PEMBINA, N.D. - An opening program for the new Lincoln's Legacy in North Dakota exhibit at the Pembina State Museum at 2 p.m. May 22 will feature historical illustrator Steve Stark of Fargo.
The program is free and open to the public.
Through drawings and discussion, Stark will present the life of Smith Stimmel, a longtime Fargo resident who served as one of President Lincoln's White House bodyguards.
Stimmel practiced law in Fargo from 1882 to 1922 and is buried in Fargo's Riverside Cemetery.
For more information, call (701) 825-6840 or visit www.history.nd.gov .
