...Abigail was pleased to see this $5 bill display, since she recently reviewed this in math class...
...and we also enjoyed the lovely walking trails. We also walked through the farm they have set up on their campus, where we got to see a blacksmith working, a woman spinning and one weaving on a floor loom, a farmhouse decked out in period furniture and accoutrements, women baking some of Lincoln's favorite foods in the separate kitchen, a cabin that would have been typical of a slave cabin of the time, and we also watched a performance of a man portraying 23 year old Abraham Lincoln as he was running for a seat in the Illinois house.If this Exhibition comes to your area (it is put on by the Library of Congress), it's definitely a must-see. We thoroughly enjoyed it. (It was so good, in fact, that I'm hoping that Bruce and I can get a babysitter so we can go down and peruse it before it leaves!)
3 comments:
Wow, what a great way to spend a day in history!
That $5 bill picture of Abigail is too cute! Another great field trip presenting history in a fun way!
since we're neighbors now, I'll babysit for you :)
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