Rich Kerhlikar Carlock, Illinois Bloomington, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Glen L. Bower Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Lehrman Roger D. Bridges Effingham, Illinois Greenwich, Connecticut Bloomington, Illinois Daniel W. Cadigan Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Springfield, Illinois WIGWAM Springfield, Illinois Charles and Nancy Chapin $5,000 to $9,999 Michael Burlingame Chatham, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Mary Lynne Cleverdon Richard E. and Ann Hart Nicholas D. DiGiovanni Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Marlborough, Massachusetts , Deceased Jane Eckley Lennon Paul and Penny Eckley Phillip and GamGee Dripps Oakland, California Normal, Illinois St. Charles, Illinois Robert J. Lenz Donald H. Funk Shirley S. Edwards Bloomington, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Lincoln, Illinois Lee B. McTurnan Earl W. Henderson, Jr. Norman D. Hellmers Carmel, Indiana Springfield, Illinois Valparaiso, Indiana Mrs. Charles Northrup Betty J. Hickey Robert R. Higley Springfield, Illinois Elkhart, Illinois Estes Park, Colorado Charles C. Patton, Deceased Willa Jean Jones, Deceased John E. Howell James A. Rawley, Deceased Caryl and Walter (Deceased) Lohman Alexandria, Virginia Benjamin Shapell Springfield, Illinois Robert W. Johannson Beverly Hills, California Saul J. Morse Champaign, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Katherine Kowa CONGRESSIONAL Phillip S. Paludan, Deceased Newnan, Georgia $2,500 to $4,999 William and Mary Shepherd Judge Richard Mills Bloomington, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Mrs. Helen G. Campbell Robert A. Stuart Robert Scott Ralston Peoria, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Normal, Illinois Robert George Eckley Nancy J. Watson Thomas F. Schwartz Clayton, Missouri Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Fred and Kathy Hoffmann Evelyn M. Thomas Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Mark A. Plummer Daniel Weinberg Bloomington, Illinois CIRCUIT RIDER Chicago, Illinois John and Jeanne M. Rowe $500 to $999 Warren Winston Chicago, Illinois Pittsfield, Illinois Donald R. Tracy Kenneth L. Anderson Judge Harlington Wood, Jr., Deceased Springfield, Illinois Highland, Indiana (Continued on page 5)

