The official site of Guy C. Fraker
Fraker has made over 100 appearances since publication of "Lincoln’s Ladder to the Presidency: The Eighth Judicial Circuit" in October of 2012. Among these are appearances on nationwide NPR and public television.
These include a wide variety of venues such as:
Guy's 2017 presentations included numerious appearances around Central Illinois, including Lincoln College. He appeared in Chicago, at the Caxton Club and the Chicago Museum of History. He spoke at the Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg.
| Date/Time | Venue | Program |
| January 2018 | ||
| January 12 11:30 am |
CSPAN3 Panel at Lincoln Forum recorded Nov 18, 2017 Fraker on Panel |
Lincoln's Friends |
| February 2018 | ||
| February 5 11:45 am |
Bloomington Kiwanis Club Biaggi's Restaurant 1501 N. Veterans Parkway Bloomington, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| February 7 12:30 pm |
History 296 - Scott Rager Heartland Community College 1500 W. Raab Road Normal, IL |
The Significance of Bloomington and McLean in Lincoln's Rise |
| February 8 11:30 am |
Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter D.A.R. The Ozark House 704 Macgregor Bloomington, IL |
Riding the Circuit with Lincoln and the D.A.R. |
| February 11 6:00 pm |
ALPLM - James Cornelius
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 212 N. 6th Street Springfield, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit (in the context of the Bicentennial) The presentation is the keynote of the annual Lincoln Symposium, which continues the next day |
| February 12 8:30 am |
Painter Lecture Series Lincoln Home and Looking for Lincoln Lincoln Home Visitors Center 426 S. 7th Street Springfield, IL |
A panel by the authors of the four books in the L for L series, Brian Andreason, Guy Fraker, and Ericka Holst |
| February 17 2:00 pm |
Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site Visitors Center 402 South Lincoln Highway Road Lerna, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| February 27 6:00 pm |
Edgar County Lincoln Day Dinner Step Station 14793 1200th Rd Paris, IL |
Paris' role in Lincoln's Legal and Political Careers - Ericka Harold will also appear on the program |
| March 2018 | ||
| March 1 8:30 am |
Prairie State Conservation Coalition Conference Starved Rock State Park Lodge Utica, IL |
Why We Do What We Do (Natural Area Preservation) |
| April 2018 | ||
| April 10 7:00 pm |
Westminster Forum Westminster Village S. Mercer (formally at 2025 E. Lincoln) Bloomington, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| April 11 6:00 pm |
DeKalb County Historical and Genealogical Society DeKalb County Community Foundation The Depot 475 DeKalb Ave. Sycamore, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| April 14 2:00 pm |
Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin Annual Meeting Lincoln Tallman House 440 N. Jackson Janesville, WI |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| April 17 5:30 pm |
Sangamon County Historical Society Springfield Lincoln Library 326 S. 7th Street Springfield, IL |
The Places and People that Put Lincoln in the White House |
| April 26 11:30 am |
ALPLM Volunteers Annual Field Trip Ozark House 704 McGregor Bloomington, IL |
Bloomington: Lincoln's Second City |
| May 2018 | ||
| May 5 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
State Farm Retirees Association | Bus Tour - Eastern Part of the Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| May 10 7:00 pm |
El Paso District Library and Woodford County Historical Society El Paso District Library 149 W. First Street El Paso, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| May 19 11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Springfield Civil War Roundtable Dedication of Benjamin P. Thomas Civil Memorial Library 1101 W. College, Illinois College Jacksonville, IL |
What Benjamin Thomas Means to Me |
| July 2018 | ||
| July 22 1:00 pm |
Lincoln's Festival McLean County History Museum 200 N. Main Bloomington, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| August 2018 | ||
| August 27 All Day Private Tour |
Dave Wiegers/ George Buss |
100 Miles of the Western Half of the Lincoln Circuit
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| September 2018 | ||
| September 7 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Lincoln Land Comm. College Meet @ Springfield Penney Parking Lot Springfield, IL |
Bus Tour: Western Part of Lincoln"s Circuit |
| October 2018 | ||
| October 9 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Alliance of National Heritage Areas McLean County Museum of History 200 N. Main Bloomington, IL |
Images of Lincoln"s Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| October 15 10:30 am |
Leadership McLean County McLean County Museum of History 200 N. Main Bloomington, IL |
Images of Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| December 2018 | ||
| December 4 11:30 am |
Lincoln Group of DC. Maggiano's-Chevy Chase 5333 Wisc. Ave. Washington, DC |
Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency-The 8th Judicial Circuit |
| March 2019 | ||
| March 4 7:30 pm |
Shakespeare Club Farmer City Public Library 109 E. Green St. Farmer City, IL |
The Lincoln Douglas Debates |
| August 2019 | ||
| August 29 |
ALPLM Volunteers Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Multi-purpose Room 112 N. 6th St. Springfield, IL |
Lincoln's Eighth Jidicial Circuit |