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TWO MEN, BOTH THE SAME, YET DIFFERENT. THEY CAME FROM OPPOSITE PARTS OF
DIFFERENT. THEY CAME FROM OPPOSITE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, CONTRARY
THEY CAME FROM OPPOSITE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, CONTRARY PHILOSOPHIES ON FARMING, YET
THE COUNTRY, CONTRARY PHILOSOPHIES ON FARMING, YET BOTH VERY SUCCESSFUL.
PHILOSOPHIES ON FARMING, YET BOTH VERY SUCCESSFUL. OH, YEAH, THERE IS A FUTURE
BOTH VERY SUCCESSFUL. OH, YEAH, THERE IS A FUTURE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OH, YEAH, THERE IS A FUTURE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE MIX.
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE MIX. >>> HI, I AM JIM WILHELM.
IN THE MIX. >>> HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. IN 1840, THOSE TWO MEN CAME TO
>>> HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. IN 1840, THOSE TWO MEN CAME TO THIS AREA AND SETTLED LESS THAN
IN 1840, THOSE TWO MEN CAME TO THIS AREA AND SETTLED LESS THAN TEN MILES FROM EACH OTHER.
THIS AREA AND SETTLED LESS THAN TEN MILES FROM EACH OTHER. THE MORE FAMOUS OF THE TWO
TEN MILES FROM EACH OTHER. THE MORE FAMOUS OF THE TWO ESTABLISHED HIS FARM HERE, AND
THE MORE FAMOUS OF THE TWO ESTABLISHED HIS FARM HERE, AND CALLED IT THE GOOSE NEST PRAIRIE
ESTABLISHED HIS FARM HERE, AND CALLED IT THE GOOSE NEST PRAIRIE FARM.
CALLED IT THE GOOSE NEST PRAIRIE FARM. WE KNOW IT TODAY AS THE LINCOLN
FARM. WE KNOW IT TODAY AS THE LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC SITE
WE KNOW IT TODAY AS THE LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC SITE NEAR LERNA.
LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC SITE NEAR LERNA. THE HOMESTEAD THEY CONSTRUCTED
NEAR LERNA. THE HOMESTEAD THEY CONSTRUCTED WAS OF A TYPICAL SADDLEBAG
THE HOMESTEAD THEY CONSTRUCTED WAS OF A TYPICAL SADDLEBAG CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS BASICALLY
WAS OF A TYPICAL SADDLEBAG CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS BASICALLY TWO CABINS WITH A SHARED CHIMNEY
CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS BASICALLY TWO CABINS WITH A SHARED CHIMNEY IN THE CENTER.
TWO CABINS WITH A SHARED CHIMNEY IN THE CENTER. FOR THOMAS LINCOLN AND HIS
IN THE CENTER. FOR THOMAS LINCOLN AND HIS SECOND WIFE, SARA, THIS WAS
FOR THOMAS LINCOLN AND HIS SECOND WIFE, SARA, THIS WAS THEIR THIRD LOCATION IN ILLINOIS
SECOND WIFE, SARA, THIS WAS THEIR THIRD LOCATION IN ILLINOIS THERE ARE ONLY TWO ROOMS.
THEIR THIRD LOCATION IN ILLINOIS THERE ARE ONLY TWO ROOMS. THERE WAS A KITCHEN AND THIS IS
THERE ARE ONLY TWO ROOMS. THERE WAS A KITCHEN AND THIS IS A MASTER BEDROOM.
THERE WAS A KITCHEN AND THIS IS A MASTER BEDROOM. WHILE IT WAS SPAY SPACIOUS, THE
A MASTER BEDROOM. WHILE IT WAS SPAY SPACIOUS, THE LINCOLNS NEVER LIVED HERE ALONE.
WHILE IT WAS SPAY SPACIOUS, THE LINCOLNS NEVER LIVED HERE ALONE. SOME OF SARA'S FAMILY LIVED WITH
LINCOLNS NEVER LIVED HERE ALONE. SOME OF SARA'S FAMILY LIVED WITH THEM, IT IS THOUGHT AS MANY AS
SOME OF SARA'S FAMILY LIVED WITH THEM, IT IS THOUGHT AS MANY AS 17 PEOPLE LIVED IN THIS CABIN.
THEM, IT IS THOUGHT AS MANY AS 17 PEOPLE LIVED IN THIS CABIN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WONDERING ABOUT
17 PEOPLE LIVED IN THIS CABIN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WONDERING ABOUT THOMAS LINCOLN'S SOON TO BE
FOR THOSE OF YOU WONDERING ABOUT THOMAS LINCOLN'S SOON TO BE FAMOUS SON, ABE RAM, BY THAT
THOMAS LINCOLN'S SOON TO BE FAMOUS SON, ABE RAM, BY THAT TIME HE WAS A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER
FAMOUS SON, ABE RAM, BY THAT TIME HE WAS A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER LIVING IN SPRINGFIELD.
