Lincoln Day: A Local Tradition Honoring General Benjamin and President Abraham

Join us for Hingham’s annual Lincoln Day, which celebrates our Revolutionary War hero, General Benjamin Lincoln, and President Abraham Lincoln, whose ancestors hailed from Hingham.  At 10:15 on Saturday, February 17, the Hingham Militia will muster behind Old Ship Church and march to Benjamin Lincoln’s grave in Hingham Cemetery.  Inside Old Ship church, the ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m..  This year’s keynote speaker is James R. Conroy, Hingham resident and noted Civil War author.

The ceremony is followed by a march to Fountain Square, where a wreath is laid at the foot of Abraham Lincoln’s statue.  Participants will then retire to Old Derby Academy for light refreshments hosted by the Historical Society.