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Lincoln Heritage Museum to host
Laura Keyes in a Living History Presentation on Thursday, October 9
[October 04, 2025]
LINCOLN, IL — The Lincoln
Heritage Museum is pleased to host Laura Keyes on Thursday, October
9, at 6 PM in a living history presentation, where she will take on
the role of Lucy Pettengill, a resident of Peoria, IL, in March
1857. Lucy will tell us about the struggles she and her fellow
abolitionists are encountering as they assist freedom seekers on
their way north to freedom.
Come hear the story of the efforts of the people who worked the
Underground Railroad from someone who was there! Mrs. Pettengill
will share the details of the abolitionist movement and its actions
in Western Illinois and explain why her work was not only secret but
also dangerous.
Laura Keyes holds a Master’s Degree in Library Studies from
UW-Madison and is a lifetime member of the Association of Lincoln
Presenters. Ms. Keyes received the Excellence in Performing Award
from that Association.
The Lincoln Heritage Museum would like to thank Ms. Keyes and
Historic Voices (facebook.com/HistoricVoices)
for their partnership in this event. To find out even more about Ms.
Keyes, please also visit her website at
www.LauraFKeyes.com.
The presentation will not be recorded and can only be experienced
live the night of October 9. This special presentation is being done
in conjunction with the Museum’s “Journey to Freedom: Illinois’
Underground Railroad” special exhibit.
The regular hours for the Lincoln
Heritage Museum are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The Museum is
located at 1115 Nicholson Road in Lincoln, Illinois.
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The Looking for
Lincoln Heritage Coalition is the coordinating entity for the
43-county Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. It is a
partnership of organizations and individuals dedicated to
enhancing the communities and landscapes of central Illinois
through recognition and support of their significant natural,
cultural, and historical legacies. For more information about
the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition and the Abraham
Lincoln National Heritage Area, go to
www.lookingforlincoln.org.
The mission of the Lincoln Heritage Museum is to interpret for
the public the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the world
in which he lived—particularly as it pertained to Illinois—and
to be an academic resource for students from elementary school
through adulthood. For more information, visit
museum.lincolncollege.edu.
[Text received from
Ron Keller and Jonathan Parker
Lincoln Heritage Museum]
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