A Tour of the Lincoln Home with Curator Susan Haake (Part 1)

[@janeceeastwood8035]

Abraham Lincoln is my most loved historical figure. He was a very good man, a plain and honest man. He struggled with severe depression for most of his adult life, yet he was a renown storyteller. He loved cats. He detested his father. He was a human being, like all of us. And Mary…she lost her mother young, her husband was murdered as he sat right beside her, three of her four sons predeceased her, and the surviving son, Robert, had her committed to a home for the insane because she was an embarrassment to him, and because he could in those times. Lincoln would been appalled by his son’s heartlessness, because he felt things deeply. Mary Lincoln has all my sympathy.

[@nannynan5893]

I didn't know he loved cats, now I like him even better. Thanks for the details.

[@Ripleycat]

What a knowledgeable person Susan is.

[@ironbridge2451]

AWESOME! Fancy home compared to our dear President Lincoln's upbringing. Nice to see that they had a savant girl and not a slave. Also, the history of 14 or 15 being an age where one could be put into service to help their family. My own mom, from the midwest, was put out to service at 15 in the 1940's, having been born to a poor family in the depression. Later she became a waitress at a local cafe on the square, where she had a room upstairs and the owner even did Mom's laundry for her. Sadly though she only had a 10th grade education, but she read and articulated very well. Dad fell head over heels for her and they married when she was 20. They enjoyed close to 6o years of marriage before Dad was called home to be with the Lord.

[@BeckVMH]

Wonderful details and thanks for sharing.

[@catman8670]

Lincoln stated ,as I would not be a slave, nor would I own a slave

[@cdeleon6888]

I’m blown away by how knowledgeable Ms. Hake is. It’s obvious she is so passionate about her job.

[@runninggirl9991]

The curator was delightful and interesting. Bright lady.

[@fritzvonhammer3578]

Totally agree

[@andisadler2897]

sHE WOULD LOOK GOOD IN A GIMP SUITE WITH A WHIP. WHIP ME SUZIE BABY

[@cathecavanaugh615]

She loved Abraham & positively impacted him ,I assume

[@kerriyork8007]

I enjoyed listening to her🌻

[@glendagrant9042]

If I could go back I would try my very best to become the currator of an historic house. I am 72 and a retired RN. So that time is gone. I just know more and more over the last 25 year this is my passion. I have fortunately traveled a good bit and seen many historic homes. I have not been to this house. This was such a treat to have the tour. Thank you both very much.

[@oldfogey4679]

Glenda it's never too late to chase ur dreams go for a curator job!

[@brocktonma.1816]

About 10 years ago by chance I got a couple old doors and sold them. I caught the bug. Though not a curator I have a successful side business selling antique doors and hardware. It’s fascinating. When I get a piece I’m not familiar with I sometimes spend hours research as much as I can. They don’t make them like that anymore is fact. Pickup a mortise lock 100 years old and pickup a knockoff made today. Apples and oranges.

[@leemorris6400]

He's From KY!! I'm so proud Kentuckian!! I've been to his birth place and his childhood home!!! He's parents lived in Elizabethtown KY!! Before he moved to Indiana and then to Illinois!! I'm so proud of him!! He freed the slaves and the leader of the Republican party!!!

[@mrfester42]

Susan Haake did a magnificent and thorough job with her in depth tour of the Lincoln home. I was lucky enough to visit the home in 2005 and I learned more from Ms. Haake than I did in my tour. I was also lucky enough to meet some descendants of Lincolns father and step mother who just happened to be in my tour group. Thank you Ms. Haake!

[@olliec2ollett534]

Plop no.

[@williambeckerman6801]

Perhaps mrfester could use Susan's help with spelling

[@JayShocka]

@@williambeckerman6801 😂😂😂 good one william.

[@galescott8433]

I found out that I am a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, on my grandmothers side, have lived in Springfield Illinois all my life, and Abraham Lincoln my favorite president.

[@mrfester42]

@@williambeckerman6801 Perhaps if you were more than a half wit you would have noticed that my spelling error was actually an editing error.

[@michaelmerta8956]

Susan this is the most entertaining and interesting coverage from Mr Lincoln's house and Mary. Thank you very much.

[@gaylem4333]

Very interesting. Susan does a wonderful job!

