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    Lincoln Boyhood

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Our 50th Anniversary

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.  In honor of this historic event, the National park Service has a full calendar of celebratory events.  It is with great excitement that we invite you to help us commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indiana's first national park.

1962 Days
July 7th - July 10th, 2012

Saturday, July 7, 2012
Celebration and Homecoming
Join us at the park for a day of food, music, games and fun.  Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial will host a variety of family friendly events, including a classic car show highlighting cars from the 1960s; live music from a 1960s cover band; and games a the Living Historical Farm.  We especially welcome all alumni of the park, including past volunteers, interns and employees.

Sunday, July 8, 2012
Re-Dedication of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: A day of Commemoration and Remembrance.  Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial welcomes a number of special speakers and musicians during this re-dedication ceremony in the Abraham Lincoln Hall.

Monday, July 9, 2012
Family Day at the Farm
The Lincoln Living Historical Farm will offer historical games and crafts for the whole family to enjoy.  See period food being cooked over an open fire, help the blacksmith with his trade, or join the farmer as he handles the chickens, horses, sheep and cows.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Naturalization Ceremony
Please join us as we host the park's first ever naturalization ceremony and help us welcome a new group of American citizens.  The ceremony will be held in the Abraham Lincoln Hall.

 

 
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Start your journey at the Memorial Visitor Center. Watch the 15 minute orientation film and walk through the newly renovated museum. The park's orientation film is open captioned and assistive listening devices are also available. A printed version of the museum display text is currently available. An audio description of the museum will be available soon.

Then begin walking on the trail to see the tallest flagpole in Indiana and pause to see where Nancy Hanks Lincoln is buried.

Continue to the Lincoln Living Historical Farm. It is a re-created pioneer homestead with a cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, farm animals, vegetable and herb gardens and field crops. Rangers in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of the 1820 era.

Ask the ranger at the front desk for assistance with accessibility needs.

Did You Know?

Civil War Veteran visiting the gravesite of Nancy Hanks Lincoln

In 1868, a Civil War veteran named William Q. Corbin visited the boyhood home of his former commander-in-chief.  Corbin was dismayed by the unkempt appearance of Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s gravesite and wrote a poem.  It was among the first known public accounts of the grave’s condition.