Date: May 18, 2009
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Visitors to the David Wills House can now spend a few minutes to write letters to Abraham Lincoln in a new program that began Friday May 15, 2009. The letters will be collected at the end of the six months and will form the basis for a special exhibit in November at the David Wills House to commemorate Lincoln’s 200th birthday year.
"Each month we will be asking our visitors to write to Lincoln on a topic like the David Wills House, the Gettysburg Address, and other specific questions related to the 16th President," said Jennifer Roth, manager of the David Wills House for Main Street Gettysburg. "Our visitors have such a personal connection to the stories we tell here. We wanted to give them an opportunity to put some of those thoughts down onto paper in a short note to President Lincoln."
The letters will be collected through September 30, 2009. During November, 2009, they will be displayed in the David Wills House in a temporary month-long exhibition.
The program is open to all ages and is free with admission to the David wills House.
The David Wills House is new museum in the town of Gettysburg that tells the story of the aftermath of battle and Lincoln’s visit to give the Gettysburg Address. Officially part of Gettysburg National Military Park, the museum is operated by Main Street Gettysburg. Located at 8 Lincoln Square, the David Wills House is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for seniors and $4.00 for children ages 6-18.
For information on this program and the museum please call 1-866-436-5735.
Main Street Gettysburg
The David Wills House
8 Lincoln Square
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Contact: Jennifer Roth - 717-334-2499
