For February, the month of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the Redlands Area Historical Society offers a program about Robert Watchorn, who donated Redlands’ 1932 Lincoln Memorial Shrine.
The community is invited to the program, to be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Contemporary Club, 173 S. Eureka St., Redlands.
The lecture will explore the story behind Lincoln and Watchorn, discussing why Watchorn believed that Lincoln’s legacy must be preserved and shared, according to a news release from the Redlands Area Historical Society.
The lecture will also consider the historical relationship between Lincoln and Watchorn and why their stories continue to resonate today, according to the news release.
In addition to its monthly meetings, the Historical Society offers guided downtown business history tours the third Saturday of September, October, January, February, March and April.
The one-hour walking tours begin at 10 a.m. at Ed Hales Park, at Fifth and State streets, and highlight the history, architecture and commerce of Redlands’ downtown core. Cost is $10 for Historical Society members, $15 for nonmembers, payable at the beginning of the tour.
The Redlands Area Historical Society also has an Old House Group, for members only, that promotes the preservation and restoration of older houses in Redlands. The group’s February meeting, at one of Redlands’ older houses, will focus on the love stories that fill the house, as well as architecture and preservation, according to the news release.
For information about the Redlands Area Historical Society, including how to become a member, go to rahs.org.
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