In April of 1865, the train carrying the late President Abraham Lincoln passed through property that is now Stone Gables Estate in Elizabethtown on its way to Lincoln's final resting place in Springfield, Ill.

To commemorate that event and to celebrate the property's rich history, Stone Gables Estate will hold its second Lincoln Funeral Train Commemoration on Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. Friday's events will run from 2 to 9 p.m., and Saturday's events will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to witness and participate in a one-of-a-kind living history event," said Roberta A. Freeman, public events coordinator for Stone Gables Estate.

Friday's activities will include a VIP experience, featuring a Civil War encampment, demonstrations, and exhibits by re-enactors and historians, as well as a narrated train ride on the Harrisburg, Lincoln and Lancaster Railroad.

"Visitors who purchase train ride tickets will have an opportunity to walk through the world's only full-scale replica of President Lincoln's funeral car," Freeman noted. Additional activities include a reception and dinner, featuring some of Lincoln's favorite foods, as well as a presentation of the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln portrayer Fritz Klein from the original lectern Lincoln used in November of 1863. Visitors will also see the unveiling of a Titanic model. "Two tragic events occurred on April 14, 47 years apart: President Lincoln's assassination in 1865 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912," Freeman said.

VIP tickets will also be available for an overnight stay for two on April 23 at Moonstone Manor as well as breakfast the next morning.

VIP tickets include entrance to all general admission activities on Saturday. General admission will include an official Lincoln funeral train commemoration ceremony, train rides, Civil War demonstrations and presentations, and more.

Event organizers are seeking Civil War re-enactors as well as cannons, cavalry and 1860s wagons for the event. Interested readers may contact ThatTrainLady@yahoo.com for more information or may register at https://stonegablesestate.com/reenactor-registration/.

For more information on the Lincoln Funeral Train Commemoration or to purchase tickets, visit https://stonegablesestate.com/event-calendar/.