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Merry Christmas

December 24, 2008

A quick post to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. In the spirit of keeping this on topic, I share the following image from abelincoln.com

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President Lincoln in Gettysburg

November 19, 2008

The following is from The Lincoln Log website and gives you an idea of what Lincoln’s day was like on November 19, 1863 prior to giving his famous speech. If you plan to have your students recite the Gettysburg Address for class, this should help provide some background information about the event.  Check out this [...]

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Election Day in 1860 & 1864

November 4, 2008

The following are from The Lincoln Log which shows the daily activities of President Lincoln. Tuesday, November 6, 1860. — Springfield, IL Lincoln spends most of it at his state house office. About 3 P.M. he walks quietly to polling place in courthouse. Crowd gives him ovation. After cutting his own name from ballot, he [...]

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The Gettysburg Address

October 1, 2008

“The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” This simple sentence was spoken on November 19, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln when he gave the now famous Gettysburg Address and it reminds us of how important it is that we take every [...]

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Civil War Women – Mary Todd Lincoln

September 25, 2008

Mary Todd Lincoln was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 13, 1818.   Mary’s mom died when she was 7 years old. After her mom died, her dad remarried to Elizabeth Humphreys and she had 2 sons and 2 daughters who became her half-brothers and half-sisters. Mary attended Madame Victoria Mentelle’s Boarding School.  She received an [...]

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