Those who stepped into the back of the large semi parked at the Auburn Museum on Tuesday got a quick lesson on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

The Abraham Lincoln HistoryMobile, a traveling exhibit, was in Auburn Tuesday and Wednesday giving Logan Countians a chance to learn more about our nation’s 16th president.

The semi-trailer houses a 300 square foot exhibit sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society which explores Lincoln’s frontier childhood, his career from a log house to the White House, and his struggles to end slavery and lead the nation through the Civil War. The exhibit contains artifacts, images and audio and interactive elements.

“It’s a lovely exhibit,” said Auburn resident Peggy Moody. “I love history, especially things that have to do with my area.”

David Whealdon, HistoryMobile Program Coordinator, said that response to the exhibit has been very positive.

“They like it wherever we go,” Whealdon said.

Whealdon said the exhibit has been on the road since February, 2008 and will continue traveling around the state until October, 2010.

“We’re going all over the state of Kentucky,” Whealdon said. The truck was at the Auburn Museum on Tuesday and then made a stop at the Auburn School on Wednesday to allow fourth through eighth graders to take a tour.

The HistoryMobile began in 1973 and has featured a number of different exhibits. With the celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial and Lincoln’s connection to Kentucky, doing an exhibit on Lincoln at this time made perfect sense.

Eloise Hadden, of the Auburn Historical Society, said they were very excited to bring this exhibit to Auburn.

“It’s a wonderful exhibit,” Hadden said as she welcomed people to the HistoryMobile.