TIME HE WAS A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER LIVING IN SPRINGFIELD. HE WAS ALREADY MARRIED AND HAD
LIVING IN SPRINGFIELD. HE WAS ALREADY MARRIED AND HAD SERVED IN THE STATE'S GENERAL
HE WAS ALREADY MARRIED AND HAD SERVED IN THE STATE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SERVED IN THE STATE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ANYWAY, BACK TO THE FARM.
ASSEMBLY. ANYWAY, BACK TO THE FARM. ALL THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE
ANYWAY, BACK TO THE FARM. ALL THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE NEEDED TO WORK THE FARM.
ALL THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE NEEDED TO WORK THE FARM. AT THAT TIME AT LEAST ONE PERSON
NEEDED TO WORK THE FARM. AT THAT TIME AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS NEEDED FOR EVERY 40 ACRES.
AT THAT TIME AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS NEEDED FOR EVERY 40 ACRES. THE LINCOLN'S HAD 120 ACRES PLUS
WAS NEEDED FOR EVERY 40 ACRES. THE LINCOLN'S HAD 120 ACRES PLUS LIVESTOCK, AND THERE WAS A DAILY
THE LINCOLN'S HAD 120 ACRES PLUS LIVESTOCK, AND THERE WAS A DAILY CHORES TO BE DONE AROUND THE
LIVESTOCK, AND THERE WAS A DAILY CHORES TO BE DONE AROUND THE HOUSE.
CHORES TO BE DONE AROUND THE HOUSE. THOSE CHORES AND THE LIFESTYLE
HOUSE. THOSE CHORES AND THE LIFESTYLE OF THE LINCOLNS ARE REENACTED
THOSE CHORES AND THE LIFESTYLE OF THE LINCOLNS ARE REENACTED HERE ON ON A DAILY BASIS.
OF THE LINCOLNS ARE REENACTED HERE ON ON A DAILY BASIS. INTERPRETERS RESEARCH A FAMILY
HERE ON ON A DAILY BASIS. INTERPRETERS RESEARCH A FAMILY MEMBER AND TAKE ON THE CHARACTER
INTERPRETERS RESEARCH A FAMILY MEMBER AND TAKE ON THE CHARACTER HERE ON THE FARM.
MEMBER AND TAKE ON THE CHARACTER HERE ON THE FARM. SPEAKING IN THE UPLAND
HERE ON THE FARM. SPEAKING IN THE UPLAND SOUTHERNER VERNACULAR OF THE
SPEAKING IN THE UPLAND SOUTHERNER VERNACULAR OF THE PERIOD.
SOUTHERNER VERNACULAR OF THE PERIOD. >> THERE U.S.
PERIOD. >> THERE U.S. THEY STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
>> THERE U.S. THEY STILL WORK TO BE DONE. HELP ME OUT HERE.
THEY STILL WORK TO BE DONE. HELP ME OUT HERE. >> TV SHOW HERE.
HELP ME OUT HERE. >> TV SHOW HERE. >> WHAT IS THAT.
>> TV SHOW HERE. >> WHAT IS THAT. WE HAVE FIELDWORK TO DO!
>> WHAT IS THAT. WE HAVE FIELDWORK TO DO! >> BESIDES FARMING METHODS,
WE HAVE FIELDWORK TO DO! >> BESIDES FARMING METHODS, VISITORS CAN WATCH THE NOON MEAL
>> BESIDES FARMING METHODS, VISITORS CAN WATCH THE NOON MEAL BEING PREPARED USING UTENSILS
VISITORS CAN WATCH THE NOON MEAL BEING PREPARED USING UTENSILS SIMILAR TO THE 1840'S.
BEING PREPARED USING UTENSILS SIMILAR TO THE 1840'S. THIS FRY PAN WAS USED FOR BAKE.
SIMILAR TO THE 1840'S. THIS FRY PAN WAS USED FOR BAKE. DOUGH WAS PLACED INSIDE IT WAS
THIS FRY PAN WAS USED FOR BAKE. DOUGH WAS PLACED INSIDE IT WAS COVERED WITH ASHES.
DOUGH WAS PLACED INSIDE IT WAS COVERED WITH ASHES. OUT IN THE FIELD, I WILL BE
COVERED WITH ASHES. OUT IN THE FIELD, I WILL BE WORKING THE DRAG.
OUT IN THE FIELD, I WILL BE WORKING THE DRAG. THE DRAG IS JUST A FRAME WITH
WORKING THE DRAG. THE DRAG IS JUST A FRAME WITH METAL SPIKES IN IT THAT WAS USED
THE DRAG IS JUST A FRAME WITH METAL SPIKES IN IT THAT WAS USED TO BREAK UP THE CLOUDS AFTER THE
METAL SPIKES IN IT THAT WAS USED TO BREAK UP THE CLOUDS AFTER THE FIELD HAD BEEN PLOWED, MUCH LIKE
TO BREAK UP THE CLOUDS AFTER THE FIELD HAD BEEN PLOWED, MUCH LIKE A DISK IS USED TODAY.
