I Remember When: Mark Bodanza and His Research on Lincoln's Visit To Fitchburg

The Fitchburg Historical Society executive director Susan Navarre speaks with Leominster author and local historian Mark Bodanza on his research finding, that Abraham Lincoln spoke in Fitchburg (Massachusetts) when he was still an obscure Illinois Congressman. In this conversation, he sets Lincoln's visit into the context of party politics (Fitchburg was an important Whig party stronghold) and the Abolitionist movement.