In due time…..when I shall have paid the debt of Nature, my remains will rest here in your midst with those of my kindred and neighbors. It is possible they may be unhonored, neglected, spurned! But, perhaps, years hence …..some wandering stranger, some lone exile may erect over them a humble stone, and thereon, this epitaph, “He was Faithful.”
Lunchtime Lecture Series: "Blessings of Fruitful Fields and Healthful Skies": Lincoln, Seward, and Thanksgiving
Nov 10th 2023 12:00 PM
Nov 10th 2023 12:00 PM
SHM Director of Education Jeff Ludwig explores how Abraham Lincoln and William Seward established Thanksgiving as a national holiday in hopes of uniting the country amid the Civil War. This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is free and open to the public.
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