FIELD HAD BEEN PLOWED, MUCH LIKE A DISK IS USED TODAY. >> WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
ELD PREPARATION WAS A LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS. GROUND WAS PLOWED TWICE AND THEN
INTENSIVE PROCESS. GROUND WAS PLOWED TWICE AND THEN DRAGGED THREE TIMES BEFORE BEING
GROUND WAS PLOWED TWICE AND THEN DRAGGED THREE TIMES BEFORE BEING ROLLED FLAT.
DRAGGED THREE TIMES BEFORE BEING ROLLED FLAT. WORK BEGAN AROUND 4:30:00 A.M.
ROLLED FLAT. WORK BEGAN AROUND 4:30:00 A.M. AND CONTINUED UNTIL DINNER AT
WORK BEGAN AROUND 4:30:00 A.M. AND CONTINUED UNTIL DINNER AT NOON, AND THEN STARTED AGAIN
AND CONTINUED UNTIL DINNER AT NOON, AND THEN STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 3 IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER
NOON, AND THEN STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 3 IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER THE DAY'S HEAT.
THOMAS LINCOLN WAS SUBSIST TENSE FARMER. HE FARMED IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY
FARMER. HE FARMED IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY JUST THE WAY HIS FARMER HAD
HE FARMED IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY JUST THE WAY HIS FARMER HAD FARMED.
JUST THE WAY HIS FARMER HAD FARMED. GROWING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
FARMED. GROWING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THE FAMILY NEEDED WITH JUST A
GROWING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THE FAMILY NEEDED WITH JUST A LITTLE EXTRA LEFT OVER TO SELL.
THE FAMILY NEEDED WITH JUST A LITTLE EXTRA LEFT OVER TO SELL. >> THERE U.S.
LITTLE EXTRA LEFT OVER TO SELL. >> THERE U.S. IT IS CORN PLANTING TIME.
>> THERE U.S. IT IS CORN PLANTING TIME. LET'S BE A GETTING BACK TO WORK!
IT IS CORN PLANTING TIME. LET'S BE A GETTING BACK TO WORK! > BESIDES THE CABIN AND BARN,
LET'S BE A GETTING BACK TO WORK! > BESIDES THE CABIN AND BARN, THOMAS HAD A WOOD SHOP WHERE HE
> BESIDES THE CABIN AND BARN, THOMAS HAD A WOOD SHOP WHERE HE MADE FURNITURE AND ANOTHER
THOMAS HAD A WOOD SHOP WHERE HE MADE FURNITURE AND ANOTHER BUILDING TO HOUSE THE LOOM.
MADE FURNITURE AND ANOTHER BUILDING TO HOUSE THE LOOM. NEARBY WAS THE NATIONAL ROAD SO
BUILDING TO HOUSE THE LOOM. NEARBY WAS THE NATIONAL ROAD SO HIS GOODS COULD BE SHIPPED TO
NEARBY WAS THE NATIONAL ROAD SO HIS GOODS COULD BE SHIPPED TO OTHER MARKETS.
HIS GOODS COULD BE SHIPPED TO OTHER MARKETS. THOMAS WAS DOING VERY WELL.
OTHER MARKETS. THOMAS WAS DOING VERY WELL. >> THE FIELDS WERE MARKTDED
THOMAS WAS DOING VERY WELL. >> THE FIELDS WERE MARKTDED VERTICALLY AND WHO ARE I SOON
>> THE FIELDS WERE MARKTDED VERTICALLY AND WHO ARE I SOON TALLY.
VERTICALLY AND WHO ARE I SOON TALLY. AT EACH INTERSECTION, THREE
TALLY. AT EACH INTERSECTION, THREE SEEDS OF CORN WERE PLANTED.
AT EACH INTERSECTION, THREE SEEDS OF CORN WERE PLANTED. THERE IS AN OLD SAYING BEING ONE
SEEDS OF CORN WERE PLANTED. THERE IS AN OLD SAYING BEING ONE FOR GOD, ONE FOR THE CRITTERS
THERE IS AN OLD SAYING BEING ONE FOR GOD, ONE FOR THE CRITTERS AND ONE FOR ME.
FOR GOD, ONE FOR THE CRITTERS AND ONE FOR ME. IT WAS TIME CONSUMING, HARD WORK
AND ONE FOR ME. IT WAS TIME CONSUMING, HARD WORK THE SAME YEAR THOMAS LINCOLN
IT WAS TIME CONSUMING, HARD WORK THE SAME YEAR THOMAS LINCOLN MOVED HERE, STEPHEN SERGEANT
THE SAME YEAR THOMAS LINCOLN MOVED HERE, STEPHEN SERGEANT BOUGHT LAND AND STARTED HIS OWN
MOVED HERE, STEPHEN SERGEANT BOUGHT LAND AND STARTED HIS OWN FARM ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE
BOUGHT LAND AND STARTED HIS OWN FARM ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD.
