Lincoln Tomb [Revised Draft 4/19/10]

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Lincoln Tomb [Revised Draft 4/19/10] Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Lincoln Collection Bibliography Series Lincoln Tomb [Revised Draft 4/19/10] Books, Articles, and Pamphlets “A Funeral That Lasted Thirty-six Years,” The American Funeral Director (February 1943) ______ American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority. Ceremonies [for Commemoration Program at] Abraham Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, Illinois, September 22, 1962 (Springfield, 1962) L2 A51236c Angle, Paul M. “The Building of the Lincoln Monument,” Lincoln Centennial Association Papers (1926): 17-59. Bateman, Newton. National Lincoln Monument (Springfield, Ill.: National Lincoln Monument Association, 1865). Bonner, Estelle. Echo of His Words (Boulder, Colo.: E. Bonner, 1957) L2 B716e Booton, J. F. “The Rebuilding of Lincoln’s Tomb Interior Finally Made Adequate,” Illinois Public Works 5 (Spring 1947): 21-4. F896.5 D454i Brooks, Walter H. Impressions at the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln (Washington, D.C.: s.n., 1926). L2 B8738i Campbell, Douglas G. “In Memory of Virtue: A Study of Illinoisians’ Designs for the Lincoln Tomb,” Lincoln Herald 86 (Spring 1984): 32-40. L2 L7387L v. 86-87 1984-85 Cashman, Dorothy M. The Lincoln Tomb (n.p., ca. 1955). L2 C33379L Clemens, Earle R. Lincoln Memorials in Many States (s.l., s.n., 1937?). L2 C625L 2 Craughwell, Thomas. Stealing Lincoln’s Body (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007). L2 C897s Davidson, Thomas. “The Lincoln Monument at Springfield,” Western Architect 1 (April 1875) _____ Fay, H. W. “The Attempt to Steal Lincoln’s Body,” Hobbies (January 1937) ____ _____. The Story of Lincoln’s Tomb and Its Three Constructions (Springfield, Ill.: Week by Week Press, 1932). L2 F282s “Fifth Custodian of Lincoln’s Tomb,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 44 (Summer 1951): 187-88. Forney, John W. Circular Letter Asking Subscriptions for the Artillery Group of Statuary of the National Lincoln Monument, which had been Assigned to the City of Philadelphia L2 F727c Garrison, Don, ed. [prepared under the direction of Harry H. Cleaveland] The Tomb of Abraham Lincoln: Springfield, Illinois (Springfield, Ill..: State of Illinois, 1933). L2 G2418t Oversize The Governor and the General Assembly of the State of Illinois extend to you a cordial invitation to join the President of the United States in doing honor to the memory of Illinois’ martyred President at the ceremonies attending the dedication of the remodeled tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield on Wednesday, June 17, 1931, at 2:30 p.m. (Springfield, Ill.: s.n., 1931). L2 12958g 1931 Grand Army of the Republic. Pilgrimage of the G.A.R. to the Tomb of Lincoln, September 29, 1887…Souvenir from the Home of Lincoln (Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, 1887) L2 G75p Hammond, C. Herrick. “The Remodeling of the Lincoln Tomb,” The Western Architect 39 (February 1930): ____ Hickey, James T. “Robert Todd Lincoln and His Father’s Grave Robbers, or Left in the Lurch by the Secret Service,” The Collected Writings of James T. Hickey (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society, 1990): 227-232. [Originally published in Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 77 (Winter 1984): 295-300. L2 H628c 3 Hill, Nancy. “The Preservation Histories of Three Lincoln Sites in Illinois” (Ph.D. dissertation, Illinois State University, 1999). L2 H647p _____. “The Transformation of the Lincoln Tomb,” Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 27 (Winter 2006): 39-56. L2 A158pa vol. 27 www.historycooperative.org/journals/jala/27.1/hill.html Hoffman, George Edward. At Lincoln’s Tomb (Christian Century Co., 1942). Hoover, Herbert. Address of President Hoover at the Dedication of the Remodeled Tomb of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday June 17, 1931 (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931). L2 U586ho June 17 1931 Hostick, King V. Rendezvous at Oak Ridge: Even In Death They Would [Not?] Let Abraham Lincoln Rest (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941). L2 H831r Illinois General Assembly. House Bill No. 762 in Senate; Reported from House May 22, 1929…A Bill for an Act Making an Appropriation to the Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Lincoln Tomb (Springfield, Ill.: 56th Illinois General Assembly, House, 1929?). L2 I295b 56th H.762 Illinois