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(Continued from page 4) Kevin R. Galley Tony and Signe Oakley Lacon, Illinois Quincy, Illinois OTHER DONORS Jacqueline Wollan Gibbons James W. Patton III $499 and under Denton, Texas Springfield, Illinois Anne L. Goff Samuel Perroni Alfred and Harriet Arkley Tampa, Florida Little Rock, Arkansas Bellingham, Washington Donald R. Graham John R. Power David M. Barringer Springfield, Illinois Jacksonville, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Gerry D. Greenberg Gerald J. Prokopowicz Dan Barringer Tuscon, Arizona Greenville, North Carolina Bloomington, Illinois Harold S. Gross Louis N. Pyster Winifred Barringer Memorial Trust Flushing, New York Chicago, Illinois Douglas Barringer Allen C. Guelzo Sarah Robinson Springfield, Illinois Paoli, Pennsylvania Springfield, Illinois Rick Beard William Hanchett John C. Ryan Springfield, Illinois San Diego, California Murphysboro, Illinois Wilson J. Beebe, Jr. Kathryn M. Harris, James A. Singleton Red Bank, New Jersey Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Florence Fifer Bloomer Bruce F. Hart William Skemp Normal, Illinois Streator, Illinois Lacrosse, Wisconsin Allan G. Bogue Mark S. Heaney Edward G. Stamm Madison, Wisconsin Schererville, Indiana Lexington, Kentucky Theodore Brown Gary D. Hinkle Zach Stamp Knoxville, Tennessee Bremen, Indiana New Berlin, Illinois Robert Bunn Clifford R. Hope, Jr. Fred Stericker Springfield, Illinois Garden City, Kansas Springfield, Illinois Peter Bunten Barbara Hughett Nicky Stratton Takoma Park, Maryland Chicago, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Kevin and Lisa Callis David Joens Cori Stuart Bloomington, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Allan and Marlene Campbell James L. Kappel Richard Suhs Peoria, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Ray and Ann Capestrain Ron and Cynthia Keller Louise Taper Springfield, Illinois Lincoln, Illinois Beverly Hills, California Burrus M. Carnahan Mrs. O. J. Keller F. John Taylor Vienna, Virginia Atlanta, Georgia Virginia, Illinois Marie E. Childers John B. Kincaid Robert T. Taylor Springfield, Illinois Wheaton, Illinois Baton Rouge, Louisiana Len and Marilyn Colaizzi Nancy F. Koehn Wayne C. Temple Glenshaw Pennsylvania Belmont, Massachusetts Springfield, Illinois John Corey-Qua, Simon Kushmar William Termini Springfield, Missouri Garden City, Missouri Chicago, Illinois John E. Daly, Deceased Tom Lalicki Sarah Thomas Rodney O. Davis Briarcliff Manor, New York Springfield, Illinois Galesburg, Illinois Robert C. Lanphier III Eric Tobin Derrel D. Davis Dawson, Illinois Doylestown, Pennsylvania Springfield, Illinois Keith A. Larson Mary W. Trevor Brooks Davis Locust Grove, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Chicago, Illinois John K. Lattimer, Deceased John T. Trutter, Deceased William H. Diller Jane Lawder Margaret Van Meter Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois John A. DiNome Myron Marty Andy Van Meter Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Monticello, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Richard W. Dyke Marilyn E. Mason C. E. Van Norman, Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana Springfield, Illinois Neversink, New Jersey Thomas Ewing Michael A. Mattingly Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk Pontiac, Illinois Morris, Illinois Paso Robles, California Lenore Farmer Diana J. Mercer J. Renee Vonbergen Venetia, Pennsylvania Grove City, Ohio San Jose, California John M. Field Robert E. Miller Richard Weidenbacher, Deceased Winnetka, Illinois Winter Haven, Florida Robert S. Willard Mr. and Mrs. C. Bryant Flatt Susan Mogerman Oxnard, California Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Douglas L. Wilson Roy L. French Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Moy Galesburg, Illinois Virginia, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Stewart L. Winger John W. Frisch Alan and Joanne Nadritch Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington, Illinois Bernicia, California Michael D. Zecher Aledo, Illinois

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25th Annual Lincoln Colloquium September 17-18, 2010 LINCOLN BOYHOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL Lincoln City, Indiana

“Mary, Mary, we are elected.” With the first in December 1860, and was surrounding Lincoln's election in 1860. those words Abraham Lincoln an- quickly followed by several others. Lin- For information or assistance, please call nounced to his wife that he had been coln refused to acknowledge that seces- 812-937-4541 or elected the 16th President of the United sion was constitutional and the die was Email: [email protected] States. This year marks the 150th anni- cast. When hostilities broke out in April versary of that historic 1860 election. 1861, he issued a call for volunteers to Speakers: The country was at a crossroads in that put down the rebellion and the civil war Bruce Chadwick, year. The tensions that had been mount- that had long been held at bay became a author of Lincoln for President ing between the North and the South reality. The union that eventually Tim Good, Superintendent, were reaching the breaking point. For emerged from that long and bloody Ulysses S. Grant NHS many in the south, Lincoln‟s election struggle had been forever changed and Brian Dirck, Anderson University was seen as the last straw. Perceiving his the untested president, elected in 1860, Tim Townsend, Historian, opposition to the extension of slavery had proven worthy of the challenge. The Lincoln Home NHS into the territories as a threat to the very reunited union had experienced, in his Bill Bartelt, Historian and Author existence of the institution, they decided words, a “new birth of freedom.” that they had no other choice but to se- Telephone Registration: cede from the union. South Carolina was The Colloquium will address the issues 812/464-1989 or 800/467-8600.

“Lincoln and Race”

8th Annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series, University of Illinois Springfield October 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium at UIS.

In celebration of UIS‟s 40th anniversary, two UIS faculty members will give this year‟s lectures. Dr. Michael Burlingame, Naomi B. Lynn Chair in Lincoln Studies, will present a lecture titled: “Abraham Lincoln: „The White Man‟s or the Black Man‟s President‟?”. Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., will give a lecture on: “After Lincoln: The Counter-Attack of White Supremacy.” Dr. Cullom Davis, Emeritus Professor of History, will serve as moderator. The event is free and open to the public; no reservation is required. Students and classes are encouraged to attend. Overflow seating will be available in Conference Room C/D of the Public Affairs Center. The lectures will be webcast live at: http://www.uis.edu/technology/uislive.html. The Annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series is pre- sented by the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership. This year‟s co-sponsors include the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ECCE Speaker Series, Illinois Issues, The Illinois State Library, University of Illinois Alumni Association, and WUIS Public Radio. For information: 217-206-6576.