FARM ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD. HE HAD BEEN A MERCHANT WHO
ROAD. HE HAD BEEN A MERCHANT WHO DECIDED HE COULD MAKE MORE MONEY
HE HAD BEEN A MERCHANT WHO DECIDED HE COULD MAKE MORE MONEY FARMING.
DECIDED HE COULD MAKE MORE MONEY FARMING. IN 1985, HIS HOME WAS MOVED HERE
FARMING. IN 1985, HIS HOME WAS MOVED HERE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A CONTRAST
IN 1985, HIS HOME WAS MOVED HERE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A CONTRAST TO THE LINCOLN FARM.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A CONTRAST TO THE LINCOLN FARM. SERGEANT REPRESENTED A NEW WAVE
TO THE LINCOLN FARM. SERGEANT REPRESENTED A NEW WAVE IN AGRICULTURE, MORE
SERGEANT REPRESENTED A NEW WAVE IN AGRICULTURE, MORE PROGRESSIVE, LESS TRADITIONAL.
IN AGRICULTURE, MORE PROGRESSIVE, LESS TRADITIONAL. HE READ ALL THE FARM
PROGRESSIVE, LESS TRADITIONAL. HE READ ALL THE FARM PUBLICATIONS AND HE WAS QUICK TO
HE READ ALL THE FARM PUBLICATIONS AND HE WAS QUICK TO EMPLOY THE LATEST EQUIPMENT AND
PUBLICATIONS AND HE WAS QUICK TO EMPLOY THE LATEST EQUIPMENT AND METHODS TO INCREASE OUTPUT.
EMPLOY THE LATEST EQUIPMENT AND METHODS TO INCREASE OUTPUT. HE WAS IN IT FOR THE MONEY.
METHODS TO INCREASE OUTPUT. HE WAS IN IT FOR THE MONEY. ALTHOUGH AT FIRST HE LIVED IN A
HE WAS IN IT FOR THE MONEY. ALTHOUGH AT FIRST HE LIVED IN A LOG CABIN LIKE THE LINCOLN'S,
ALTHOUGH AT FIRST HE LIVED IN A LOG CABIN LIKE THE LINCOLN'S, SERGEANT SOON BUILT A FRAME
LOG CABIN LIKE THE LINCOLN'S, SERGEANT SOON BUILT A FRAME HOUSE AND THEN USED THE CABIN AS
SERGEANT SOON BUILT A FRAME HOUSE AND THEN USED THE CABIN AS A SUMMER KITCHEN. TODAY HIS
HOUSE AND THEN USED THE CABIN AS A SUMMER KITCHEN. TODAY HIS HOME, MUCH LIKE HIS APPROACH TO
A SUMMER KITCHEN. TODAY HIS HOME, MUCH LIKE HIS APPROACH TO FARMING, SEEMS MORE FAMILIAR
HOME, MUCH LIKE HIS APPROACH TO FARMING, SEEMS MORE FAMILIAR THAN THE LINCOLN'S.
FARMING, SEEMS MORE FAMILIAR THAN THE LINCOLN'S. BOTH MEN WERE SUCCESSFUL.
THAN THE LINCOLN'S. BOTH MEN WERE SUCCESSFUL. THOMAS HAD 120 ACRES WHICH WAS
BOTH MEN WERE SUCCESSFUL. THOMAS HAD 120 ACRES WHICH WAS FARMED BY THE FAMILY WHICH
THOMAS HAD 120 ACRES WHICH WAS FARMED BY THE FAMILY WHICH PROVIDED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
FARMED BY THE FAMILY WHICH PROVIDED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED PLUS A LITTLE BIT TO
PROVIDED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED PLUS A LITTLE BIT TO SELL.
THEY NEEDED PLUS A LITTLE BIT TO SELL. SERGEANT, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAD
SELL. SERGEANT, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAD 400 ACRES WHICH WAS FARMED BY
SERGEANT, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAD 400 ACRES WHICH WAS FARMED BY HIRED HANDS, AND HE USED HIS
400 ACRES WHICH WAS FARMED BY HIRED HANDS, AND HE USED HIS PROFITS TO INCREASE HOLDINGS
HIRED HANDS, AND HE USED HIS PROFITS TO INCREASE HOLDINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PROFITS TO INCREASE HOLDINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PART OF THE FRONT PORCH WAS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PART OF THE FRONT PORCH WAS CLOSED TO PROVIDE A GUEST ROOM.
PART OF THE FRONT PORCH WAS CLOSED TO PROVIDE A GUEST ROOM. SECOND FLOOR WAS WHERE THE HELP
CLOSED TO PROVIDE A GUEST ROOM. SECOND FLOOR WAS WHERE THE HELP LIVED, AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN
SECOND FLOOR WAS WHERE THE HELP LIVED, AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO AVOID
LIVED, AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO AVOID TRACKING DIRT IN THE HOUSE.
OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO AVOID TRACKING DIRT IN THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY THEY WEREN'T THE
TRACKING DIRT IN THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY THEY WEREN'T THE PROBLEM.
APPARENTLY THEY WEREN'T THE PROBLEM. IT WAS MR. SERGEANT!
