Lincoln, 1865 - 2015.

[KatieH]

Hello, fellow Lincoln friends! A long-time lurker here, finally coming out of the woodwork for the upcoming 150th anniversary of his murder and the end of the war.

I'm super lucky to be able to go to D.C. with an old friend and her husband from Thursday, April 16 - Sunday, April 19. Though we will miss the main assassination events and remembrances, as someone who has loved and wanted to learn more about Lincoln for the past 20 years, I can't wait for our visits to Ford's, the Petersen House, and other exhibitions (I've been to D.C. before, but it's been many years).

Anyway, this is what I'm really getting to, and I'm not sure if it belongs in this sub (my apologies if it doesn't) - what is your favorite Lincoln story? Or, most likely, what is your top 3 or 5 or maybe even 10 Lincoln stories? It can be a story he told or a story someone told on him; it can be a snippet or what amounts to a glance as to who he was as a man. I'm just curious as to what you would all think of to remind you what made you admire him in the first place or what made you laugh when you first realized that this man had a great sense of humor.

I'm asking this because though we are both currently in our very early 30s, my friend and I are "old" Lincoln fans and have been very interested in him for many years. We view this trip as a wonderful pilgrimage of sorts. That said, we both understand this will also be a sad trip. And so we are both trying to come up with our favorite Lincoln anecdotes, stories, and even just snippets that remind us of who he was as a man - a husband, father, neighbor, friend, and colleague - to tell while we walk between exhibits and landmarks.

I understand there will be differing views on all of these, but I was curious as to what people here might present as their favorite stories.

The man laughed, loved, cried, and dreamed. Let's take a moment to remember and celebrate him accordingly.

What is your favorite "Lincoln" story that makes him so uniquely Lincoln?