[@mrs.g.9816]

Wow. No plumbing, no electricity. Two sons dead while still very little. Let's not be too hard on Mary Lincoln. BTW - I want to thank the curator of the house for a wonderful tour. I consider Abe Lincoln a great national hero, and am delighted to see the "everyday" side of his life.

[@johnfd0210]

When I toured the girlhood home of Mary Todd Lincoln (in Louiseville,KY), the docent put Mrs. Lincoln in a new light for me. She said something along the lines of, " Even today, people mock Mrs. Lincoln. Well, how would you handle having four children and then have three of them die before they are 21, and then you see your husband shot in front of you. How well would YOU cope?" If you ever get a chance to visit either home, well worth the visit.

[@nancyayers6355]

Mary Lincoln had much misfortune between her four little sons. One might have passed away in the Springfield house, then another died from malaria while the family lived in the White House. The two younger sons had played in the Potomac River and both had caught malaria from it. The youngest boy, Tad (Thomas) recovered, but his brother Willie (William) died. The river in those days was a fetid swamp, but no one knew how dangerous it was. I don't think doctors in those days knew about all the germs in the river! Then Tad died of TB at age seventeen. Only the oldest, Robert, survived - the son who despised his mother and who, at one point, successfully had her declared insane and she was committed to an asylum. Interesting that after her husband's assassination, she never wore anything but black mourning clothes the rest of her life. When Tad's birthday rolled around, he went to Mary and pleaded with her not to wear black at his party! She ended up wearing the usual black, but her dress was edged in purple!

[@mrs.g.9816]

@@nancyayers6355 How very interesting - and very sad. It's never good to judge people harshly.

[@alanaadams7440]

Exactly. Mary was judged harshly. She lost 3 children and a husband. That would make anyone fragile physical and mental

[@jerrystinnett6022]

@@johnfd0210 I pretty sure she grew up in Lexington ky

[@FireCracker3240]

Susan Haake is fantastic and so knowledgeable. She has so many intricate details that one may never know otherwise, and hearing them really helped me envision what it was like to live back in the mid 1800's. Abraham Lincoln was one of the best there ever was and I loved this video, thank you!

[@rebeccalott8625]

Excellent tour, Susan! You have an abundance of knowledge to share, and are extremely enjoyable to listen to! Great job!!

[@kateclark7250]

Thank you for the tour. It was great to learn about how the family lived.

[@cathecavanaugh615]

This woman has probably spent years researching the Lincolns & their lives .isn't it ironic that today she would probably be considered a racist by people who know no history or reality

[@nannynan5893]

As a person who hates to travel( I get seasick on dry land) but loves history it's really a gift to be able to see this :)

[@dewey4533]

Susan, thanks for the wonderful tour. I enjoyed your narrative.

[@corrietapp3178]

What a first-rate tour! Ms. Haake really knows her stuff.

[@Mr5thWave]

God bless you Susan Haake and KZbin.

[@r.c.miller6161]

So much history in this unimposing family home. Such a knowledgeable curator. Such touching, incredible family history of heartbreaking loss of a young child and having his funeral in the home. Mary Todd Lincoln is an American heroine. She suffered incredible personal losses.

[@boostation]

LLP

[@lindaallen7058]

Beautiful well done 👏

[@ginny01843]

A few years ago, my husband and I were going to visit the Lincoln home, but as he had to use a ECV he was unable to get up the front stairs. Fortunately for us a very nice tour guide made it possible for us to have a VIP tour of the home entering through a special entrance. One of the best trips we ever experienced.

[@ruthswensen1189]

Hi i

[@jupite1888]

Very Good Historian Guide Susan Haake is, Thanks Dr.

[@stevemiddleton5278]

I am tired of all the military history channels. This video is a great relief.

[@artqueen691]

Excellent Video. The curator's insights much appreciated!

[@seema1181]

A 1000 likes for your narration, Susan Haake. Hope we can preserve this most precious (on account of its history) home for several millennia to come.

[@cadesgranny]

I thoroughly enjoyed this! Ms. Haake is very knowledgeable, thank you.

[@susandhifaoui]

thank you so much for the upload. Since having to stick close to home for obvious reasons now, it is nice to be able to 'travel' to the Lincoln Home. Very much appreciated, and a great curator and interviewer.

[@cashenjoe1]

Fantastic presentation! I wish you rang the door bell!

