Lessons From Abraham Lincoln
Today’s USA Today contains an informative and entertaining article, asking what lessons, if any, we can learn from Abraham Lincoln’s leadership as our nation is experiencing economic turmoil, war, social…
Exhibit Review – Lincoln: The Constitution And The Civil War
Back on October 17, 2008 I wrote a post about an exhibit which had just opened at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Titled “Lincoln: The Constitution…
MAKE HISTORY – VOTE!
Today marks the end of a long and grueling presidential campaign season. Our nation will make history today, no matter who wins the presidential election. We will end up with…
Chillin' With Abe
Mr. Lincoln looks like he’s “chillin'” a bit in this drawing, almost as if he’s thinking about a week or so at the beach, catching some rays, doing a little…
President Lincoln At The Smithsonian
As the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth rapidly approaches, plans are in full swing across the country for exhibitions, lectures, concerts, plays, musicals, and countless other activities to celebrate his…
Chillin' With Abe Takes On A New Meaning
My previous post was titled “Chillin‘ With Abe,” informing my readers that I was heading to the beach for some much-needed relaxation and fun with my friends and their family.…
UPDATE: Lincoln Collection To Remain In Indiana
Today’s Indianapolis Star newspaper brings the happy news that the famed collection from the now-defunct Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana will apparently remain in Indiana after all. A news…
Lincoln Bible Will Be Used By Obama At Inaugural
President-Elect Barack Obama has been doing his best to “channel” Abraham Lincoln ever since he kicked off his campaign for the presidency. He began his campaign in Springfield, Illinois at…
Mister Lincoln's White House
The cable channel C-SPAN is running a series of programs every night this week about The White House. Titled “White House Week” the shows will feature tours of the private…
Welcome To The Abraham Lincoln Blog!
Welcome to the newest Abraham Lincoln blog. As the heading states, the purpose of this blog is to provide a repository of facts, anecdotes, and even trivia about the 16th…
The Lincoln Funeral Train Carving By An American Master
At the Warther Museum in the small northeastern Ohio town of Dover, visitors can view masterpiece scale-replica carvings of famous trains from American history. Ernest “Mooney” Warther was both an…
Little Known Story About Lincoln's In-laws Fighting For The Confederacy
The casual student of Lincoln probably doesn’t realize that many of his wife’s family members fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. This article describes in brief detail some…
How Lincoln Saved The World?
There is an intriguing new book soon to be published by Michael Knox Beran, titled “Forge Of Empires 1861-1871: Three Revolutionary Statesmen and The World They Made” in which he…
Second Letter To Lincoln Found From Girl Who Suggested His Beard
Seems that Grace Beddell, the little 11 year old girl who wrote to Lincoln and suggested he grow a beard, wrote to him again in 1864. The second letter was…
Mary Todd Lincoln at The National First Ladies' Library and Museum
Abraham Lincoln scholars and researchers have long been almost as fascinated by his troubled relationship and marriage with Mary Todd Lincoln as much as by Lincoln himself. Innumerable books have…
Anniversary Of Lincoln's 1860 Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected to his first term as President of the United States on November 6, 1860. His running mate was Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. Lincoln faced three other…
1864 Presidential Election
On November 8, 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected to a second term as President of the United States. His running mate was Andrew Johnson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Johnson bitterly…
Did Lincoln Have Cancer?
UPDATE: Eighteen months after this original posting, the cardiologist I discuss below is back in the news. John Sotos is now seeking to borrow a piece of fabric from a…
Lincoln Celebration At The Kennedy Center
As my regular readers know by now, I was treated to a special “Lincoln Weekend” in Washington, D.C. a couple of weeks ago by my wife as a Christmas gift.…
Lincoln Celebration At The Kennedy Center
As my regular readers know by now, I was treated to a special “Lincoln Weekend” in Washington, D.C. a couple of weeks ago by my wife as a Christmas gift.…