Local historian finds rare artifact linked to Abraham Lincoln

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Local historian finds rare artifact linked to Abraham Lincoln

    By Benjamin Yount | Illinois News Network Jan 17, 2018 (…)
 

A fragile object tucked away in a room of unknown historical treasures has been found and it is tied to one of the most well-thought-of presidents in U.S. history, Abraham Lincoln.

Sandy Vasko, director of the Will County Historical Society, discovered a dried rose a few weeks ago that she said was on the funeral bier of Abraham Lincoln when his remains were at the capitol in Washington D.C. on April 20, 1865.

https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/local-historian-finds-rare-artifact-linked-to-abraham-lincoln/article_66828634-fbdb-11e7-aca6-c36eebc44d08.html