Lincoln in the News
News Archive
February 2010
Abraham Lincoln Bookshop
on a recent trip to Chicago, Illinois, we were fortune to visit the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop. This bookshop specializes in all things Lincoln, books, portraits, letters, signatures and many other items. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit with the proprieters who were very knowledgable about Lincoln, and who allowed us to peruse their shop for a long time.Abraham Lincoln Bookshop websitePhotos of our visit to the book shop:Outside the book shop
Inside the book shop 1
Inside the book shop 2
Inside the book shop 3
November 2009
Dartmouth Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked
Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other.Read full article at Dartmouth News.
October 2009
Mary Lincoln’s Seance at the Soldiers’ Home
Erin Mast, Curator of President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC, discusses how Mrs. Lincoln began to engage in spirit circles after the death of her son Willie Lincoln February 1862, actually holding a seance at the home. Read full article at the Lincoln Cottage website.October 2009
Watch a President Age
Two life masks were made of Lincoln. The first in 1860 in Chicago and the 2nd in 1865 in Washington DC. From History.com, see How a President Ages in such a short time.October 2009
Where Lincoln Tossed and Turned
THE New-York Historical Society’s exhibition “Lincoln and New York” will open on Oct. 9, with artifacts, documents, prints and photographs centered on Abraham Lincoln’s visit for his speech at Cooper Union in 1860. Lincoln chose to stay at New York’s most famous hotel, the 1836 Astor House, where he arrived with wrinkled clothes and, by his own words, “in a fix.” Read more at the New York Times website Streetscapes.May 2009
45 Grove Street, New York, NY
John Wilkes Booth frequents an old apartment building near West Village in NY in an attempt to get fellow actor, Samuel K. Chester, to join him in his plot to kidnap Lincoln. Learn more about the building at the New York Times website: The Many Lives of a Village DowagerMay 2009
City Secrets: The Lost Tunnel
The ABC News City Secrets is a pretty cool series. In this video it explores the newly discovered original subway tunnel that hasn't been used since the late 1800's. The man who found it claims that behind a brick wall, which he wants torn down, the lost papers from John Wilkes Booth's diary can be found. City Secrets: The Lost TunnelApril 2009
Lincoln in New York
On a recent trip to New York City we were able to see the 'Lincoln in New York' exhibit at Federal Hall. The exhibit featured historic items from Lincoln's time in New York. The exhibit is over at the end of April.
Federal Hall Exhibit Photos
March 2009
Lincoln on TV
A good Twilight Zone episode about the night Lincoln was shot can be watched at cbs.com: Back There Episode 49Not commercial free
March 2009
Lincoln's Pocket Watch Reveals Long-Hidden Message
The Smithsonian opens one of its prized artifacts and a story unfolds. On April 13, 1861, Irish immigrant and watchmaker Jonathan Dillon, working for the M.W. Galt and Co. jewelers in Washington, D.C., was repairing President Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch when he inscribed a message on it. Read full stories at Smithsonian Magazine and Around the MallMarch 2009
Collector: Lincoln photo uncovered in Grant album
A collector believes a photograph from a private album of Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shows President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before he was assassinated in 1865. If it is indeed Lincoln, it would be the only known photo of the 16th president in front of the executive mansion and a rare find, as only about 130 photos of him are known to exist. Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/March 2009
What was in Lincoln's pockets the day he died?
History.com and the Library of Congress have joined forces to bring the Library's unparalleled collections to a broad audience. When Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865, he was carrying two pairs of spectacles, a pocketknife, a watch fob, a linen handkerchief, a five-dollar Confederate note and several other things. To view visit: history.com/treasureFebruary 2009
Lincoln Artifact Locations
I was looking through another Lincoln book that Derrius recently acquired, and noticed an old photo of Lincoln's deathbed (left) which was taken right after his body was removed. I noticed that the bed cover looked exactly the same as the one that is on the bed now at Ford's Theater PHOTO. In doing a little research, however, I found out that the bed is not even the same one he died in, that one is in the Chicago History Museum. I never found out about the bed cover but did find a site that lists where some of Lincoln's artifacts are located: Lincoln ArtifactsJanuary 2009
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Ticket
Derrius recently purchased a vintage ticket from the "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" show at Disneyland which featured an audio-animatronic Lincoln. These tickets were just behind the blue "welcome message" and above the A thru E tickets included with the Child and Junior ticket books from late 1966 thru around 1973. "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" is the name of an attraction that was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. It was created by both Walt Disney and the Imagineers of WED Enterprises. This ticket was used at the second version of the show and attraction which opened in 1966 at the new and specially constructed Opera House on Main Street USA at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.News Archive
Favorite Lincoln Sites Visited
The cabin where Lincoln was born (replica) in Hodgenville, Kentucky
Knob Creek Farm, one of the cabins Lincoln grew up in Hodgenville, Kentucky
The creek at Knob Creek Farm where Lincoln played as a child
Lincoln's Law Office, Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Lincoln's final resting place in Springfield, Illinois
The Lincoln Depot, Springfield, Illinois.
Steps (photo) inside the Depot - did Lincoln walk on these?
Ford's Theater, Lincoln's assassination site. Photos
On the trail of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assassination Photos
Cooper Union in New York City where Lincoln gave the speech that helped launch him into the presidency.
Lincoln Site Photos
Springfield, Illinois
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC
Gettysburg, PA
John Wilkes Booth Escape Trail
Lincoln's hat on display at Disney World
Cooper Union New York City
Lincoln in New York Exhibit
Lincoln Books
Book listA list of all 89 Lincoln books collected by Derrius:
List (pdf)
Derrius' current read:
Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
by Matthew Pinsker
A three-mile horse ride from the White House, the Soldiers' Home (an asylum for disabled veterans) was the Lincoln family's summer retreat. The author builds a chronicle of the happenings at the Soldiers' Home from the testimony of about 75 people who memorialized their interactions with Lincoln there.
The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln
by Kate Clifford Larson
Pam's Review: On a recent trip to Washington DC, we decided to follow the escape route of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, through Maryland More...
Stealing Lincoln's Body
by Thomas J. Craughwell
Pam's Review: With all that I have learned about Lincoln over the years, I did not know that his body was almost stolen 11 years after he died. On election night in 1876, a group of thieves from Chicago tried to abduct the president's body and hold it for ransom. More...
Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution
by James L. Swanson and Daniel R. Weinberg
This is an excellent book that follows the events from the tragic scene at Ford's Theatre to the trial and execution of Booth's co-conspirators. It has text, but is more of a picture book portraying almost 300 photographs, letters, documents, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts from the Lincoln assassination. The images are truly remarkable and there are photos of items that have never been seen before.
Lincoln Websites
Abraham Lincoln Online.org
Lincoln Bicentennial
NY Times Abraham Lincoln Page
Abraham Lincoln Newspaper Archive
Lincoln's Death
Funeral Train Lincoln's funeral train took him from Washington to Springfield, Illinois--following, in reverse, nearly the same route that had taken the President-elect to the White House. The above photo is of the Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Ohio State House Columbus--1865, one of the stops on the way to Springfield.
Original Tomb The above photo is of the original vault that held Abraham Lincoln's remains. An attempt was made to steal Lincoln's body so Lincoln's son, Robert, decided to have a more permanent tomb built. When construction on the new tomb was completed in 1900 and Lincoln was moved to his new resting place, the coffin was opened and Mr. Lincoln's body was viewed one final time, nearly 30 years after his death. Read more about the story at Abraham Lincoln online.org.
Related book:
Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas J. Craughwell (see above)