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The Ridgewood Public Library and the Ridgewood Historical Society will jointly welcome Abraham Lincoln impersonator Robert Costello to Ridgewood on Sunday, February 5
The Ridgewood Public Library and the Ridgewood Historical Society will jointly welcome Abraham Lincoln impersonator Robert Costello to Ridgewood on Sunday, February 5. Costello, who serves on the Board of the North Jersey Civil War Roundtable, is a member of the New Jersey Civil War 150th Committee, and is the resident Lincoln at the Lehigh Valley Historical Museum, has portrayed President Lincolnfor the past 10 years before audiences young and old, traveling throughout the tri-state area. Students in grades 3 through 12 and adults are invited to the Ridgewood Library auditorium to hear his talk on the presidency and the Civil War.
Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $3 for students, and $10 for families. Buy tickets at the Schoolhouse Museum during open hours or by mail, sending a self-addressed stamped envelope, an order form, and a check made payable to the Ridgewood Historical Society to The Schoolhouse Museum, 650 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Following Lincoln’s talk, the Schoolhouse Museum will be open to welcome ticket holders to see the Civil War Years: At Home and on the Battlefield exhibit.
https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/localhistory/pdf/Lincoln%20Flier%20with%20Order%20Form.pdf