(ALPLM) Megan Klintworth is the ALPLM's iconographer. Siblings Robert Lincoln Beckwith and Mary Lincoln “Peggy” Beckwith, the last direct descendants of Abraham Lincoln. Come in later this year to see a couple of Peggy’s watercolors on display at the ALPLM. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds a collection of material relating to the great-grandchildren of President Lincoln thanks to a donation from Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, prior to his death. Her brother, Robert, was the last living descendant of Abraham Lincoln. How was Peggy related to Abraham Lincoln? She was the daughter of Warren Beckwith and Jessie Harlan Lincoln, who was the daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln. Most of us don’t have the means or courage to take up flying like Peggy, but maybe we can honor her legacy by spending an afternoon relaxing and painting. Some believe Peggy created these works of art to escape the pressures of being a Lincoln or to push against the social norms of that era. He became a lawyer and was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1834. He had to work hard to support his family, but he managed to get an education. Lincoln was a bright student and loved to read. He personally appeared in at least two plays when his dad was in the audience. He was quite a hit with the stage workmen. Tad often went to rehearsals at Grover’s Theatre and became a familiar figure backstage. Like Abraham and Mary Todd, young Tad loved the theater. Perhaps some of these portraits capture the imagery in and around Hildene. Lincoln had one sister, who died in infancy, and two brothers, one of whom also died young. His oldest brother Robert was in college. Most of her surviving art pieces contain images of still life and architectural landscapes. She also had more common hobbies including golfing, painting, and sculpting. She even built a landing strip near the family estate.
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However, that didn’t stop Peggy, as she earned her pilot’s license in 1931 and owned three planes. In the early 1900’s, women had only just begun breaking into the field of aviation. One of the more surprising pastimes that she took up was flying airplanes. Young Peggy cleaning a gun at Hildene (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)
Rather than embracing the social-elite status that could have come as a member of the Lincoln family, Peggy was often found tending to the dairy farm at Hildene, the Lincoln family estate in Vermont. If you’re still looking to try something new in 2021, perhaps you can look to Abraham Lincoln’s great-granddaughter, Mary Lincoln “Peggy” Beckwith, for inspiration.Īlthough Peggy was the penultimate surviving Lincoln descendent, she chose a relatively quiet lifestyle. For others, it was putting together jigsaw puzzles. Amid the global pandemic that has impacted all our lives over the past year, many people have attempted to pick up some new hobbies to pass the time in quarantine.
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