On February 12, 2009, the nation will celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln. He has been in the news so much lately due to President Obama's high regard for him as his role model. A new, fascinating, very picturesque book, The Lincolns: a scrapbook look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming is on the shelf at your Albert Lea Public Library. It opens with "The Lincoln Years", a time line which lists important events for each year of their lives, beginning with Mr. Lincoln's birth in 1809 and culminating with Mary Lincoln's death in 1882. After that,the book is done in a scrapbook format, from the beginning to the end of their lives.
