Jefferson- The Greene County Historical Museum is hosting Gerald “Jed” Magee of Jefferson, who has studied Abraham Lincoln since he was in junior high school, will present a program on the president’s Civil War generals at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way.
Through the years, he amassed a huge collection of photos, papers and artifacts related to Lincoln, which he donated to the Museum several years ago. The array of Lincolnia includes ten shelves of books—totaling about 60 linear feet. The collection is displayed on a rotating basis at the Museum.
Magee is a retired attorney who practiced law in Jefferson for 25 years and then spent 17 years as a judge in northeast Iowa.