“The Lincoln Legacy and Contemporary Political Science” The Wepner Symposium Presented by the University of Illinois Springfield

October 8, 2009 October 9, 2009 UIS Public Affairs Center Old State Capitol, Hall of Representatives

Presenters will include Fred I. Greenstein (Princeton University) Presenters will include Rogers M. Smith (University of and Stephen Skowronek (Yale University) on the Lincoln legacy Pennsylvania) and others on teaching about the Lincoln legacy in higher education and in K-12 education. and models of leadership; Pinky Wassenberg (UIS) on Presidents and military command; Tim Miller (UIS) and Katrina Miller- Registration information: Stevens (Old Dominion University) on Abraham Lincoln as politi- [email protected] [email protected]. cal scientist; Joseph Lowndes (University of Oregon); Wilbur Rich (Emeritus, Wellesley) on Lincoln and Obama; Adriana Crocker FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (UIS) on the Lincoln legacy and legislation on the rights of women; and Jason Pierceson (UIS) on the Lincoln legacy and the issue of same-sex marriage. Other papers are still under consideration.

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“LINCOLN BECOMES PRESIDENT”

ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE CIVIL WAR 150TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM

This coming February, the Abraham Lincoln Associa- ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSOCIATION EVENTS tion, in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Presiden- Friday, February 11, 2011 tial Museum and Library, the University of Illinois at 6:30 p.m. Keynote Address Springfield, the Lincoln Brookens Auditorium, University of Illinois Springfield Home (National Park Ser- Michael F. Holt, University of Virginia vice), and the Old State Lincoln’s Mistakes As President-Elect Capitol (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency), will Saturday, February 12, 2011 present the first of five sym- posia dedicated to examining 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Abraham Lincoln as presi- Abraham Lincoln Association Symposium dent during the American House of Representatives Brooks D. Simpson, Chairman, Old State Capitol Civil War. Coming at a time Sesquicentennial Symposia

when Americans will be ob- Jonathan Earle, University of Kansas serving the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, these sym- The Election of 1860 posia will examine Lincoln as president, politician, and commander in chief, as he waged war, dealt with dissent, Jonathan White, University of Maryland advocated emancipation, and wrestled with reconstruction. Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and Dissent

The schedule of events, a product of joint planning among 1:00-2:00 p.m. these five partners, promises to offer a sustained look at Luncheon the Lincoln presidency. Michael F. Holt will deliver the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library keynote address for the 2011 symposium at UIS on the Russell McClintock, evening of February 11. The next day he will be joined by St. John's High School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Russell McClintock, Jonathan White, and Jonathan Earle, Lincoln and the Coming of the War as all four historians explore Lincoln‟s coming to power in 1861. 2:30-4:00 p.m. Round Table: Lincoln Becomes President The format is designed to facilitate communication be- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library tween scholars and the general public as we embark upon Jonathan Earle, Michael Holt, Russell McClintock, and learning more about understanding the crisis of disunion, Jonathan White war, emancipation, and reconstruction that was at the heart Moderator: Brooks D. Simpson of Lincoln‟s presidency.

Brooks D. Simpson, Chairman, Sesquicentennial Symposia Other Lincoln Events

Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:30-10:30 a.m. WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS George L. Painter Looking For Lincoln Lectures Nancy Alexander Gordon D. Honegger Visitor Center, Lincoln Home National Historic Site Alton, Illinois Morton, Illinois Guy Fraker, Abraham Lincoln and Bloomington, Illinois John Welles Brainard Carolyn Snyder Lemmon Wayne C. Temple, Abraham Lincoln and Pittsfield, Illinois Moscow, Idaho Albany New York Staff of Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Doreen Gordon Wayne Smith Abraham Lincoln and Charleston, Illinois Lisle, Illinois Santa Rosa, California Sunday, February 13, 2011 James Halvorsen First Presbyterian Church San Francisco, California See details at: lincolnschurch.org

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