Education and Inspiration through the ancient art of storytelling!
Tracing his rise from prairie state rail-splitter to America’s favorite president this blend of history and humor will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth. Told from the perspective of Austin Gullaher, a childhood friend of Lincoln who once saved his life, Brian “Fox” Ellis steps into character to allow the listeners to step back in time. With more than three hours of Lincoln Tales to choose from this program can focus on his childhood, his career as a lawyer, his presidency or give an overview of his life. This performance can also be tailored for children, adults or an intergenerational evening of family oriented entertainment.
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This program was originally presented at the Sesquicentennial of Lincoln, Illinois, a town Lincoln surveyed and christened with a watermelon! Fox has since presented this performance at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and countless schools and conferences across the Midwest.
This program was recently honored by the Illinois Humanities Council Roads Scholar Program and they will pay for any public performance in the state of Illinois!
One of my favorite songs that was also a favorite song of Lincoln is the Pioneer folktune, El-a-noy.
Fox is a museum consultant who has worked with the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, The Field Museum and countless smaller nature centers and historical societies to provide public programming, staff training and to write interdisciplinary curriculum. He has done research for the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Community. Fox believes that within each of us is a story to tell. One of his goals is to awaken the tale teller in all of us. He is a keynote speaker and master teacher who provides workshops for students, teachers, parents, clergy, historians and naturalists. Fox is also the author of eight books including, THE WEB at Dragonfly Pond, (DAWN Publications 2006). He is a regular contributor to several travel magazines and has published articles on Lincoln the Lawyer.
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