PROBLEM. IT WAS MR. SERGEANT! IF SOMEONE WOULD COME IN THE
IT WAS MR. SERGEANT! IF SOMEONE WOULD COME IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT WIPING THE MANURE
IF SOMEONE WOULD COME IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT WIPING THE MANURE OFF HIS FEET, AND HE WOULD LET
HOUSE WITHOUT WIPING THE MANURE OFF HIS FEET, AND HE WOULD LET THE ANIMALS WANDER IN.
OFF HIS FEET, AND HE WOULD LET THE ANIMALS WANDER IN. FINALLY HIS WIFE HAD THIS WALL
THE ANIMALS WANDER IN. FINALLY HIS WIFE HAD THIS WALL BUILT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE
FINALLY HIS WIFE HAD THIS WALL BUILT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE TO KEEP ALL OF THEM OUT OF
BUILT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE TO KEEP ALL OF THEM OUT OF HER DINING ROOM AND HER SITTING
HOUSE TO KEEP ALL OF THEM OUT OF HER DINING ROOM AND HER SITTING AREA.
HER DINING ROOM AND HER SITTING AREA. IN THE MASTER BEDROOM, THE
AREA. IN THE MASTER BEDROOM, THE SEPARATION CONTINUED.
IN THE MASTER BEDROOM, THE SEPARATION CONTINUED. STEPHEN SLEPT IN THIS FOUR
SEPARATION CONTINUED. STEPHEN SLEPT IN THIS FOUR POSTER BED AND HIS WIFE AT THE
STEPHEN SLEPT IN THIS FOUR POSTER BED AND HIS WIFE AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM.
POSTER BED AND HIS WIFE AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM. THIS, ASSURED AS HER BELIEFS
OTHER END OF THE ROOM. THIS, ASSURED AS HER BELIEFS THAT SLEEPING TO GO TOPGHT WAS
THIS, ASSURED AS HER BELIEFS THAT SLEEPING TO GO TOPGHT WAS AN ACT OF PROCREATION ONLY.
PART OF THE FUN IS TALKING TO THE INTERPRETERS ARE EACH OF WHOM IS PLAYING A ROLE, AND THEY
THE INTERPRETERS ARE EACH OF WHOM IS PLAYING A ROLE, AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ERA.
WHOM IS PLAYING A ROLE, AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ERA. FROM THEM, WE LEARNED ABOUT
ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ERA. FROM THEM, WE LEARNED ABOUT LIVESTOCK THOMAS LINCOLN KEPT.
FROM THEM, WE LEARNED ABOUT LIVESTOCK THOMAS LINCOLN KEPT. HE WOULD HAVE HAD HAD A HERD OF
LIVESTOCK THOMAS LINCOLN KEPT. HE WOULD HAVE HAD HAD A HERD OF ERSOBA HOGS LIKE THIS ONE. THEY
HE WOULD HAVE HAD HAD A HERD OF ERSOBA HOGS LIKE THIS ONE. THEY PRODUCE LITTLE HAM, BUT LOTS OF
ERSOBA HOGS LIKE THIS ONE. THEY PRODUCE LITTLE HAM, BUT LOTS OF BACON.
PRODUCE LITTLE HAM, BUT LOTS OF BACON. THEY HAD A LONGER SNOUT FOR
BACON. THEY HAD A LONGER SNOUT FOR ROOTING AND PLUS THEY WERE MORE
THEY HAD A LONGER SNOUT FOR ROOTING AND PLUS THEY WERE MORE WILD.
ROOTING AND PLUS THEY WERE MORE WILD. THEY HAD TO BECAUSE BACK THEN,
WILD. THEY HAD TO BECAUSE BACK THEN, THE HOGS ROAMED FREE.
THEY HAD TO BECAUSE BACK THEN, THE HOGS ROAMED FREE. IN ORDER TO COUNT THEIR HERD AND
THE HOGS ROAMED FREE. IN ORDER TO COUNT THEIR HERD AND SELECT THE ANIMALS FOR
IN ORDER TO COUNT THEIR HERD AND SELECT THE ANIMALS FOR BUSCHERING, EVERY FALL THE LOCAL
SELECT THE ANIMALS FOR BUSCHERING, EVERY FALL THE LOCAL FARMERS HELD A ROUND UP.
BUSCHERING, EVERY FALL THE LOCAL FARMERS HELD A ROUND UP. OWNERSHIP WAS IDENTIFIED BY
FARMERS HELD A ROUND UP. OWNERSHIP WAS IDENTIFIED BY MARKINGS ON THE PIG'S EARS MUCH
OWNERSHIP WAS IDENTIFIED BY MARKINGS ON THE PIG'S EARS MUCH LIKE BRAND BEING CATTLE.
MARKINGS ON THE PIG'S EARS MUCH LIKE BRAND BEING CATTLE. ANIMALS WERE USUALLY BUTCHERED
LIKE BRAND BEING CATTLE. ANIMALS WERE USUALLY BUTCHERED IN THE LATE FALL.
