Springfield Tour

[Thomas Kearney]

(07-13-2017 10:52 AM)Gene C Wrote:  This years exciting tour begins Friday, Oct 13 in the Mattoon/Charleston area of Illinois where we will visit the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, which is the final home for Thomas and Sara Lincoln. Just down the road we will pay our respects to them at the Shiloh Cemetery.
http://lincolnlogcabin.org/

We will even stop at the Goosenest Prairie Gift Shop so you can purchase an official souvenir.

Over to Charleston is the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, Dennis Hanks gravesite, Murals on the Square, at least two interesting bookstores, plus an interesting side attraction to be mentioned at a later time.

From there it's on to Springfield, where on Saturday morning we visit New Salem, featuring famous author (New Salem - A History of Lincoln's Alma Matter) and historian Joe Di Cola as our guide. There we can visit the site and learn the true story where Lincoln's friend Rowan Herndon accidently ? shot and killed his (Rowan's) wife.
Does her ghost still haunt the little village of New Salem?

But wait, there's still a lot more!
I haven't even mentioned the relaxed, informal dining experiences which are a highlight each year. Or the sites we plan on seeing that afternoon.

If interested, send me an email or private message and I can send you our planned schedule and more details. Don't wait to long, sometimes the motels fill up.

You can purchase a copy of Joe's book from Amazon or your favorite walk in bookstore.
https://www.amazon.com/New-Salem-History...ph+de+cola

Sounds like fun. I won't be able to make it this year, as I am transferring to Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY after taking the fall semester off. It has a much better communications program and cost less than Springfield. It is one of the few community colleges to have dorm rooms.