A Magnificent Find - Welcome Dr. Ron Rietveld

[Ron Rietveld]

I wish to take a moment to thank all of you who have so graciously welcomed me to the Lincoln Discussion Forum. I am very honored to be among those interested in the life and times of President Lincoln [for me an interest since 1943]. When I have another moment, I would like to respond to those of you who welcomed me to the Forum. I am slightly delayed in giving my initial response because of my current involvement with the 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil War of my hometown of Pella, Iowa and Marion County, Iowa and the new two-month display, September 15 to November 15, at the Founder's Home of H. P. Scholte [who was also a friend of the candidate, president-elect and corresponding friend of the president]. Thanks to Roger Norton for his invitation, I have agreed.