Dubois County Historical Society to discuss Lincoln and Declaration of Independence

The Dubois County Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the Dubois County Museum, 2704 N Newton St, Jasper.

The program will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence through a presentation by Joshua Claybourn titled “Abraham Lincoln, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Idea.”

Drawing from his forthcoming book Lincoln’s Compass, Claybourn traces Lincoln’s lifelong engagement with the Declaration, from his frontier youth to his final presidential speeches. The talk shows how Lincoln treated equality as a guiding principle for self-government and why his reading of the Declaration still speaks to the demands and limits of constitutional democracy.

Claybourn has been recently elected president of the Abraham Lincoln Association in Springfield, Illinois. This group is the nation’s largest dedicated to Lincoln’s history and legacy.

Also, an update will be presented on the Society’s project “Revolutionary Rendezvous Dubois County” – the Revolutionary times reenactment event to be held April 10 – 12 at the Ferdinand State Forest.

A catered dinner will be served.

The cost of the meal is $25. For reservations, call Tom Fierst at 812-630-8882 or Email tfierst@twc.com

Reservations are due by March 4.

The public is invited.