LINCOLN TO BE REMEMBERED IN PEEKSKILL
The Lincoln Society and the Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill will co-sponsor a “LINCOLN REMEMBRANCE DAY” on Saturday, February 21st, 2026. The event will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s only speaking stop in Westchester County during his lifetime on February 19, 1861 at the old railroad depot in Peekskill during the train journey to his Inauguration in Washington, DC. The 3-part event is open to the public.
At 11:00 AM there will be a “Wreath-Laying Ceremony” at the Lincoln Exedra on South Street, which was dedicated in 1925 to mark Lincoln’s historic visit to Peekskill. The monument was constructed with funds raised by the Lincoln Society in Peekskill. It will include a re-enactment of Lincoln’s 1861 speech in Peekskill.
At 11:30 AM a reading of Lincoln’s speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (PA) will take place to mark the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. This event will occur at the nearby Lincoln Depot Museum at 10 South Water Street in Peekskill. The public is invited and a $10. donation is suggested. The Lincoln Depot Museum opened ten years ago in 2014 and is the only Lincoln-related museum in the State of New York.
At 12:00 Noon there will be a special presentation of a popular film entitled “ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S JOURNEY HOME” (2012) at the Lincoln Depot Museum. It features the noted Lincoln re-enactor Fritz Klein at the Illinois State House in Springfield and was produced by the National Park Service. Refreshments will be served following the film presentation. A donation of $10. for adults is suggested to support the work of the Lincoln Society and the Lincoln Depot Museum.
Founded in 1903, the Lincoln Society in Peekskill is the only Lincoln group in Westchester County and one of the oldest Lincoln societies in the United States.
