Tuesday, November 22, 2011

'Honest Abe' comes a-calling in Derby (video)

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — Abraham Lincoln, aka Steve Wood of Claremont, N.H., brought history alive for the Derby Historical Society Monday night.
Wood, who strongly resembles the 16th president, presented the first-person program at the society’s 21st annual Thanksgiving reception.
He described Lincoln’s early life, his debates with Stephen Douglas and the Civil War.

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