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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Cabin at Living History Farm
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Audio Files

Superintendent's Welcome

Thomas Lincoln
Learn about Abraham Lincoln's father and his influence on the future president's life. Download this file and listen to it in the Memorial Visitor Center museum.

Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Learn about Abraham Lincoln's mother and her influence on the future president's life. Download this file and listen to it in the Memorial Visitor Center museum.

Sarah Bush Lincoln
Learn about Abraham Lincoln's stepmother and her influence on the future president's life. Download this file and listen to it in the Memorial Visitor Center museum.

Sarah Lincoln
Learn about Abraham Lincoln's sister. Download this file and listen to it in the Memorial Visitor Center museum.

White Snakeroot
Learn about the plant that caused milksickness that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother. Download this file and listen to it in the Memorial Visitor Center museum or at the gravesite.

**If the file does not play, right click on the link then click "save target as" to save it to your computer.  It should open from there.**

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President Kennedy signing the act

Did You Know?
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial was the first national park established in Indiana. President John F. Kennedy signed the act authorizing the establishment of the park on February 19, 1962.

Last Updated: October 04, 2007 at 11:37 MST