General Assembly. Senate Joint Resolution No. 16…Offered by Mr. Barr, April 28the and adopted; Whereas, the state of Illinois will dedicate the Reconstructed Tomb of Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday June 17, 1931 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois (Springfield, Ill.: 57th Illinois General Assembly, Senate, 1931?). L2 I295b 57th S.16 Illinois Department of Conservation. Lincoln’s Tomb State Memorial (Springfield, Ill.: Department of Conservation, Division of Parks and Memorials, 193_) L2 129to 1942 L2 129to 1947 L2 129to 1951 L2 129to 1952 L2 129to 1953 L2 129to 1967 L2 129to 1969 L2 129to 1970 L2 129to 1973 Illinois Department of Conservation. The Lincoln Tomb (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Department of Public Works & Buildings, 1931?). 4 L2 129t L2 129to L2 129to 1932 L2 129to 1938a Illinois Department of Conservation. Lincoln’s Tomb State Memorial (Springfield, Ill.: Department of Conservation, Information/Education Division, 1975) L2 129to 1975 Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings. Lincoln Tomb, Under the Supervision of the Department of Public Works and Buildings (Springfield?, 1931?). L2 I29t Illinois Lincoln Memorial Commission. Ceremonies Incident to the Placing of the Servius Tullius Stone in the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln (Springfield, Ill.: n.p., 1936?). L2 12966c Johnson, Edward S. Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place (n.p., ca. 1902) Johnson, Edward S. Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place: A Leaflet Prepared for Distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the City of Springfield, Illinois (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Department of Public Works & Buildings, 191_) L2 J662a 1903 L2 J662a 1912 L2 J662a 1914 L2 J662a 1916 L2 J662a2 [1909?] L2 J662a3 [1924] L2 J662a4 L2 J662a5 [1921?] Jones, Edgar DeWitt. “A Preacher at Lincoln’s Tomb,” Lincoln Herald 50 (October 1948): 28-9. L2 L7387L King, Bess. The Tomb of Abraham Lincoln (Springfield, Ill.: Lincoln Souvenir & Gift Shop, 1941). L2 K521t Krause, Susan; Boston, Kelly A.; and Stowell, Daniel. Now They Belong to the Ages: Abraham Lincoln and His Contemporaries in Oak Ridge Cemetery (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2005) F896.3z K91n Lamb, Brian. Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites (New York: Public Affairs, 2000). 5 EZ L218w Lincoln Monument Dedication; Procession; Line of March…Exercises at the Monument (Springfield, Ill.: Springfield Business College, 1874). L2 L73946 Meriam, Arthur L. “Final Interment of President Abraham Lincoln’s Remains at the Lincoln Monument in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 23 (April 1930): 171-74. L2 M561f National Lincoln Monument Association. Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place (n.p., 1903). _____. Address of the National Lincoln Monument Association (n.p., ca. 1874). _____. [by John Carroll Power] Annual Reports of the Custodian to the Executive Committee of the National Lincoln Monument Association: Reports for Nine Years, from 1875 to 1883, Inclusive, Closing with a Dissertation on Sunday Opening of the Monument; Also, Remarks on Sight-Seeing in London; Sketches, Historical and Descriptive Methods of Taking care of the Brock Monument at Queenston, Canada; The Washington Monument at Baltimore, Maryland; Mount Vernon, on the Potomac…Bunker Hill Monument, at Boston…Mention of the Washington Monument at the Capital…Now Almost Completed; and of the Proposed Garfield Monument at Cleveland (Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, 1884). L2 N27721r 1875-1883 _____. [by John Carroll Power] First Annual Report of the Custodian of the Lincoln Monument to the National Lincoln Monument Association (Springfield ?, Ill.: National Lincoln Monument Association, 1876). L2 N27721r 1875 _____. National Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Illinois (Springfield?: 1874?) L2 N27721n National Lincoln Monument Association Records, 1865-1920, Manuscripts Division, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library [5.5 manuscript boxes that contain correspondence, reports, minutes, and other records of the association that oversaw the design competition and construction of the memorial at the Lincoln Tomb, as well as tomb custodian reports and tomb visitors’ records.] “New Plans for the Lincoln Monument,” Lincoln Centennial Association Bulletin, No. 16 (December 1, 1929): 1-2, 8. Nolan, J. Bennett. Of a Tomb in the Reading Cemetery and the Long Shadow of Abraham Lincoln (n.p., 1952). 