NMAH/SI Upon hearing the name Abraham Lincoln, many images may come to mind: rail-splitter, country lawyer, young congressman, embattled president, Great Emancipator, assassin's victim ...

In this lesson, students interrogate their own assumptions about Abraham Lincoln in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of who Lincoln was. They investigate primary source documents in order ...

Every April 14, on the hour of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the place where it happened is one of the loneliest historical sites in America. I should know. I’ve been making ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

It seems like a new biography of President Abraham Lincoln comes out every few years, trying to discern new perspectives of ...

Gina Gillmore-Wolter, president of the New Salem Lincoln League, explains that the drive shaft, just over her right shoulder, ...

In addition to being president, Abraham Lincoln was the post-master of New Salem; he also offered services as a wood chopper, county deputy surveyor, and lawyer. Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room ...

the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, and Utah’s constitution. “Since our founding, our civic responsibilities have been a fundamental part of education, however in recent decades we have strayed ...

Koble also is writing a children's book about Lincoln's visit to Girard Station and other local history. LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's ...