[@doc5701]

Downton Abbey fan?

[@ah4760]

Susan Haake - excellent!

[@b0borden437]

Wow the curator Susan is very knowledgeable on every little detail. Very informative!

[@janetprice85]

I was told that people slept sitting up against bolsters/pillows in the 1800s as sleeping flat was considered unhealthy. Perhaps that's why beds seemed shorter. I believe they told us that at Mt.Vernon.

[@mzdkkeller]

I was fortunate enough to be a member of the inaugural Horace Mann Abraham Lincoln Fellowship program. One teacher from each state was selected to attend a week long program. A visit to the newly opened presidential museum and field trips to the home and other locations relevant to Lincoln were a thrill for this old Lincolnophile!

[@ShelleeGraham]

What a fantastic opportunity to have been selected for the fellowship program! Congratulations and I’m so pleased that you were thrilled to have the experience, and one you will never forget, I’m sure.

[@melissaholley649]

I feel like I have taken the tour myself. It is a priceless building for all Americans. well done.

[@michaelpoirier2382]

This is so educational for me Loved it. Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president from what I have learned!

[@ladyjanekennedy4779]

He freed the slaves & was murdered because he did a great thing !

[@oldfogey4679]

Michael check out teddy roosevelt too! His square deal during his first term was fdr s model for his depression Era new deal! Lincoln is controversial for suspending free speech action during the Civil war!

[@joannescholes3742]

Thank you!👏Always loved the history President Abraham Lincoln❣️💕

[@lelandro42]

My wife and I just visited 3 weeks ago. It was great seeing where 16 lived. Yours like this solidify the fact that the Lincoln’s were people just like us. Reading about him and them, somehow makes me forget that they were real people. This helps greatly. Highly recommend taking the tour. It’s free btw.

[@calebcakes]

I really enjoyed this private,detailed tour. I feel like I really visited! The curator was so easy to listen to!!!!

[@anafonseca2091]

She did an Awesome job i truly did enjoy her. Im also sure she A's all of her history classes lol. 🤟

[@royaljesters4010]

So impressed with the style ,Mary Lincoln had,and the love for her family.Mr.Lincon was a very lucky man.Even in today's standards..Thank you for this wonderful tour.🍃

[@marydbaker]

Fascinated that “we found” thread and pins in that one area near the well lit window. Who found them and when. What a great sign of real everyday life preserved. Holes in the mantle where the stockings were hung.

[@faulltw]

Very cool!

[@davestelling]

Yea!

[@debbieritter1096]

I got to see this home about 7 years ago- loved it and the museum- a wonderful time and enjoyed it very much...:)

[@nancyayers6355]

My husband was in the Air Force, and we were able to go through this very house!! I was struck by the children's toys, especially a very old-fashioned tricycle that belonged to one of the Lincoln children!! It looked so lonely!!

[@teresanoel6355]

I very much enjoyed this tour. I love history and visiting museums. This was a great tour. Would love to visit in person some day. No better way to spend this insane virus lockdown.

[@sabrinadubois5822]

Excellent Susan! I enjoyed your tour very much. I feel like I was going through the house with you. You’re very knowledgeable and personable. Mr Lincoln & Mrs would’ve been very pleased I believe. Thank you!

[@davestelling]

I think so, too...

[@HarborGuy]

Just amazing that so much is restored it looks pretty comfy for a poor lawyer and family..

[@cathecavanaugh615]

Today it looks pretty comfy but then again there were no expensive technological devices to spend money on

[@laurieczabanschraver121]

This was a fantastic video and I learned a lot from it. Many thanks to Susan for imparting such wonderful insights into the Lincoln's lives. God bless you for doing an important job of keeping american history alive!

[@032319581]

Great tour! Thank you Susan.

[@judge4all]

Your docent / curator is beautiful.

[@diankreczmer6595]

I am eighty four and grew up in Chicago where the houses were built in late 1800's and I remember a front living room, a sitting room and Another living room and than a dining room .the rooms were large but the bedrooms were tiny and the Kitchen large.the house was wooden With a large porch.to me, these old Houses are fascinating

[@bethbartlett5692]

There's a sense that the folks of the era were so different from us, they were not. Only their Thoughts may have been focused on a varied different subjects. They were every bit as intelligent, and certainly far more self sufficient.

