A Looking for Lincoln Wayside Exhibit is in place at the Shastid House, 326 E. Jefferston, Pittsfield. Wayside Exhibits are storyboards with pictures and stories about Abraham Lincoln connection to the site. The Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition is a collection of central-Illinois communities with ties to Lincoln. Each year, Looking for Lincoln puts out a brochure for tourists with information about each community and its Lincoln sights. Pittsfield is one of about 50 communities with wayside exhibits.

The Shastid House was owned by John Greene Shastid. He and his family entertained Lincoln at the home during his visits to Pittsfield. The Wayside Exhibit features the history of the house and its connection to Lincoln. Three more exhibits are on their way to Pittsfield and should be installed in April. There will be one at the John G. Nicolay House, one at the John Hay House, and one on the courthouse lawn.

Nicolay and Hay both served as secretaries to Lincoln during his administration. Lincoln practiced law cases at the former courthouse in Pittsfield. It was torn down in 1893. All four signs have been funded through Pittsfield's Lincoln Bi-Centennial Commission, grants from Looking for Lincoln, and private donations. Lincoln had many connections to Pittsfield, which has more surviving homes visited by him than any other city in the world. The Talking House tour offers information about 11 Lincoln sites in Pittsfield. Persons can pull up in front of each site and listen to stories about Lincoln and his connection to the site through a car radio