History comes alive at Illinois historical reenactments. Meet Abraham Lincoln in the flesh, experience colonial life, or take a canal boat ride with a period costumed storyteller.
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![A temple with lights on behind trees and a river](/public/assets/Images/Historic/Nauvoo-Temple-Over-Looking-Mississippi-River-Nauvoo__FocusFillWyIwLjEyIiwiLTAuMDQiLDQ0MCw1NTBd.jpeg)
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![A weathered bronze statue of a World War I-era "doughboy" solider adop a granite plinth](/public/assets/Images/Historic/Victory-Monument-Bronzeville-Chicago__FocusFillWyItMC4zOCIsIi0wLjQxIiw0NDAsNTUwXQ.jpg)
History comes alive at Illinois historical reenactments. Meet Abraham Lincoln in the flesh, experience colonial life, or take a canal boat ride with a period costumed storyteller.