Lincoln Museum, home and tomb
We had a guided tour of the Lincoln home in Springfield, IL. We were given strict instructions not to touch anything, lean on the walls or chew gum. Preservation was of the upmost importance. Some of the furniture was original, but all furnishings were of the time.
This was the parlor. The children were not allowed in this part of the house. This is where Lincoln accepted the nomination to run for president.
The family room, was just that. Not as formal and the children played. Abe often would lie by the fireplace and read to the family.
This was Lincoln's desk and he loved it. Once, it is said, that Mary threw it out and he retrieved it.
This was Lincoln's shaving table. As you can see, the mirror was much higher than Bob's head. Lincoln was 6'4".
Mary's kitchen. She loved the cast iron stove. She wanted to take it with her to Washington, DC, but Lincoln reminded her that she wouldn't be doing the cooking.
These are pictures of young Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Next, we visited the Lincoln Memorial Tomb.
Here lies Mr. Lincoln, Mary and 3 of their 4 sons.
We also visited the Lincoln Museum. Here we stood with the whole Lincoln family except for the son that died as an infant.
Here I am standing by the infamous John Wilkes Booth. He was a handsome bad boy. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the rest of the museum, but we really enjoyed it.
We had a guided tour of the Lincoln home in Springfield, IL. We were given strict instructions not to touch anything, lean on the walls or chew gum. Preservation was of the upmost importance. Some of the furniture was original, but all furnishings were of the time.
This was the parlor. The children were not allowed in this part of the house. This is where Lincoln accepted the nomination to run for president.
The family room, was just that. Not as formal and the children played. Abe often would lie by the fireplace and read to the family.
This was Lincoln's desk and he loved it. Once, it is said, that Mary threw it out and he retrieved it. 
This was Lincoln's shaving table. As you can see, the mirror was much higher than Bob's head. Lincoln was 6'4".
Mary's kitchen. She loved the cast iron stove. She wanted to take it with her to Washington, DC, but Lincoln reminded her that she wouldn't be doing the cooking.
These are pictures of young Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Next, we visited the Lincoln Memorial Tomb.
Here lies Mr. Lincoln, Mary and 3 of their 4 sons. 
We also visited the Lincoln Museum. Here we stood with the whole Lincoln family except for the son that died as an infant.
Here I am standing by the infamous John Wilkes Booth. He was a handsome bad boy. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the rest of the museum, but we really enjoyed it. 
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