This event is in the "All" group This event is in the "Adults" group Abraham Lincoln and the Common Soldier 6:30pm–7:30pm All, Adults Registration Required This event is in the "All" group This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 16 2026 Thu Abraham Lincoln and the Common Soldier 6:30pm–7:30pm Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: All, Adults Program Type: 250 USA Anniversary Registration Required Event Details: Learn from historian Robert L. Girardi about the special relationship President Lincoln shared with the Union soldiers in the Civil War, how he spent every day of his presidency surrounded by soldiers and why they called him Father Abraham.