Forbes House Museum Flashes Back to Civil War Era

Lincoln Day, a tradition in Milton since 1924, was another sweeping success on Sunday, February 12, at the .

Families milled around the grounds of the Adams Street property throughout the day on Sunday, despite cold temperatures. Attendees visited the replica of the cabin Abraham Lincoln was born in, viewed the FHM collections and watched re-enactors from the Civil War era.

Forbes House Executive Director Robin Tagliaferri said the greatest draw at the annual event is always the re-enactors.

A re-enactor of First Lady Mary Todd, several companies of soldiers and the United States Sanitary Commission Boston Branch, the 22nd Massachusetts ladies civilian group, headlined the event.

The Forbes House Museum also opened its doors to other area organizations on Sunday. The Milton Chamber of Commerce, the Milton 350th Celebration Committee and the Lower Mills Merchant Association were all on hand.

Tagliaferri said the event has remained an important event for the museum since the early 1900s because of the tie with the community.

“This was a tradition that connected Mary Bowditch [Forbes] to Milton,” Tagliaferri said Sunday.