Christmas with the Lincolns

Event Details

Celebrate Christmas and New Years Day at the Lincoln Home with typical 1860 holiday decorations. Greenery, poinsettias, a cloved orange pyramid, and ropes of cranberries give the house a festive appearance. Find out what the Lincolns might have given each other as gifts, what special foods were on their holiday menu and why they didn't have a Christmas tree.

Address : Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield IL
Phone : 217-492-4150 (Always call and confirm events.)

Web:

www.nps.gov/liho

Illinois Korean War Memorial

Octagon granite walls provide the foundation for the names of 1,752

Springfield, IL Memorials

Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site

Springfield, IL Architecture

Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial

This powerful granite monument and it's eternal flame pay tribute to the 2,981 Illinois residents who served in the Vietnam War and died or are still missing.

Springfield, IL Memorials

Lincoln Pew

Springfield, IL Historic Churches

Illinois Executive Mansion

Home of the Illinois Governor, the mansion is the third oldest, continuously occupied Governor'

Springfield, IL Famous Homes

LASR.net Homepage

Christmas with the Lincolns

Event Details