Volunteers who have been restoring and preserving several log cabins at Quinsippi Island - some contemporary to those at Abraham Lincoln’s New Salem - hosted a “Lincoln-Era Frontier Settlement Day” on Saturday, June 13.
The event, which was free and open to the public, was tied to Quincy’s year-long celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial. The Log Cabin Village is accessible from All-America Park on North Bonansinga Drive in Quincy.
The Friends of the Log Cabins have been working to stabilize the seven structures, including the recent construction of concrete foundations for the Clat Adams and Frasier cabins.
Among the day’s activities:
Meet Mr. Lincoln on a visit to the Village that afternoon.
Nauvoo on the Road, a traveling pioneer exhibition of life in the 1840s.
The Rev. Mr. Schwarzkopf on “Folklore and stories about services and preachers of the 1800s,”in the Lord’s Cabin on the half hour, starting at 12:30 p.m.
The Rag Tag Irish Band, featuring pioneer music and Irish ditties of the day.
Herb Display and Demonstration.
Rail-Fenced Corral of domesticated animals.
Rail-Splitting Demonstrations.
The Blacksmith’s Art, demonstrated by two blacksmiths.
Story Telling of pioneer life, conducted in the Lord’s Cabin, the village’s old log church.
Author Howard Taylor displays Flags of the Union and will sell and autograph his book, The Old National Trail.
A Goat and Goat’s Milk Soap.
Quincy’s Friends of the Log Cabins Host Event at Local Lincoln-Era Site
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1828 Stagecoach Station, Schoolhouse, Ursa
1840 Stone Smokehouse
1850 Clat Adams Cabin
1850 William Herleman Cabin
1850 William Herleman Cabin
1877 Lord’s Cabin
Log Cabin Village, Quinsippi Island via Quincy Park District’s All-America Park
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Friends of the Log Cabins memberships, whose proceeds support the preservation of the log cabin village, are available by contacting the Quincy Park District, 1310 Washington Street, Quincy, IL 62301
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