At one point after Lincoln's death Mary went to the photography studio of William Mumler who was a spirit photographer. In a photo he had taken of her appeared a ghostly image of Lincoln standing behind a seated Mary with his hands on her shoulders. The photo was of great comfort to Mary believing her husband was still with her. However sometime later Mumler admitted to superimposing Lincoln’s image onto the photograph.
Springfield’s premiere and first walking tour venue that provides visitors all the history and mystery Springfield has to offer!
Springfield Walks - Endorsed by the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tour headquarters located inside the
Tinsley Dry Goods Gift Shop
209 S. 6th Street
www.TinsleyDryGoods.com
Located just behind the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office
historical site on the Old State Capitol Plaza at 6th and
Adams Street.
Springfield Walks 2008
Tour Line-Up
March through October
1. Mr. Lincoln's Springfield Walk
- Using the "Here I Have Lived" historical markers, this 90-minute tour is about Lincoln’s life before he was President. Hear about Mary’s wedding ring, Ball Alley, the Globe Tavern, election night, and more amusing stories about Lincoln the citizen and his rise in national politics.
Fri & Sat - May 2 to September 27 at 7:00pm.
2. Lincoln's Ghost Walk: Legends & Lore - Using the Lincoln sites as the backdrop for the ghostly & strange stories about Lincoln's life and his death. History, mystery, séances, sanity & ghosts! This 90-minute tour is heavy on factual history, but plenty of lore as well.
Tue to Sat - March 1 to Oct 31, Nov 1, at 7:30pm.
Winner 2006 Best Heritage Tourism Promotion.
3. Springfield's Haunted Dead Walk - This old prairie town does have a haunted past, its just that no one ever dare talk about it until now! This 2.5 hour walking tour tells tales of Springfield’s darker side and it’s haunted history. Ticket includes complimentary pass to Museum of Funeral Customs. Based on availability we enter sites believed to be actually haunted!
May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug 2, Sept 6 at 8:00pm; Oct every Fri & Sat at 7:00pm.
October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and Nov 1 at 7:00pm.
4. Springfield's 1908 Race Riot Walk - Entire neighborhoods were burned and left in ruin, thousands were displaced, hundreds were wounded, men were shot and killed, other men were lynched in the streets. This 90-minute tour symbolically walks day two of the infamous riot and recounts the tragic history that lead to the formation of the NAACP.
June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. The 16th will be a special anniversary tour
(This tour involves mature subject matter.)
Costumed guides provide lantern lit tours as weather and
daylight permits.
“Welcome to Springfield Walks my friends, I hope you will enjoy me for
tours like no other in the entire country and experience Lincoln’s Springfield
like you never have!” - Garret Moffett, Proprietor
Tinsley Dry Goods - 217.525.1825
Garret Moffett - 309.221.5579
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