Illinois Stories | Remembering Lincoln at IL State Museum | WSEC-TV/PBS Springfield
This special exhibit commemorates the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.
LH Lincoln
This is the sesquicentennial of The American Civil War Years and Living History is our passport back through time. Here, in the State of Michigan, we are extremely proud of all of the men and women who help keep our history alive. We must not permit time to erode the events of the past from our memories. Both heroism and tragedy, are part of our collective culture and have served as the foundation for what we have become as a nation and a state. Living History helps strengthen our ties to our ancestors and allows us to revel in the triumphs and successes of those who gave so much in the name of patriotism. It was because brave men and women of all races and ethnicities chose to sacrifice their lives for each other and to answer the call of their country, that we are all a free people, in one nation, under one flag, united. Step back 150 years in time through Living History. Meet Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee Sojourner Truth, Austin Blair, Mrs Austin Blair and George Armstrong Custer. Living History narratives take you there to the times of The American Civil War Years.
Ky. Museum Buys Lincoln Insanity Papers
For $32,000 Friday, a Louisville museum bought the papers that declared former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln insane.
Illinois Adventure #1703 Lincoln's Tomb
Dedicated in 1874, Lincoln Tomb is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary, and three of their four sons, Edward, William, and Thomas. Also on the site is the public receiving vault, constructed ca. 1860, the scene of funeral services for Abraham Lincoln on May 4, 1865. In 1960 the Tomb was designated a National Historic Landmark and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
The 117-foot Tomb, designed by sculptor Larkin Mead, is constructed of brick sheathed with Quincy granite. The base is 72-foot square with large semi-circular projections on the north and south sides. Double sets of north and south stairs lead to a terrace, above which rises the obelisk. At the corners of the shaft, large pedestals serve as bases for four bronze sculptures, each with a group of figures representing one of the four Civil War services—infantry, artillery, cavalry, and navy. A taller base on the obelisk's south side holds a heroic bronze statue of Lincoln. At the Tomb entrance is a bronze reproduction of Gutzon Borglum's marble head of Lincoln, located in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Lincoln The Leader
This sign was erected by the Looking For Lincoln Heritage Coalition. Each sign has a medallion attached to it. Kids are supposed to pencil rub the medallions for souvenirs. This sign can be found in Springfield Illinois. #lookingforlincoln #springfieldillinois #abrahamlincoln
Abraham Lincoln, aka Stan Wernz, adressing the crowd at Heritage Village Museum.
Abraham Lincoln, aka Stan Wernz, adressing the crowd at Heritage Village Museum. We had just finished day two of our Battle of Shiloh reenactment.
Visiting Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Come along with my family and I to INDIANA as we visit the farm where Abraham Lincoln grew up!! We visit the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, see the site of the original Lincoln cabin, and much, much more. Of course, I make sure to get my NPS Passport, stamped, too! ;)
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Lincoln's Assassination: What Really Happened
April 15, 1865
Abraham Lincoln Home
A look at the only home owned by Abraham Lincoln along with the surrounding neighborhood in Springfield, Illinois as it was when he and his family lived in it for 17 years (1844 - 1861) before he became the 16th President of United States. Located at the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets, the house contains twelve rooms spread over two floors. The house was donated to the State of Illinois in 1887 by Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd ... and along with the neighborhood is a National Historic Site.
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USA Patriotism! ... 2015 Video Production
Filming and Photography by Colby Kuykendall
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American Pride
Mere Chance (A greatest generation story)
USA Store ...
America and Military Themed Gifts and Collectibles
Vandalia, IL | 2015 Lincoln Heritage Festival - Battery G
Visiting the encampment of Battery G - 2nd Illinois Light Artillery during the 2015 Lincoln Heritage Festival.
Abraham Lincoln Impersonator 2
Central Illinois Life of Lincoln: Part 2
Central Illinois was once the stomping ground of President Lincoln. Relive his remarkable legacy as you explore everything from his parents home at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site to the Vandalia Statehouse where Lincoln assumed his first statewide office. visitLandofLincoln.com
Abraham Lincoln by artist Randolph Rogers - Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO
Abraham Lincoln (1871)
Artist Randolph Rogers
Voices heard in the program:
Kirk Savage wrote Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves: Race, War, and Monument in 19th Century America. Harold Holzer was the co-chairman of the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Millard F. Rogers, Jr. (1932-2014) is the author of Randolph Rogers: American Sculptor in Rome.
Segment Producer: Jonathan Mitchell
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The Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) presents Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO, an interpretive audio program for Philadelphia's outdoor sculptures. Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO is presented in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the William Penn Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
DW Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930 film)
World of Wonders. Liberty. Yours.
TEN SCORE AND A decade ago today, a father and a mother brought forth on this planet a son they would call Abraham. And the rest is history, a bit of which you can watch in DW Griffith's Abraham Lincoln [the movie above].
The 1930 film is a biopic on the boy who will become the 16th President of the United States. Co-produced with Joseph M Schenck and directed by David Wark Griffith, it stars Walter Huston (Lincoln), Una Merkel (Ann Rutledge), Kay Hammond (Mary Todd Lincoln), Helen Freeman (Nancy Hanks Lincoln), and Ian Keith (John Wilkes Booth).
Donated to the Museum of Modern Arts by screenwriter and producer Paul Killiam, an avid collector of rare silent movies, the film now forms part of the institution's David Wark Griffith collection.
Although criticized for unimpressive dialogue and some historical inaccuracies, the movie is a silver-screen gem worth your couch-potato time. After all, it pays tribute to the martyr-hero US president—one of the greatest POTUSes who ever lived.
Happy 210th Birthday, Mr Lincoln!
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Lincoln Casket In Creighton
Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton has one of four traveling displays of the replica of President Abraham Lincoln's casket, made by Batesville Casket Company.
Lincoln Boyhood Home Indiana
Lincoln Boyhood Home Indiana
Lincoln Funeral Reenactment
One hundred and fifty years to the date of Abraham Lincoln's funeral, the funeral was reenacted in Springfield, Illinois. On May 2, the recreated coffin was transferred from the funeral train to a horse-drawn hearse, and a two-day procession and funeral began.
Lincoln Collection to Be Auctioned in Dallas
Hundreds of pieces of Lincoln memorabilia collected by a Fort Worth, Texas businessman are set to be auctioned this weekend. (Jan. 23)
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Hundreds of pieces of Lincoln memorabilia collected by a Fort Worth, Texas businessman are set to be
Hundreds of pieces of Lincoln memorabilia collected by a Fort Worth, Texas businessman are set to be auctioned this weekend.
The Donald P. Dow collection contains a letters, autographs, pictures and portraits mainly devoted President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Heritage Auctions, which is handling the sale of the collection, says the one of the highlights of the artifacts is a July 26, 1862 letter fragment replying to a Baltimore attorney named Reverdy Johnson containing a candid response that Civil War was not going well for the Union at the time.
The fragment is expected to fetch in upwards of $25,000, bidding begins at $10,000.
The collection also holds autographs by Lincoln assassin and stage actor John Wilkes Booth.
The items go up for bidding on Saturday.
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We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History
Gary Zola is a scholar of the American Jewish experience and an ordained rabbi. Using newspaper clippings, letters, poems, and sermons—many never published before—Zola shows why Lincoln was given the affectionate title “Rabbi” by America’s small, but growing Jewish population. Erin Carlson Mast, executive director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, will join Zola for this conversation. A book signing follows the program. Presented in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month in partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of Washington, DC, and President Lincoln’s Cottage.