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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
For Teachers

for teachers includes:

Traveling Trunks
 

Teachers Packet

This guide can be used to prepare your class for a site visit or as a supplement to your classroom teaching. It contains information about visiting the park, historical information for use in preparing lessons, and a variety of activities that can be utilized to help reinforce the lessons.

Teaching with Historic Places

This lesson plan is entitled “Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Forging Greatness During Lincoln’s Youth.”  It was written by Mike Capps, Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.  

 

Abraham Lincoln's Classroom

Abraham Lincoln's Classroom is sponsored by The Lincoln Institute and The Lehrman Institute.
Member of the Civilian Conservation Corps  

Did You Know?
Much of the early development of the park was done in the 1930s by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.One of its most notable accomplishments was the excavation of the Lincoln cabin hearthstones.Pictures of the stones and articles on the discovery appeared in numerous newspapers in 1934.

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Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 09:41 EST