Annah's entire 2nd grade class had the opportunity to take a field trip to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL today! And, Jeremy (who recently visited there himself) took half the day off so I could go along as a chaperone!
We had to be at the school by 7:15 a.m.
I was responsible for Annah and her friend Jayda.
They were so sweet and well-behaved all day!
The museum is absolutely amazing!! When you enter the plaza, to your left is Lincoln's boyhood log cabin home and the journey of his pre-presidential years. No photos are allowed inside most of the areas, but you can take them from the plaza. The girls liked seeing the tiny inside area of the cabin and thinking about what it would be like to live in such a small place with your entire family.
Another of the areas in the museum is Mrs. Lincoln's Attic, a hands-on area where the kids can play with time-period toys and try on clothes and more.
Annah was really intrigued by the antiques in the kitchen.
The bellows were fascinating to the girls!
Just cooking a little stew...
Annah took this picture of me as Mrs. Lincoln and Jayda as Abe.
The South Portico of the White House is in the plaza as well. Some of most amazing parts of the museum are through this part...Lincoln's family life, journey into the Presidency, the Civil War, story of his assassination, and afterwards.
There is even a "nearly full-scale recreation of the Representatives Hall in Springfield's Old State Capitol, recreating the exact moment in May, 1865 as Lincoln lies in state, complete with all the lavish trappings of Victorian-era mourning." The girls were a little confused at first, thinking he was actually still lying in state there, but were relieved to learn he was not, in fact.
(above photo from the museum's site)
There are several impressive multi-media displays in the museum as well, including two theater presentations. We enjoyed every moment, and even though the museum said they were the youngest group they'd had come through, I think the girls learned a lot in addition to what they remembered from their Lincoln unit in school.
And here are the 3 of us with the first family at the White House!
I would absolutely love to go back sometime and spend more time reading the displays and absorbing more. It was fascinating. The girls were pretty tolerant of my reading a lot of the signs to them and simplifying them for them, but I would like to spend a couple days there and visiting some of the other historic sites in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln was an amazing man, no doubt!
http://www.alplm.org/museum/museum.html
We had to be at the school by 7:15 a.m.
I was responsible for Annah and her friend Jayda.
They were so sweet and well-behaved all day!
The museum is absolutely amazing!! When you enter the plaza, to your left is Lincoln's boyhood log cabin home and the journey of his pre-presidential years. No photos are allowed inside most of the areas, but you can take them from the plaza. The girls liked seeing the tiny inside area of the cabin and thinking about what it would be like to live in such a small place with your entire family.
Another of the areas in the museum is Mrs. Lincoln's Attic, a hands-on area where the kids can play with time-period toys and try on clothes and more.
Annah was really intrigued by the antiques in the kitchen.
The bellows were fascinating to the girls!
Just cooking a little stew...
Annah took this picture of me as Mrs. Lincoln and Jayda as Abe.
The South Portico of the White House is in the plaza as well. Some of most amazing parts of the museum are through this part...Lincoln's family life, journey into the Presidency, the Civil War, story of his assassination, and afterwards.
There is even a "nearly full-scale recreation of the Representatives Hall in Springfield's Old State Capitol, recreating the exact moment in May, 1865 as Lincoln lies in state, complete with all the lavish trappings of Victorian-era mourning." The girls were a little confused at first, thinking he was actually still lying in state there, but were relieved to learn he was not, in fact.
(above photo from the museum's site)There are several impressive multi-media displays in the museum as well, including two theater presentations. We enjoyed every moment, and even though the museum said they were the youngest group they'd had come through, I think the girls learned a lot in addition to what they remembered from their Lincoln unit in school.
And here are the 3 of us with the first family at the White House!
I would absolutely love to go back sometime and spend more time reading the displays and absorbing more. It was fascinating. The girls were pretty tolerant of my reading a lot of the signs to them and simplifying them for them, but I would like to spend a couple days there and visiting some of the other historic sites in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln was an amazing man, no doubt!
http://www.alplm.org/museum/museum.html
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