ANIMALS WERE USUALLY BUTCHERED IN THE LATE FALL. THE MEAT PRESERVATION WAS A
IN THE LATE FALL. THE MEAT PRESERVATION WAS A LENGTHY PROCESS.
THE MEAT PRESERVATION WAS A LENGTHY PROCESS. FIRST THE MEAT HAD TO BE COATED
LENGTHY PROCESS. FIRST THE MEAT HAD TO BE COATED WITH THE MIXTURE OF SALT AND
FIRST THE MEAT HAD TO BE COATED WITH THE MIXTURE OF SALT AND SUGAR AND PEPPER WHICH HAD TO BE
WITH THE MIXTURE OF SALT AND SUGAR AND PEPPER WHICH HAD TO BE CHANGED DAILY FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
SUGAR AND PEPPER WHICH HAD TO BE CHANGED DAILY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN IT WAS READY FOR THE SMOKE
CHANGED DAILY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN IT WAS READY FOR THE SMOKE HOUSE.
THEN IT WAS READY FOR THE SMOKE HOUSE. FOR SEVEN DAYS, THE MEAT WOULD
HOUSE. FOR SEVEN DAYS, THE MEAT WOULD HANG HERE WHILE THE FIRE BELOW
FOR SEVEN DAYS, THE MEAT WOULD HANG HERE WHILE THE FIRE BELOW WAS TENDED EVERY HALF-HOUR TO
HANG HERE WHILE THE FIRE BELOW WAS TENDED EVERY HALF-HOUR TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER FLAMED, JUST
WAS TENDED EVERY HALF-HOUR TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER FLAMED, JUST SMOLDERED.
MAKE SURE IT NEVER FLAMED, JUST SMOLDERED. AIR WAS DRAWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF
SMOLDERED. AIR WAS DRAWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND EXITED THROUGH THE
AIR WAS DRAWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND EXITED THROUGH THE EAVES.
THE DOOR AND EXITED THROUGH THE EAVES. BESIDES BEEF AND PORK, PEOPLE
EAVES. BESIDES BEEF AND PORK, PEOPLE ATE CHICKEN, LOTS OF CHICKEN.
BESIDES BEEF AND PORK, PEOPLE ATE CHICKEN, LOTS OF CHICKEN. THE LINCOLN'S HAD UPWARD AFTER
ATE CHICKEN, LOTS OF CHICKEN. THE LINCOLN'S HAD UPWARD AFTER HUNDRED.
THE LINCOLN'S HAD UPWARD AFTER HUNDRED. CHICKENS WERE MORE THAN JUST A
HUNDRED. CHICKENS WERE MORE THAN JUST A SOURCE OF FOOD, THEIR FEATHERS
CHICKENS WERE MORE THAN JUST A SOURCE OF FOOD, THEIR FEATHERS WERE USED TO FILL THE TICKS OF
SOURCE OF FOOD, THEIR FEATHERS WERE USED TO FILL THE TICKS OF THE MATTRESSES.
WERE USED TO FILL THE TICKS OF THE MATTRESSES. IT TOOK 180 CHICKENS TO STUFF A
THE MATTRESSES. IT TOOK 180 CHICKENS TO STUFF A SICKLE TICK.
IT TOOK 180 CHICKENS TO STUFF A SICKLE TICK. PEOPLE ONLY BATHED ONCE A MONTH,
SICKLE TICK. PEOPLE ONLY BATHED ONCE A MONTH, PERHAPS LESS IN THE WINTERTIME.
PEOPLE ONLY BATHED ONCE A MONTH, PERHAPS LESS IN THE WINTERTIME. SO EVERY SPRING ALL THE TICKS
PERHAPS LESS IN THE WINTERTIME. SO EVERY SPRING ALL THE TICKS WERE TAKEN OUT AND BURNED.
SO EVERY SPRING ALL THE TICKS WERE TAKEN OUT AND BURNED. WOMEN WASHED THEIR HAIR ONLY
WERE TAKEN OUT AND BURNED. WOMEN WASHED THEIR HAIR ONLY TWICE A YEAR, BUT KEPT IT SOFT
WOMEN WASHED THEIR HAIR ONLY TWICE A YEAR, BUT KEPT IT SOFT BY BRUSHING IT OUT A THOUSAND
TWICE A YEAR, BUT KEPT IT SOFT BY BRUSHING IT OUT A THOUSAND TIMES EVERY NIGHT BEFORE
BY BRUSHING IT OUT A THOUSAND TIMES EVERY NIGHT BEFORE BEDTIME.
TIMES EVERY NIGHT BEFORE BEDTIME. >> WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
BEDTIME. >> WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO? WE ARE TIRED OF LOOKING FOR YOU
>> WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO? WE ARE TIRED OF LOOKING FOR YOU WE HAVE WORK TO DO!
