Extra Credit Questions

[Anita]

That was fast Steve. You win a slice of Lincoln's birthday cake preserved from Francis's first Lincoln birthday celebration.

"Beginning in 1865, with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Francis became absorbed in preserving and promoting the martyred President’s memory. He collected much Civil War and Lincoln memorabilia, but determined that there must be a national observance of Lincoln’s birthday, February 12. A bachelor, he declared that this cause was “my wife and my life.” At his own expense, Francis held the first of seven annual observances of Lincoln’s birthday. Each year until his death in 1881, he rented a hall, arranged the speakers, poets, music, essayists, and invited the public to attend free of charge and honor Abraham Lincoln." Read more here.
https://buffalohistorymuseum.com/2015/02...r-lincoln/

Go here to see the Lincoln statue at the Buffalo History Museum. https://tinyurl.com/y4z9tz8b