The Kickapoo Indians, including the Kickapoo Village located near Lincoln, and the mounds located at Lake Fork when there actually was a lake, will be the topic presented by Researcher Gary Dobson during the 6:30 p.m. Monday meeting of the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society.

Dobson plans to tell the story of the Kickapoo Tribe members as they found their way from Ohio to the Great Lakes region, and traveled into Central Illinois, until eventually being chased out, into Missouri and Kansas.

Among American Indian items to be displayed are Kachina dolls, pots, and arrowheads. Refreshments will be served following a brief business meeting.

The public is invited to attend this event at the LCGHS building located at 114 N. Chicago St., across the street from the Logan County Tourism Bureau and Lincoln Depot. There will be no admission fee, but donations are always welcomed. Anyone interested in volunteering at the Society should leave a message at 217-732-3200.

Abraham Lincoln's oldest and only surviving son Robert lived his adult life in the public eye. As a public man, Robert could have had any elective office he wanted, up to and including president of the United States. 

Looking for Lincoln invites the public to watch and participate in an online program by author Jason Emerson as he discusses Robert Lincoln’s public life. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 7 pm on the Looking for Lincoln YouTube and Facebook video channels. 

Unlike his father, Robert had no interest in being a politician; he did believe in the duty of a citizen, however, and held multiple appointed offices in federal and state government. Even in his private life as lawyer and businessman Robert faced various issues that resonated in the public arena. 

While today Robert Lincoln's life is relatively obscure, he was a respected man during his lifetime who showed himself to be a worthy heir of one of the greatest Americans, and today is considered one of the most successful presidential children in US history. Lincoln historian and Robert Lincoln biographer Jason Emerson will examine Robert Lincoln's public life and show how and why the oldest Lincoln child was exactly the kind of man his father wanted him to be.

Jason Emerson is the author or editor of nine books, including Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln, The Madness of Mary Lincoln, and Lincoln the Inventor. Learn more about him on his website at www.jasonemerson.com.

Viewers can watch and participate in this free live program. Questions can be submitted by viewers for the hosts to answer at the end of their presentation. 

The program is recorded for viewing after the premier and is available on the Looking for Lincoln Facebook and YouTube video channels. Reservations are not required, and there is no cost to view the event. 

"We are proud to host this series of Looking for Lincoln conversations,” says Sarah Watson, Executive Director of Looking for Lincoln. "These live, digital programs cover a range of topics that depict the life and times of Abraham Lincoln in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. Few individuals have so profoundly influenced American history as did Abraham Lincoln. Millions around the world are inspired by the story of Lincoln's rise from humble beginnings to President of the United States, his qualities of integrity and courage and his decisive leadership traits that carried a fragile nation through one of its most trying periods.”