Obama's "Lincoln Moment"
Much has been made in the past week of Barack Obama’s “Lincoln Moment” speech he gave in Philadelphia after the firestorm of controversy raised by his former pastor’s (Jeremiah Wright)…
Lincoln Casket Replica In Nebraska
One of the things I most like about being an Abraham Lincoln blogger is that I come across some weird items which fascinate me, and at least hopefully hold the…
Fight Over Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Is Settled
The long-running fight between the state of Illinois and various contractors over cost overruns at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has finally been settled. The total project, including…
Public Comments About Lincoln Museum Wanted
In recent posts, I’ve been covering the upcoming closure of the famed Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, scheduled for June 30. The museum serves as a repository of priceless…
Update – Lincoln Letter On Slavery Fetches $3.4 Million!
Back on March 13, 2008 I reported the story about the letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to schoolchildren in Massachusetts in response to their petition for him to end slavery. The…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which occurred April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King had been in Memphis…
Bad Lincoln "History"
Bad history is all around us, as documented in the book “Lies Across America” by James W. Loewen. Examples include a small town in Texas which claims that it’s the…
Everyone's Thinkin' Lincoln!
With the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth less than a year away, it seems as if everyone is “thinkin‘ Lincoln” these days. Candidates fall over themselves comparing themselves to Lincoln,…
John Wilkes Booth Descendants Think He Escaped
History tells us that John Wilkes Booth, the young actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, was cornered in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia, and was shot to death on April…
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 was signed into law 146 years ago today, May 20, 1862, by president Abraham Lincoln. The law which went into effect on January 1, 1863…
A Nation Remembers Their Sacrifice
Today is the day that we remember the ultimate sacrifice of our fallen military personnel who died while serving our country in defense of our freedom. Unfortunately, the true meaning…
Do We Need Another Abraham Lincoln?
I love to find hidden gems about Abraham Lincoln in small town papers and other obscure resources and then share them with my readers. Here is a great editorial asking…
Great Resource For Lincoln Historic Sites
I just “discovered” a very nice website devoted to historic sites and tours associated with Abraham Lincoln. The website Looking For Lincoln is operated by the “Looking For Lincoln Heritage…
Lincoln Memorial Maintenance
Here’s an interesting photo of some maintenance being done on the Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This photo is from three years ago, but for some…
An Intriguing Fictional Book About Lincoln
While perusing the Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) paper today, I stumbled upon a brief review of a new, self-published fictional account of the kidnapping of Abraham Lincoln. Titled “Notes On…
Remembering Bobby Kennedy
Forty years ago today on June 5, 1968, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy had just…
Idaho Lincoln Statue Moving To State Capitol
From the Spokane (Washington) Spokesman-Review comes an interesting story about how a statue of Abraham Lincoln might be the oldest such statue of Lincoln in the American west. The statue,…
Mary Todd Lincoln And Her Madness
One of the more important books associated with Abraham Lincoln to be published recently is The Madness Of Mary Lincoln, written by Jason Emerson, a young independent historian currently based…
Hartford Connecticut Dedicating Lincoln Sculpture Garden
Hartford, Connecticut is in the process of installing a series of 15 sculptures and statues dedicated to Abraham Lincoln along its riverfront. The above statue of Abe greeting Harriet Beecher…
Visit The Lincoln Museum In Harrogate, Tennessee
I’ve posted previously about the Abraham Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois and the unfortunate closing of the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. But did you know that…