The tour guides at Lincoln’s hut village, the tomb and his family house were great. The stories they told were not at all political, and I appreciated that. For instance, we found out that Lincoln bought his small sons a toy that, adjusted for inflation and cost of living, would cost $900 today. A 19th-century iPad of sorts! It was a contraption to project images, so the analogy works.
Also, Lincoln’s wife Mary cooked on an open fire for years. Only a year before Lincoln became president did they get a stove. I have no idea what you can cook on an open fire beyond soup.
The only tour guide I didn’t like was at the Old State Capitol. She was obsessed with slavery. Didn’t want to talk about anything else, boring everybody to tears. We also had slavery where I’m from, and nobody cares on the least. I don’t see the gain from turning it into a sacred cult object.
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