Historian, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield, Illinois
Tim Townsend is the historian at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois. He earned his BA degree in history from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and holds a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Illinois at Springfield. Tim has worked on the curatorial staff at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum and has been an interpreter at the U.S. Grant Home, the Vachel Lindsay Home, and the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices. Tim also assisted with field archeology and research for the Springfield archeological firm of Fever River Research. Tim began his career with the National Park Service as a Lincoln Home Park Ranger in 1991.
Contact Information:
Telephone: (217) 391-3241
Fax: (217) 492-4648
Mailing Address:
Timothy P. Townsend, Historian
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
413 S. Eighth Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1905
Willing to Travel? Yes
Fee for Services? Yes (to cover travel costs)
Lectures Offered:
"Here I Have Lived": The Life of Abraham Lincoln
"Hold on with a Bulldog Grip": Lincoln, Grant, and the 1864 Election
"To this Place and the Kindness of these People, I owe Everything": The History of the Lincoln Home and Neighborhood
"For a vast future also:" The Importance of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Other Programs Offered:
Media Interview
