Lanterns from Original Train will Once Again Make History

Posted by on Nov 21, 2014 in 2015 LFT Progress, Featured, Uncategorized | 0 comments

We are honored and humbled to have been loaned two brass lanterns that were on the 1865 Lincoln funeral train. The lanterns will be displayed on the replicated funeral coach. Thank you to Dante Stephensen for his generous support of this project, and for entrusting us with these priceless pieces of American history.

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Lincoln Car Update, Aug. 1, 2014

Posted by on Aug 1, 2014 in 2015 LFT Progress | 0 comments

Exterior woodwork continues. (Note the cameo by carpenter Jerry Mennenga!) ...

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Lincoln Car Update July 20

Posted by on Jul 20, 2014 in 2015 LFT Progress, Events | 0 comments

Thank you to our volunteers who spent last week working on the exterior of the Lincoln Funeral Car....

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Coverage on ‘Chicago Tonight’!

Posted by on Jul 16, 2014 in 2015 LFT Progress, In the Media, Leviathan | 0 comments

Thank you to Jay Shefsky and his team at WTTW Chicago for their continued support of this project!

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Call for Volunteers!

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

  Join our team of dedicated volunteers!         Volunteers Name*In which position(s) are you interested?*Area Coordinator/Event PlanningGraphic Design/MarketingSocial MediaCommunity VolunteerEvent SecurityConstruction/FabricationPlease briefly tell us about your interest in, and qualifications for, the volunteer position(s) indicated above.*In what city and state do you live?*What is your pre

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