Lincoln at Large
WEB-EXCLUSIVE: History buffs won't want to miss this month-long exhibit, Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America.
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Old Orange County Courthouse |
His face is on the United States penny. His is the fourth carved head of Mount Rushmore. And to this day, Honest Abe sits on a marble pedestal in D.C., literally.
Lincoln was an underprivileged frontier boy turned lawyer turned U.S. president. Follow his humble beginnings to his rise to success in the month-long exhibition Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America, presented by OC Parks and OC Archives.
Among the highlights are a series of lectures exploring the lesser-known aspects of Lincoln, artifacts from Disney’s “Hall of Presidents” and a Kids’ Day Open House on February 6, 2010. All events are family-friendly and free. The exhibition runs February 1-28, appropriately held at the oldest court building in Southern California and home of the OC Archives, the Old Orange County Courthouse.
Exhibit Opening
Monday, February 1
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lecture: Lincoln in California?
Wednesday, February 3
6–7:30 p.m.
Don McCue, curator of the Lincoln Shrine in Redlands, discusses Lincoln’s relationship with the American West.
Kids’ Day
Saturday, February 6
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Kids can build their own 19th-century crafts, play with replica toys or watch the drama unfold as reenactors act out a Civil War encampment on the Old Courthouse lawn. At 12 p.m., there will be a showing of the 1940 film Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
See Lincoln Come to Life
Thursday, February 11
6–7:30 p.m.
Abe was a lawyer before he was president, and historic reenactor William Peck wants to show us this piece of his story as he brings Lincoln to life inside the courtroom.
Lecture: Bicentennial’s End, Where Does that Leave Lincoln?
Wednesday, February 17
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
William Peck explores Abraham Lincoln’s continuing role in the future of the U.S. Lunch available for $7.
Lecture: Lincoln’s Last Photograph
Thursday, February 25
6– 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Ron Rietveld, professor emeritus at the California State University, Fullerton, discusses the unearthing of the last photograph taken of Lincoln.
