In 1979 I became angry with my employer and decided to grow a beard. It seemed the only way to convince my boss I was angry. The following Monday when I was servicing the first grocery store on my route. I entered the first store that I was to service that day. The first greeting I heard was "HI ABE". It seems, as I remember back, that all the people that day addressed me the same way. 

        I left that employer a week or two later. But the beard remained. And so did the fascination with the 16th President. I began to study and read as much as I could about this great man. 

         In 1988 President Ronald Reagan asked me to dress as the 16th President and appear with Him in Bowling Green, Ohio. The event was for Vice President George Bush who was running for His high office. I was taken aback by the impact I had on people. The high school students who were there were affected in a way that surprised me. 

      When I got home that day I ordered the proper clothes. The next time to dress as President Lincoln was for the Civil War reenactment in Jackson Michigan. That event, one of the largest in the midwest, got me off to a good start. Adding a few dates each year, I now do about 140 appearances a year.

At left is the first picture taken showing Ralph Borror as President Abraham Lincoln in November 21st of 1988. What a great day it was at the Court House in Bowling Green Ohio with Major Wayne Dennis.


Ralph expects to make more than 140 stops on the Lincoln Trail this year. If you wish to have one of those be yours. Call or E-mail as soon as you can. Over eighty days are booked for 2007. Even a dozen in 2008 & 2009. No place is too far. Programs are tailored for each group. If Mary Todd Lincoln is feeling well and the boys are well she may even be able to visit.
     
After 30 years of research and visiting ever site that was important to President Lincoln. He is able to capture the history and humor of Lincoln as few can. Ralph is one of the leading living historians on areas of his life. The cloths he wears are as close to those that Lincoln had as possible. From the black stove pipe hat to the square toed shoes that are put together with wood pegs. The suite  Frock and Waist coat, & Straight Pants made of wool as all were then.