[@mollyhottinger6075]

Thank you both for a fascinating tour of the Lincoln house.

[@maureenogorman8740]

I have such great memories of visiting the lincoln trail way back. So glad they preserve this for the future.

[@cleftoftherock6797]

Really Great. Thank you. A treasure.

[@Gemelli2906]

Lovely! I enjoyed this so much. Mr Lincoln is my fav prez.

[@judyholiday1794]

I really enjoyed watching this due to the amount of detail that was shown and talked about..I also thought that Dr.DePue was nice,and polite to Susan Haake..I do not understand why some people always has to try,and start drama over every little thing..Why not just watch this video and learn something new from it..I know I did since I love learning about our history,and what day to day life was like back in the 19th century ..

[@walterweddle7644]

Your comment made a lot of sense. I think people have less manners and love stirring up unnecessary drama. My old man was a military guy, and he use to say, if you have nothing good to say about someone, don't say it. That was instilled in my soul. Lol.

[@melissa9375]

Excellent presentation - very personable guides who made the Lincolns real people and the era accessible. Highly recommended - thank you! I'll be playing this for my students.

[@denisecaringer4726]

Excellent presentation by the curator.

[@clark5242]

So happy that it exists! Thanks for the wonderful tour!

[@caroldurham1004]

Thank you for sharing this video very interesting Mr Lincoln was my hero

[@lindaduncan2954]

Very enjoyable tour! Thank you very much!

[@BethCampbell-b9c]

My husbands great, great, great grandfather is Johnathan Lincoln, and the brother to Captain Abraham Lincoln, who is President Lincoln’s grandfather.

[@inkyguy]

So he would be a second cousin many, many times removed.

[@rebelpearl]

My 7x great grandmother was Captain Lincoln’s sister Anne. Her son (my 6x great grandfather) married Dinah Boone, first cousin to Daniel. Their marriage was one of several ties of the Lincoln and Boone families. I nearly fainted when I discovered that information. Nice to ‘meet’ other cousins here in the comments. 👋🏻

[@armybeef68]

I'm my own grandpa

[@conniemcmurry9589]

I was 19 yrs old when I toured Lincoln's home in Springfield. I'm 70 yrs now. The one thought I remember having and keeping all these yrs was how small the furniture was for such a tall man as Lincoln....it couldn't have been that comfortable for him. Wish I could go back and see it once more...but I doubt I will ever be in Springfield again.

[@marydbaker]

I especially loved the part about Abraham spending a lot of time on the floor. I’ve always been like that too. Even at my advanced age. Prefer the floor. 👋🏻👵🏻 but not because I’m tall.

[@abcd0193]

Fantastic tour! The lady was awesome! I hope to visit one day.

[@davidgreene8914]

Superb job! Loved every minute of this.

[@spokanetomcat1]

The hat rack as you call it is really called a Hall tree. Yes, it was used to store Hats, canes, coats and dirty/muddy boots and shoes for guests visiting and the Lincoln family when home .

[@jmsiii4751]

Great video, very historic, and Susan was fantastic.

[@richardphysician5640]

What a treat, thank you.

[@renewyatt-hall3090]

Very educational landmark. I’ve visited several times and I always learn something new.

[@jacquelinebloom4339]

What a wonderful presentation. Thank you.

[@richardsmith7783]

And you know, It was but it wasn't all that long ago But lots of people your age has no clue what half of them thing are in that house! I know time does change as it goes on but to me people now days just don't learn the things we did as a kid or growing up....

[@knoophouse]

How lovely! I really enjoyed this!

[@michellexyminis3275]

Very informative History lesson!

[@michaelhaiden6718]

Ty for the info I never get tired of learning about one of our greatest presidents I truly love and respect who he was may GOD rest his soul. I always get emotional each time I study him I fill we lost him way too soon

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

Fantastic tour, Susan! Extremely charming and knowledgeable. I've seen several presidential libraries and homes.. this one is next on my list, perhaps before summer's end. Thanks!

[@BeckVMH]

Probably not the only one, but I like to imagine President Lincoln and family members walking about these rooms as they did in the past. Very cool to get a glimpse of their home. Thanks so much and wonderful narration.

[@MemoriesRR]

Superb presentation . Thank you very much..

[@davestelling]

Thank you, Susan. This was wonderful. Sure wish we might have learned about the wall clock in the downstairs hall. Again, enjoyed this very much...