6 L2 N787 Oak Ridge Cemetery. History and Improvements of Oak Ridge Cemetery; Charter and Ordinances, Rules and Regulations; National Lincoln Monument and Other Matters of Interest Regarding the Same; Revised and Adopted A.D. 1902 (Springfield, Ill.: Phillips Bros., 1901). F896 S76 O11h 1879 F896 S76 O11h 1901 Official Programme of the Order of Exercises Connected with the Unveiling of the Statue of Abraham Lincoln Upon the National Monument, Springfield, Illinois, Thursday, October 15, 1874; Also His Remarks to His Neighbors on Leaving Springfield, February 11, 1861, with His Inaugural Addresses, Messages to Congress, Emancipation Proclamation, and Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Journal Co., 1874). L2 N27721o Power, John Carroll. Abraham Lincoln: His Great Funeral Cortege from Washington City to Springfield, Illinois;
Recommended publications
  • Illinois' African American History & Heritage
    African American History Chicago Bronzeville illinois’ african american history & heritage Take in the rich legacy of Illinois’ African American history In Chicago and throughout the state, African American history is deep-rooted in Illinois. Discover museums that celebrate African American culture and art. Visit the sites where freedom Jacksonville seekers traveled along the Underground Railroad. Indulge in Springfield 3–5 days African American culture through flavorful food and soulful music. Wherever you explore, Illinois welcomes you to 321mi (Approx) embrace the powerful legacy of its African American roots. Alton African American History Black Ensemble Theater African American Cultural Center The Art Institute of Chicago Many places have reopened with limited capacity, new operating hours or other restrictions. Kingston Mines Inquire ahead of time for up-to-date health and safety information. Day 1 Downtown Chicago in Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall. Finally, get your fill of blues and jazz at various lounges across Chicago’s African American community has had a the city, such as Buddy Guy’s Legends, major impact on both American and global culture, Kingston Mines, Andy’s Jazz Club and the so there’s no better place to start your exploration Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. Courtesy of than downtown Chicago. Start the morning at the Kevin J. Miyasaki/Redux Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable bust on Michigan Overnight in one of the hotels near Avenue; the Haitian-born fur trader is recognized as McCormick Place like the Hyatt Regency, Bronzeville Neighborhood the founder of Chicago. Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn. Other options include The Sophy Hyde Park and The Blackstone Make your way to the Art Institute of Chicago, across from Grant Park.
    [Show full text]
  • Lincoln, Abraham— Miscellaneous Publications Collection
    McLean County Museum of History Lincoln, Abraham— Miscellaneous Publications Collection Collection Information VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 2 boxes COLLECTION DATES: 1860-2009 RESTRICTIONS: None REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the McLean County Museum of History ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: None OTHER FINDING AIDS: None LOCATION: Archives NOTES: None Box and Folder Inventory Box 1 Folder 1: Lincoln Autobiographies 1.1.1 Appleman, Roy Edgar, ed. Abraham Lincoln From His Own Words and Contemporary Accounts. National Park Service. Source Book Series. Number Two. GPO, Washington, D.C., 1942 (revised 1956).C. & A. Athletes, Balle’s Orchestra, March 14, 1905 1.1.2 Sage, Harold K. Jesse W. Fell and the Lincoln Autobiography. Bloomington: The Original Smith Printing Co, 1971. Folder 2: Lincoln Comic Books 1.2.1 Classics Illustrated. Abraham Lincoln. No.142. New York: Gilberton Company Inc, 1967. 1.2.2 “All Aboard Mr. Lincoln” Washington: Association of American Railroad, 1959. Folder 3: Biographies 1.3.1 Cameron, W.J. Lincoln. Chicago Historical Society, 1911. 1.3.2 Neis, Anna Marie. Lincoln. Boston: George H. Ellis Company, 1915. 1.3.3 Newman, Ralph G. Lincoln. Lincoln: George W. Stewart Publisher Inc, 1958. 1.3.4 Pierson, A.V. Lincoln and Grant. n.p., n.d. 1.3.5 Young, James C. “Lincoln and His Pictures.” The New York Times Book Review and Magazine (New York, NY), February 12, 1922. 1.3.6 The Board of Temperance of the Methodist Church. “Abraham Lincoln” The Voice, February 1949. 1.3.7 “The Wanamaker Primer on Abraham Lincoln” Lincoln Centenary, 1909.
