Custodians Lincoln Tomb

[loetar44]

Just for the record. The custodians of the Lincoln Tomb were: (1) J(ohn) Carrol Power (1874 – Jan. 11 1894 †), (2) Major Edward S(hrader) Johnson (1894- Feb. 15, 1921 †) , (3) Herbert W(el1s) Fay (1921 – 1 jan 1949 resigned, died Oct. 25, 1949), (4) for a short period Mr. Fay's son Earl O(wen) Fay (1949 – 1951, resigned, died May 4, 1954), and (5) George L(eslie) Cashman (1951-1975, resigned, died 1983). Who is number (6) ??? (if any). Thanks.

[RJNorton]

Kees, I came across this information. Hope it helps.

"In 1976 Carol Andrews became the first female site superintendent of the Lincoln Tomb. Although no longer called "custodian," she assumed a professional management position similar to that of George Cashman. Andrews was the first superintendent to live off-site. The old custodian's residence, known as "Cashman's Castle" when he lived there, was converted to office space for tomb management in 1975. In 1980 the newly created the Office of Research and Publications (within the Department of Conservation's Division of Historic Sites) moved into the "castle."

An administrative change in 1985 transferred the Lincoln Tomb to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which was established in July of that year. The new agency, designed to showcase state historic sites, streamline their management, and provide technical support for historic preservation, assumed responsibility for the Lincoln Tomb and three dozen other historic sites."

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/2629860...w=fulltext

[loetar44]

“A Finger in Lincoln's Brain: What Modern Science Reveals about Lincoln, His Assassination and his Aftermath” by E. Lawrence Abel, page 174 says the current curator is Candy Knox.

   

Her profile is here: http://www.uis.edu/ipl/wp-content/upload...c-Site.pdf