WE ARE TIRED OF LOOKING FOR YOU WE HAVE WORK TO DO! >> IN ADDITION TO FARMING
WE HAVE WORK TO DO! >> IN ADDITION TO FARMING TECHNIQUES AND MEAL PREPARATION,
>> IN ADDITION TO FARMING TECHNIQUES AND MEAL PREPARATION, ALL WORK AND MAINTENANCE IS DONE
TECHNIQUES AND MEAL PREPARATION, ALL WORK AND MAINTENANCE IS DONE USING SAME TOOLS AND METHODS OF
ALL WORK AND MAINTENANCE IS DONE USING SAME TOOLS AND METHODS OF THE 1840'S BEING INCLUDING THIS
USING SAME TOOLS AND METHODS OF THE 1840'S BEING INCLUDING THIS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS.
THE 1840'S BEING INCLUDING THIS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS. OXEN WERE USED FOR HAULING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS. OXEN WERE USED FOR HAULING AND PULLING HEAVY LOADS IS SUCH AS
OXEN WERE USED FOR HAULING AND PULLING HEAVY LOADS IS SUCH AS LOGS USED FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
PULLING HEAVY LOADS IS SUCH AS LOGS USED FOR NEW BUILDINGS. THE LOGS WOULD BE PRENOTCHED,
LOGS USED FOR NEW BUILDINGS. THE LOGS WOULD BE PRENOTCHED, POSITIONED AND ROLLED INTO
THE LOGS WOULD BE PRENOTCHED, POSITIONED AND ROLLED INTO PLACE.
POSITIONED AND ROLLED INTO PLACE. BUT TALLER BUILDINGS, BLOCK AND
PLACE. BUT TALLER BUILDINGS, BLOCK AND TACKLE WAS USED TO RAISE THE
BUT TALLER BUILDINGS, BLOCK AND TACKLE WAS USED TO RAISE THE LOGS.
THIS WILL BE A SHEEP BARN ON ONE SIDE AND DRYING SHED ON THE OTHER.
SIDE AND DRYING SHED ON THE OTHER. ONCE THE WALLS ARE FINISHED, THE
OTHER. ONCE THE WALLS ARE FINISHED, THE DOOR OPENINGS WILL BE CUT.
ONCE THE WALLS ARE FINISHED, THE DOOR OPENINGS WILL BE CUT. DURING PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS NOT
DOOR OPENINGS WILL BE CUT. DURING PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW, BUT A WAY OF
DURING PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW, BUT A WAY OF LEARNING HOW THINGS ARE DONE BY
JUST FOR SHOW, BUT A WAY OF LEARNING HOW THINGS ARE DONE BY REDISCOVERING THE PROCESS.
THIS WAS THE LAST FARM OF THOMAS LINCOLN. IN 1851 HE DIED OF COLERA DURING
LINCOLN. IN 1851 HE DIED OF COLERA DURING A LOCAL EPIDEMIC.
IN 1851 HE DIED OF COLERA DURING A LOCAL EPIDEMIC. HE NEVER SAW HIS SON ELECTED
A LOCAL EPIDEMIC. HE NEVER SAW HIS SON ELECTED PRESIDENT.
HE NEVER SAW HIS SON ELECTED PRESIDENT. JUST ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD
PRESIDENT. JUST ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IS THIS SITE, ALSO MAINTAINED BY
JUST ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IS THIS SITE, ALSO MAINTAINED BY THE STATE.
IS THIS SITE, ALSO MAINTAINED BY THE STATE. THIS WAS THE HOME OF RUBEN
THE STATE. THIS WAS THE HOME OF RUBEN MOORE, HUSBAND OF ABRAHAM
THIS WAS THE HOME OF RUBEN MOORE, HUSBAND OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S STEPSISTER.
MOORE, HUSBAND OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S STEPSISTER. AND HERE LINCOLN STEPMOTHER,
LINCOLN'S STEPSISTER. AND HERE LINCOLN STEPMOTHER, SARA, WAS LIVING WHILE WORK WAS
AND HERE LINCOLN STEPMOTHER, SARA, WAS LIVING WHILE WORK WAS BEING DONE ON THE LOG CABIN.
SARA, WAS LIVING WHILE WORK WAS BEING DONE ON THE LOG CABIN. ON JANUARY 31, 1861, PRESIDENT
BEING DONE ON THE LOG CABIN. ON JANUARY 31, 1861, PRESIDENT ELECT ABRAHAM LINCOLN RETURNED
ON JANUARY 31, 1861, PRESIDENT ELECT ABRAHAM LINCOLN RETURNED TO COLES COUNTY FOR THE LAST
ELECT ABRAHAM LINCOLN RETURNED TO COLES COUNTY FOR THE LAST TIME.
TO COLES COUNTY FOR THE LAST TIME. AFTER VISITING HIS FATHER'S
TIME. AFTER VISITING HIS FATHER'S GRAVE, HE STOPPED AT THIS HOUSE
AFTER VISITING HIS FATHER'S GRAVE, HE STOPPED AT THIS HOUSE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO HIS
GRAVE, HE STOPPED AT THIS HOUSE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO HIS STEPMOTHER, THE ONE WHO HAD
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO HIS STEPMOTHER, THE ONE WHO HAD PUSHED HIM TOWARD A CAREER IN
STEPMOTHER, THE ONE WHO HAD PUSHED HIM TOWARD A CAREER IN LAW.
