Springfield Tour

[Gene C]

I went pretty light as I already have a stack of books on the floor in my house that I haven't read yet. I purchased "T R - the last romantic" by H W Brands (it's about Theodore Roosevelt), "Lincoln's New Salem" by Benjamin Thomas, "Tad Lincoln's Father" by Julia Taft Bayne (I'm reading this now, and it's quite interesting), and a $2 children's book "Abe Lincoln - Frontier Boy" by Augusta Stevenson . Also picked up a little booklet at New Salem that Joe recommended, "Lincoln's New Salem: A Village Reborn, it has lots of info and photo's about rebuilding New Salem.

Bill, Joe and Rob have a sharp eye at the book store. Bill found a very nice item I'll let him tell about. I told the guys I was looking for something about Roosevelt and books by certain authors, and they pointed out several that I will have to get at a later time.

After visiting New Salem and going to three separate cemeteries (including the Lincoln tomb) with us, the ladies were a bit tired and decided to go back to the motel instead of book stores or antique stores, my wife gave me a strange compliment. When I got back from the bookstore she said "Your not as big of a nerd as I thought you were." She was very impressed with everyone's knowledge of Abraham Lincoln and what a great guide Joe was. Also got to experience and spend a long weekend and find out what great people Joe, Bill and Donna, Rob and Cheryl are. That was the best part.