[@queenbodicea]

Great tour. Susan is a perfect guide. Dr DePue asked great questions.

[@suechun8871]

I saw the summer porch opened in the summer as a little girl...Wow it was a highlight and very educational.

[@ladymarjorie3777]

Great presentation. I have toured the house many times, but have not heard so many details and interesting tidbits.

[@Sheamarie]

Awesome. I have been to the Lincoln home several times. I love Springfield and things Lincoln. Thank you so much for this video.

[@KC-603]

Thank you Susan for your very knowledgeable tour! I would've liked to know the man!! Great sorrow for Mary and Robert! 🫂🙏🙏🙏

[@chiasanzes9770]

Very interesting tour. Thank you.

[@patriciahall2223]

Thank you for such a wonderful video , very informative, such rich history ...🇨🇦

[@gayladawn4329]

Thanks so much for providing this experience. It was very fascinating and educational.

[@allisongruen5547]

Absolute wonderful tour susan , and so very informative . I could listen to you talk all day long . thank you !

[@jameysimpson1184]

I really enjoyed this video and they did such a great job with all the history and details.

[@marianlincoln9008]

When I was in5th Grade our school organized a fiedtrip we visited New Salem ,Lincolns Tomb, The Old Capital Building And Our Last STOP Was LINCOLN's Home in Springfield. It was a VERY FULL DAY probable not as informative back then as we were limited in our time in each place and MORE is known from research than back then... Still Very Enjoyable.

[@DawnOldham]

This was a treat for me to watch! It felt very much like a warm home and was quite comfortable looking.

[@conniecharley1927]

I really like the type of carpet they had in the house.. Saw a show on TV we he was young and a store clerk also his first love that passed away young.. this was in the deep woods his way of life was very poor living and working deep into the woods.. So glad he made something of himself and left beautiful memories for us to learn about him..

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

Awesome! We did a video here but didn’t get to go inside. I’m going to put the link of this video in ours so folks can see it! Appreciate it!

[@mariestoeberl9373]

Susan is a very good and knowledgeable guide😊

[@janetprice85]

My great grandmother's big farm house had a big wood burning furnace and heavy black Victorian style furniture in her front parlor which was used for company. And a small parlor at the back for the family. The kitchen was totally seperate and accessed by a long enclosed porch. Families were large back then and her house had four seperate bedrooms even though it was a single story house and had seven children. I remember she did not get an indoor bath room until about 1958. Thank God! Lol! Those little china pots for night time!

[@josepharturi5442]

What a nice video and well cared for historical home!

[@stephaniefrazee3955]

Would love to see more of these from Susan. Would be great to do a series where focused topics about the home would be looked at more in depth, behind the scenes research, and even esp. an in depth comprehensive video about the archeological digs done on the property. Nice work!

[@publiccitizen1573]

Thanks for putting together such a great video that took so much time and effort a great piece of history. Thank you.

[@inkyguy]

The interviewer may have been surprised by Venetian blinds, but I was not. As the house's curator explains, "Venetian blinds" originated in Persia in the 17th century and were introduced to Europe the following century. I first learned of their long existence in American homes upon seeing them when visiting the Washington's 1793 summer home in Germantown, Pa., having moved out of the city to escape the malaria plague that was killing so many people in Philadelphia.

[@andrewschmitz9707]

She is so enjoyable to listen to,very informative.

[@youtruckrek5121]

Thank you. It is a very nice home.

[@beverlyyarbrough54]

So many changes at the Lincoln home, Besides paint,Furniture has been moved around,entrance to home had His hat & coat hanging up, Front of home has added cement stairs & & enlarged sidewalk,with brick, we were there in the fifties & sixties.

[@madalinekelley9197]

So cool.On my bucket list!

[@robertsurak5065]

Awesome tour thanks!

[@orozcoj1984]

Ive visited this home several times, it really is incredible

[@brianjenkins4637]

Lincoln was led by heavenly inspiration to unite and preserve America. A wonderful peace Abe Lincoln Americana is about to be auctioned soon. Take a look.

[@Anna-ky7ix]

Thank you! this was wonderful and I hope to visit now one day and see it in person!

[@elanahammer1076]

Thank you for your goodness. I think 🤔 the Lincoln family is an interesting 🧐 study. ❤️✊🤔😷🤗