PUSHED HIM TOWARD A CAREER IN LAW. TODAY THE HOME IS FURNISHED NOT
LAW. TODAY THE HOME IS FURNISHED NOT AS LINCOLN WOULD HAVE SEEN IT,
TODAY THE HOME IS FURNISHED NOT AS LINCOLN WOULD HAVE SEEN IT, BUT TO REFLECT THE LIVING
AS LINCOLN WOULD HAVE SEEN IT, BUT TO REFLECT THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF MIDDLE CLASS
BUT TO REFLECT THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
CONDITIONS OF MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. IN AN AREA DOTTED WITH LOG
FAMILY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. IN AN AREA DOTTED WITH LOG CABINS THIS WAS A MORE URBAN
IN AN AREA DOTTED WITH LOG CABINS THIS WAS A MORE URBAN STRUCTURE WITH PLASTER WALLS AND
CABINS THIS WAS A MORE URBAN STRUCTURE WITH PLASTER WALLS AND WOOD BURNING STOVE.
STRUCTURE WITH PLASTER WALLS AND WOOD BURNING STOVE. WHEN LINCOLN RETURN FROM HIS
WOOD BURNING STOVE. WHEN LINCOLN RETURN FROM HIS FATHER'S GRAVE, HE FOUND TABLES
WHEN LINCOLN RETURN FROM HIS FATHER'S GRAVE, HE FOUND TABLES STRETCHED THE LENGTH OF THE
FATHER'S GRAVE, HE FOUND TABLES STRETCHED THE LENGTH OF THE HOUSE FILLED WITH FOOD BROUGHT
STRETCHED THE LENGTH OF THE HOUSE FILLED WITH FOOD BROUGHT BY THE NEIGHBORS.
HOUSE FILLED WITH FOOD BROUGHT BY THE NEIGHBORS. HIS STEPMOTHER IS REPORTED TO
BY THE NEIGHBORS. HIS STEPMOTHER IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID "MY DEAR BOY, I
HIS STEPMOTHER IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID "MY DEAR BOY, I THOUGHT THERE WAS GREATNESS IN
HAVE SAID "MY DEAR BOY, I THOUGHT THERE WAS GREATNESS IN YOU."
THOUGHT THERE WAS GREATNESS IN YOU." IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WOULD
YOU." IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WOULD SEE EACH OTHER.
IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WOULD SEE EACH OTHER. SARA BUSH LINCOLN PASSED AWAY IN
SEE EACH OTHER. SARA BUSH LINCOLN PASSED AWAY IN 1869, AND IS BURIED NEXT TO HER
SARA BUSH LINCOLN PASSED AWAY IN 1869, AND IS BURIED NEXT TO HER HUSBAND, NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM
1869, AND IS BURIED NEXT TO HER HUSBAND, NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THEIR LAST HOMESTEAD.
HUSBAND, NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THEIR LAST HOMESTEAD. A SITE THAT ONCE ATTRACTED
THEIR LAST HOMESTEAD. A SITE THAT ONCE ATTRACTED PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ITS CONNECTION
A SITE THAT ONCE ATTRACTED PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ITS CONNECTION TO A SLAIN PRESIDENT, NOW
PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ITS CONNECTION TO A SLAIN PRESIDENT, NOW PORTRAYS THE LIFE SARA AND
TO A SLAIN PRESIDENT, NOW PORTRAYS THE LIFE SARA AND THOMAS LINCOLN ONCE LED.
PORTRAYS THE LIFE SARA AND THOMAS LINCOLN ONCE LED. TODAY, THE VISITOR CENTER OFFERS
THOMAS LINCOLN ONCE LED. TODAY, THE VISITOR CENTER OFFERS OVERVIEW OF THE FARMING
TODAY, THE VISITOR CENTER OFFERS OVERVIEW OF THE FARMING TECHNIQUES AND HISTORIES OF THE
OVERVIEW OF THE FARMING TECHNIQUES AND HISTORIES OF THE SERGEANT AND LINCOLN FAMILIES.
TECHNIQUES AND HISTORIES OF THE SERGEANT AND LINCOLN FAMILIES. BUT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT
SERGEANT AND LINCOLN FAMILIES. BUT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE ON THESE FARMS IS TO TALK
BUT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE ON THESE FARMS IS TO TALK TO THE INTERPRETERS WHO HAVE
LIFE ON THESE FARMS IS TO TALK TO THE INTERPRETERS WHO HAVE RESEARCHED THEIR ROLES AND AND
TO THE INTERPRETERS WHO HAVE RESEARCHED THEIR ROLES AND AND LIVE THEM ALMOST DAILY.
RESEARCHED THEIR ROLES AND AND LIVE THEM ALMOST DAILY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
LIVE THEM ALMOST DAILY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC SITE CALL (217)345-6489.