Exploring Lincoln's Boyhood Home

Maybe Abe Lincoln hung like this from a back porch a lot like this? We walked the path from his cabin to his spring and learned from the historical interpreter while walking around his boyhood home site. . . The picture with the copper house outline was discovered to be the actual site of the house, but the reconstructed farm is nearby along with his mother’s grave in a small cemetery. . . This Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has a small museum for Junior Rangers to learn and big kids to absorb. . . My dilemma… One kid says, “I’ve read all about Lincoln and know everything. I don’t need to read more.” —- working on humility with that one. Then the other kid says, “I want to read ahead of time so it means more when we’re there.” Sigh. Can’t win them all. I plan on sticking with my pre-learn plan and focus on a humble heart with that other kid. So different. . . Did you know Lincoln’s father was a carpenter and one of the reasons they moved north to Indiana is because Kentucky was a slave state? Too hard to compete against slave labor farm prices. Slavery was affecting Lincoln even from boyhood. There’s always more to learn!