Margaret Adkins and Paula Shotwell
Recorded
September 17, 2015
Archived
September 17, 2015
35:53 minutes
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Id:
ddb001938
Description
Friends and former co-volunteers, Margaret "Marge" Adkins (58) and Paula Shotwell (56), remember their days as volunteers at Abraham Lincoln's Historic Home, when they were known as, "Abe's Babes."Subject Log / Time Code
Margaret Adkins (58) and Paula Shotwell (56) talks about how they have both volunteered at former President Abraham Lincoln's historic home.
PS remembers the rudest tourists that passed through Lincoln's home during her time volunteering there.
MA remembers when she, PS, and other fellow volunteers were talking about 1840's - 1850's fashion.
PS remembers when she tried "tatting," and did it incorrectly.
MA and PS talk about how many of their students went on to work with the National Park Service, or other history-related professions.
PS talks about the best ways to help students learn.
PS lists things that tourists shouldn't do when they visit Lincoln's historic home.
PS talks about why tourists should visit Lincoln's historic home in Springfield, IL.
Participants
- Margaret Adkins
- Paula Shotwell