"Bill Moyers Journal" To Air Special Lincoln Program
Another special program to honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln is coming to the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Bill Moyers Journal is going to air “Lincoln’s Legend and Legacy,” a…
Should Pennsylvania Museum Permit Testing Of Lincoln's Blood or DNA?
Today’s issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper contains this article about an interesting dilemma facing a small museum in that city. The Grand Army Of The Republic (GAR) Museum and…
Preserving A Piece Of Lincoln Family History
From today’s edition of the Daily News-Record (Harrison, VA) comes this story about efforts underway to preserve a piece of Abraham Lincoln’s family history. The Lincoln Society of Virginia entered…
Book Review: "The Words Of Abraham Lincoln"
This year has already seen the publication of numerous books about Abraham Lincoln, from children’s books to the massive two-volume biography by Michael Burlingame. One of those books is a…
Remembering David Herbert Donald
The community of Lincoln scholars has lost a titan. The news that David Herbert Donald passed away Sunday (May 17, 2009) at the age of 88 saddens all of us…
Book Review: "What Would Lincoln Do?"
Countless books have been written about Abraham Lincoln over the past 150 years, from children’s books, to books about his jokes and stories, and of course serious biographies. A book…
Lincoln Behind The Myths – Silence While President-Elect
Back in January of this year, I wrote a post about a new series of articles about Abraham Lincoln coming from American History magazine in this, the bicentennial year of…
Reflections – The American Funeral Tour
I’d like to share a personal experience I had today in Columbus, Ohio when I got to visit a mobile exhibit titled “Reflections – The American Funeral Tour.” The purpose…
New Lincoln Exhibition In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An exhibition about Abraham Lincoln has opened this past weekend in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Titled “Lincoln: The Constitution And The Civil War and Lincoln…
"House Divided Speech" Anniversary
Today marks the 151st anniversary of one of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speeches. His “House Divided” speech was given on this date in 1858 upon his nomination as the Republican…