Abraham Lincoln’s formative years in Kentucky had a lasting influence on his life, shaping him into the man he was destined to become. Documents from recent research into his father’s land speculation offer insights into the turbulent years spent in Kentucky. Excerpts from a paper, “The Misunderstood Mary Todd Lincoln,” counter charges of insanity and explain how her immersion in politics proved invaluable to Lincoln’s political career.

ALSO...An exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era will be on display. These cartoons are vividly biting; they invite us to put aside 21st century assumptions and look at events through the eyes of people living in the era.