John H. Cherry Elementary School

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Wed, May 22nd, 2013

Happy 200th Birthday Abraham Lincoln!

Cherry Elementary registered as a Lincoln Legacy School (#419) and joined other schools across the nation in honoring and studying the life of the 16th president of the United States.

Abe, aka Buddy Kelley, visited Cherry and spoke to the students during an afternoon program on February 12th.

In addition to classroom activities, students visited the Cherry "Lincoln Museum" set up on the school stage.

Visitors are welcome to tour the museum during the remainder of February. If you can't visit in person, you can enjoy the following virtual tour.

Shake the hand of Abraham Lincoln.

VISIT OUR MUSEUM

Lincoln's birthplace
in Kentucky

A floor plan of the 16' X 18' cabin was created on the floor of the stage to give students an idea of the size of Lincoln's home.

Pictures of the
Lincoln family.

Lincoln's life
in Illinois.

Portraits of Lincoln
painted by
Mrs. Kelley's
first grade class.

The Presidency

Second Grade's
Facts About
Abe

Visitors can "Touch the face of Abraham Lincoln." This is a reproduction of the Lincoln life mask made by Leonard Volk in April, 1860, when Lincoln was 51. It was used as a model for a statue of Lincoln at the Illinois State Captiol in Springfield. Mr. Lincoln said he found the process "anything but agreeable."

The
Assassination

Articles that Abraham Lincoln was carrying in his pockets the night he was shot at Ford's Theater.

Ways we remember
Abraham Lincoln

Ms. Treumer's class
takes a picture with
Abraham Lincoln.

Ms. Brown's class
visits the museum and
views the exhibit
on Lincoln's birth.

Timeline of
Abraham Lincoln's life.

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