Lincoln Home National Historic Site:
A Place of Growth and Memory

(Courtesy of Lincoln Home National Historic Site) A braham Lincoln came of age while living and working as a private citizen in Springfield, Illinois. It was here that he chose to settle down, build a life for himself and his family, and worked hard to achieve success. Lincoln was a husband, parent, and neighbor, who experienced the same hopes, dreams, and challenges of life still experienced by people today. Many of Lincoln's social and political beliefs were formed while he lived in the house at Eighth and Jackson Streets. It was Lincoln's belief in freedom and democracy, his eloquence, and the support of family and community that propelled him to the White House, uplifted him through the turbulent Civil War, and inspired him to turn the war into a "new birth of freedom." It was also to Springfield that Abraham Lincoln was borne in a funeral train to be buried. Today, hundreds of thousands of people visit the Lincoln Home every year to learn more about the man who fought for the ideals of freedom and democracy. Even during Lincoln's life, when he was an attorney turned president-elect, people came to Springfield at Eighth and Jackson Streets to learn more about Lincoln, his family, and his home. Reporters and photographers also came, charged with telling the rest of America through words and images about the little known, Abraham Lincoln.

TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Lesson Getting Started: Inquiry Question Setting the Stage: Historical Context Locating the Site: Maps 1. Where Abraham Lincoln lived prior to his presidency 2. Overview of Springfield, Illinois in 1860 3. Slave and free states in U.S. in 1860 4. 1860 presidential election results by state Determining the Facts: Readings 1. From Self-Taught Lawyer to President 2. Excerpts from Key Lincoln Speeches 3. Abraham Lincoln's Springfield Farewell Address 3. Springfield Newspaper Account of Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Visual Evidence: Images 1. Lincoln Home, 1860 2. Republican rally, 1860 3. Illustration of the Lincoln's front parlor, 1860 4. Restored formal parlor within the Lincoln Home 4. Funeral Dignitaries in front of Lincoln's Home, May 1865 Putting It All Together: Activities 1. A Newspaper Account 2. A Visit from a Hometown Politician 3. Modern Reporting Supplementary Resources

RELATED INFORMATION How to Use a TwHP Lesson Lessons on Related Topics TwHP Home National Register Home About the National Register How the National Register Helps Teachers Contact TwHP Lincoln Home National Historic Site The lesson is based on the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Lincoln Home National Historic Site has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

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