By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Laura Keyes will present “Mrs. Lincoln in Love” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Geneseo Public Library,
Mary Todd Lincoln lived a life filled with triumphs and tragedies, but few people know her story…Librarian Laura Keyes shares Mary’s story in an entertaining and educational program which is set on Jan. 31, 1862, when Mrs. Lincoln and her family are settled comfortable in the Executive Mansion. Visiting with ladies during Afternoon Tea, Mrs. Lincoln reflects on the loves of her life – her children, her husband, and her country. She even shares some of Mr. Lincoln’s love letters to her!
At the Sept. 13 library program, Keyes will share how Mary Todd Lincoln’s knowledge of both politics and social customs made it possible for a backwoods frontier attorney to achieve the highest office in the land.
Keyes graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master’s Degree in Library Studies, and is Director of the Dunlap Public Library. She also is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, and in 2017, she won the Mary Todd Lincoln Oratory Contest at the Lincoln Days celebration in Hodgenville, KY.
