Last updated: March 31, 2021
Place
Sandburg Home Living Room
NPS Photo
Friends and family were entertained in this room, with Carl playing folk music on his guitar and singing, or sharing stories. His daughter Margaret often joined in on the piano. The walls are adorned with photographs by Edward Steichen, Mrs. Sandburg’s brother, and of course Sandburg’s books. An entire boxcare was filled with the 14,000 books Sandburg brought with him from Michigan.
Not one to point out his own accomplishments,he stored his Presidential Medal of Freedem, his medal from the King of Sweden and his honorary doctorate degrees in a glass cabinet in the corner.