We Already Realized This About Abe Lincoln
Out today is the latest survey of historians which ranks the nation’s presidents in order from best to worst. The survey was commissioned by C-SPAN, which asked 65 top historians…
American Experience On PBS
One of the longest-running and best features on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) is American Experience, the history series produced by station WGBH out of Boston. Last month’s featured program…
Review: "The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln" on PBS
These past few weeks have been busy ones for those of us who are endlessly fascinated by all things related to Abraham Lincoln. We of course celebrated the bicentennial of…
Abe At Chicago O'Hare Airport
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is getting in on the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations. I came across this photo in today’s USA Today, which has a brief description about the impersonator…
"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…