The Meriden Library will host “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” a living history presentation by Steve Wood, at 6pm, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 22 Bean, Meriden, NH.
Plainfield Libraries was awarded a Humanities-to-go grant for this presentation. All are welcome! Free to the public!
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program by recounting his early life and ends with a reading of the "Gettysburg Address." Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. The Meriden Library will host “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” a living history presentation by Steve Wood, at 6pm, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 22 Bean, Meriden, NH. The program, free and open to the public, is funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities. It will include the story of Lincoln’s visit to New Hampshire in 1860, after his Cooper Union Address in New York City, and his subsequent nomination and election to the Presidency. After the program, Wood will step out of character and take questions from the audience. Wood, from Claremont, has been speaking as Abraham Lincoln for historical societies, libraries, schools, and community events throughout New England since 1995. He is retired, having worked for nearly thirty years with UNH Cooperative Extension as an Extension Educator in Forest Resources. More information about the speaker is available online at http://history.atspace.com and on Facebook at Telling His-Story (and Hers).