Mary Todd Lincoln to visit DeForest

The DeForest Area Historical Society, the DeForest Area Public Library and the Cornerstone Community Center invite the public to a special program titled Mary Todd Lincoln: Preserve the Union. There is no cost for this event held on Tuesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. at the Cornerstone Community Center.

In this presentation by historical impressionist, Jessica Michna, Mary recalls her early years and education in Lexington, Kentucky. She recalls how she came to be an abolitionist and tells of her move to Springfield, Illinois, where she would meet and marry a young prairie lawyer.

Mary introduces the audience to life in Washington, regaling her listeners with stories about her boys, including her biggest boy, Mr. Lincoln. In this time of national strife, the Lincolns would suffer personal tragedies, concluding on that fateful day in April of 1865.