Lincoln expert will present in Mt. Pleasant

MT. PLEASANT — On the heels of electing new directors to their board, the newly established Harlan-Lincoln House, Inc. announces their first event of the new year planned for President’s Day at the Union Block.

Following incorporation and re-opening last October, the Board of Directors of the Harlan-Lincoln House, Inc. 101 West Broad, Mt. Pleasant held its first annual meeting Jan. 30.

The Board elected four new directors: Kimn Hassenfritz, Debra Rodgers, Dr. John Bennett and Amy Frantz. Continuing directors include Tricia File, Pat White, Lea Bradley, Paul Juhl, Lynn Ellsworth and Elizabeth Garrels.

One of the responsibilities of the Board of Directors is to share with the public the relevant heritage of the Senator James Harlan and President Abraham Lincoln families. With that meaningful legacy in mind, the organization’s first event of the new year will be in Mt. Pleasant’s downtown Union Block (111 W Monroe) on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 19.

To accommodate attendees’ schedules, the same presentation “Conversations with a Lincoln Collector” will be at noon and 6:30 p.m. by Lincoln researcher, Ethan Afshani from Buffalo, NY. He will share Lincoln knowledge, interspersed with his experiences and artifacts as a Lincoln collector.

The Harlan-Lincoln House, Inc., P.O. Box 251, Mount Pleasant, IA is a designated 501[c](3) public charity also listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.