Days after the 142nd anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech, community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 22, outside the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands to hear his words said aloud.
The shrine’s annual re-enactment of the Gettysburg address, delivered by Lincoln at a cemetery dedication in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Nov. 19, 1863 at the height of the Civil War, shines a light on the 16th president’s enduring message of liberty, equality and unity.
After reading the address, Lincoln presenter Robert Broski greeted community members and posed for photos.
Abraham Lincoln presenter Robert Broski delivers the Gettysburg Address during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual commemoration of the speech in Smiley Park in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Members of the Mountain Fifes and Drums salute the flag during the playing of the national anthem at The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Dianne Broski dressed as Mary Todd Lincoln listens to the Mountain Fife and Drums during the The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine hosts its annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War–era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Abraham Lincoln presenter Robert Broski delivers the Gettysburg Address during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual commemoration in Smiley Park in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. The annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration featured Civil War–era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Abraham Lincoln presenter Robert Broski delivers the Gettysburg Address during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Commemoration in Smiley Park in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. The annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration featured Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Members of the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery raise the flag during the playing of the National Anthem at The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Civil war reenactor Kris Anderson salutes the flag during the playing of the National Anthem at The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Guests attend the Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park in Redlands on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. The event features Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Robert and Dianne Broski, dressed as Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, listen to music during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War–era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
The 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery fires a Civil War-era canon during the annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine hosts its annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
The Camp Carleton Band performs during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine hosts its annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration in Smiley Park featuring Civil War-era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech, in Redlands, November 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Abraham Lincoln presenter Robert Broski delivers the Gettysburg Address during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual commemoration of the speech in Smiley Park in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. The annual Gettysburg Address Commemoration featured Civil War–era music, live artillery demonstrations, and a performance of Lincoln’s historic speech. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
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Abraham Lincoln presenter Robert Broski delivers the Gettysburg Address during The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s annual commemoration of the speech in Smiley Park in Redlands, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
Civil War-era music by Mountain Fifes and Drums and the Camp Carleton Cornet Band filled Smiley Park outside the shrine Saturday morning, and community members watched live artillery demonstrations by the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery group.
The presentation of the Gettysburg address is one of several events at the shrine each year commemorating Lincoln’s legacy.
