George L. Painter Looking for Lincoln Lectures

Lincoln Home National Historic Site invites the public to attend the George L. Painter Looking for Lincoln Lectures on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site Visitor Center, 426 South Seventh Street, Springfield, Illinois. The Visitor Center will open one half hour early, at 8 a.m.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site is pleased to present this annual lecture series in partnership with the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition and the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. Together, Lincoln Home NHS and “Looking for Lincoln” will present stories that focus on the central Illinois communities that Lincoln impacted or that impacted Lincoln. The theme for 2013 lectures is “Lincoln and Freedom” in honor of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. This year’s program will focus on how Coles County, Quincy, and Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit played a role in the Lincoln and freedom story and include “Lincoln's Trial and Tribulations: The Story of the 1847 Matson Slave Trial,” presented by Renee Henry; “Three Quincy Abolitionists who went to Prison in Missouri,” presented by Terrell Dempsey; and, “Lincoln's Law Practice and Issues of Race,” presented by Guy Fraker.

In addition, the following authors will be available to sign their books: Guy Fraker, author of Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency: The Eighth Judicial Circuit; Terrell Dempsey, author of Searching for Jim: Slavery in Sam Clemens's World; Dale Thomas, author of Lincoln's Old Friends of Menard County Illinois; and, Sandy Andrews, author of young adult fiction works Best Friends Southern Indiana Summer 1860 and Best Friends: Beth Keeps Her Promise 1861-1865.

Anyone wishing to obtain further information regarding the “George L. Painter Looking for Lincoln Lectures” is welcome to contact Lincoln Home National Historic Site at 217-391-3221.