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Walcamp festival brings history to life

KINGSTON – What started out as a hobby has become a full-time profession.

Twenty-five years ago, Max Daniels gave up his position with a prominent bank to portray Abraham Lincoln. With his wife, Donna, at his side, the two give 200 performances a year, mainly throughout the Midwest.

“She is two-thirds my better half,” Max said of his wife, who portrays Mary Todd Lincoln.

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