Originally presented at the Sesquicentennial of Lincoln, Illinois, a town Lincoln surveyed and christened with a watermelon, Fox has since presented this performance at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and countless schools and libraries across the country. Brian “Fox” Ellis is an internationally renowned storyteller, author and naturalist. Fox is a frequent speaker on the modern Chautauqua circuit. As Austin he has given performances at most of the important Lincoln sites in Illinois. Fox is also a museum consultant who has worked with The Field Museum and The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. 

This program is part of the Looking for Lincoln Conversations series and is funded by Illinois Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. It will livestream on Looking for Lincoln’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel.