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Your students will be amazed at Whit’s
resemblance to Abraham Lincoln as he tells the class about his frontier
classroom days. He will inspire your
class with his life’s unlikely story of adventure from humble frontier
surroundings to lead a nation through its darkest days. “Mr. Lincoln” will educate, entertain, and
motivate students with his characteristic somber appearance and telling of
his dreams as a child and hopes for our nation as President. A visit from Mr. Lincoln is an excellent
addition to a study on the Civil War. USA National Holiday visits often associated
with Abraham Lincoln are also appropriate and include: |
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Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day |
President’s
Day |
Memorial
Day |
Flag
Day |
Emancipation
Day |
Independence
Day |
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Third Monday
in January |
Third Monday in February |
Last
Monday in
May |
June
14th |
June
19th |
July
4th |
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Election Day |
Veteran’s Day |
Thanksgiving |
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Tuesday on or about November 2nd |
November 11th |
Fourth Thursday in November |
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Mr. Lincoln will speak to students in your
classroom and then answer questions. Why
would Mr. Lincoln speak
at Thanksgiving? Click on the School in Mr. Lincoln’s Day Mr. Lincoln had about a year of formal school
all together during his days on the frontier.
Classroom age varied widely.
Teachers were often not much older than students. Books were scarce and sessions were often
interrupted whenever students were needed to work at home. Mr. Lincoln once wrote, “When I became of age, I did not know much. I could read, write, and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all. I have not been to school since.” Mr. Lincoln also wrote, “I used to sit up at night writing ‘rithmetic
on the walls of our cabin. When my
mother died, my new Stepmother told me to continue reading and writing
anything and everything.” Most of what Mr. Lincoln learned was from
borrowed books. Mr. Lincoln once said
that “My friend’s the one who’s got a book I ain’t read yet.” His favorite books as a child were: Aesop’s Fables Aladdin’s Lamp, and Robinson Crusoe. |
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