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Voices from the Past brings
history to life through costumed actors assuming the intriguing
characters of McLean County’s ancestors in the beautiful grounds of
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. It’s a great opportunity to learn about
the people who contributed to central Illinois’ colorful history. Bring
your family to participate in this fascinating, award-winning outdoor
theater program.
A
collaboration between the McLean County Museum of History, Illinois
Voices Theatre and Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery
2009 FEATURED CHARACTERS
Jesse
Fell (b.
November 10, 1808, d.
February 25, 1887) and
Judge David Davis (b.
March 9, 1815, d. June 16, 1886) Fell,
who helped
persuade Lincoln to run for the
presidency, and
Davis, who served as Lincoln’s
campaign manager, celebrate the future president’s nomination.
Rose
Whipp Northrup (b.
September
27, 1850, d. July 23, 1944) She
met Lincoln
when she was a little girl and has warm memories about the man who
became
president.
Edward
J. Lewis (b.
September 25,
1828, d. November 3, 1907) This
former editor of Bloomington’s newspaper, The
Daily Pantagraph, reveals his role in the momentous events leading
up to
the Civil War, including a fist fight in downtown Bloomington with a
rival
newspaper editor.
Allen
Withers (b.
January 21, 1807,
d. March 3, 1864) and
Sarah Rice Withers (b.
October 5, 1815, d. January 4,
1897)
Moving to McLean County from the South, pragmatic businessman Allen
must find a way to continue doing business with Lincoln supporters
while his
wife tries to stay socially connected because of her negative attitudes
towards
Lincoln.
Ezra
Morton Prince (b.
May 27, 1831,
d. August 28, 1908) One of the founders of the McLean
County Historical Society
and an enemy of Southern sympathizers, he will disclose the personal
side of
the humorous Abraham Lincoln.
Sarah
Woodruff Walker Davis (b.
September 4, 1814, d. November 9, 1879) Wife
of David Davis, a cultured, genteel
woman who found her life directly affected by Lincoln’s assassination.
Emily
Hanks Loomis (b.
October 18,
1837, d. February 12, 1911)
Daughter of John Hanks, a close cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, she will proudly proclaim her family relationship to the
President.
Simon
B. Malone (b.
December 18,
1842, d. January 16, 1925) and
Alpheus Holden Pike (b.
August 14, 1846, d.
November 24, 1892)
Survivors of the social system and War that divided the
nation, they will share their harrowing experiences as a fugitive slave
(Malone) and captivity in the notorious Southern prison camp, Andersonville
(Pike).
Join us for the 2009 Discovery Walk!
Call
309/827-0428
or visiti us at:
200 N. Main Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
To see biographies
of characters from past walks, click here.
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