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General Itinerary• Leave school at 9:00 promptly• Arrive at Abraham Lincoln Museum

9:45• Lunch at 12:00• Go to Lincoln’s Home at 12:30• Leave for home at 2:30• Arrive at school at 3:15

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library &

Museum

What is there to see in the museum?

• The Journey, Part 1: the pre-presidential years. You will see:– Young Abe Lincoln in 1817 on the

Indiana frontier– A New Orleans slave auction– The Berry-Lincoln Store in

New Salem– Lincoln’s courtship of Mary Todd

and the children they had– The Lincoln-Douglas debates

What is there to see in the museum?

• The Journey, Part 2: The White House years. You will see:– Lincoln’s election into office– The Civil War

• The Gettysburg Address

– Lincoln’s assassination– Lincoln’s funeral

What is there to see in the museum?

• Lincoln’s eyes—a movie set in a multi-screen theatre telling the story of Lincoln seen through the eyes of his peers

• Ghosts of the Library—Told through a live actor and holographic images, this production discusses the importance of collections from the past

What is there to see in the museum?

• Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic—a hands-on children’s area where children can learn what it was like to live and play during Lincoln’s time

Lincoln’s Home

• A Ranger-led tour of the Lincoln home

• Tour the neighborhood

• See the Heirloom Garden (if time)

After the field trip…• Each student will create a timeline

of Abraham Lincoln’s life using Inspiration software, an interactive timeline for help and available digital photographs.