    [Show full text]
  • Schedule of Events
    Schedule of Events Tuesdays 9 am - 5 pm: Period Characters | Lincoln's New Salem June 5 - A 10 am: WHB - Design Like Frank Lloyd Wright Drawing Tour ugust 7, 202 7 pm: Flag Lowering Ceremony | Lincoln Tomb 1 7:30 pm: Lincoln's Ghost Walk $ Wednesdays 9 am - 5 pm: Period Characters | Lincoln's New Salem Saturdays 10 am: WHB - Friends of Lincoln Hike 9 am - 5 pm: Period Characters | Lincoln's New Salem 10 am: WHB - History Bike Tour | 8 miles 10:30 am: WHB -1908 Race Riot Walking Tour 1 pm: WHB - History Bike Tour | 5 House/5 miles 10:30 am: Springfield Municipal Band Performance | ALPLM 6:30 pm: Themed Concerts | Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon (June 26 & July 17 only) 7:30 pm: Lincoln's Ghost Walk $ 10:30 am: Ulysses S. Grant | ALPLM (June 12, July 3, 10, 24, 31 only) Thursdays Noon: Springfield Walks Springfield's History Mystery Walk 1 pm: Meet Lincoln | Lincoln Home 9 am - 5 pm: Period Characters | Lincoln's New Salem 1:30 pm: Experiencing African American History | Springfield & Central 10:30 am: WHB - 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour IL African American History Museum 1 pm: WHB - Military History Hike 2 pm: Meet Lincoln & Mary | ALPLM $ 2 pm: Illinois Militia & National Guard Heritage | Illinois State 4 pm: Meet Lincoln & Mary | Lincoln Home Military Museum 5 pm: 1860s Party on the Plaza | Old State Capitol Grounds 7:30 pm: Lincoln's Ghost Walk $ 7:30 pm: Lincoln's Ghost Walk $ (Don't miss the Levitt Amp Springfield Concerts, see page 2 for info) Fridays Walk Hike Bike Tours = WHB Admission = $ Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum = ALPLM Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • JAMESON JENKINS and JAMES BLANKS
    Lincoln’s Springfield JAMESON JENKINS and JAMES BLANKS AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Spring Creek Series Richard E. Hart Jameson Jenkins’ Certificate of Freedom 1 Recorded With the Recorder of Deeds of Sangamon County, Illinois on March 28, 1846 1 Sangamon County Recorder of Deeds, Deed Record Book 4, p. 21, Deed Book AA, pp. 284-285. Jameson Jenkins and James Blanks Front Cover Photograph: Obelisk marker for graves of Jameson Jenkins and James Blanks in the “Colored Section” of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. This photograph was taken on September 30, 2012, by Donna Catlin on the occasion of the rededication of the restored grave marker. Back Cover Photograph: Photograph looking north on Eighth Street toward the Lincoln Home at Eighth and Jackson streets from the right of way in front of the lot where the house of Jameson Jenkins stood. Dedicated to Nellie Holland and Dorothy Spencer The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum is a not-for-profit organization founded in February, 2006, for the purpose of gathering, interpreting and exhibiting the history of Springfield and Central Illinois African Americans life in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We invite you to become a part of this important documentation of a people’s history through a membership or financial contribution. You will help tell the stories that create harmony, respect and understanding. All proceeds from the sale of this pamphlet will benefit The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum. Jameson Jenkins and James Blanks: African American Neighbors of Abraham Lincoln Spring Creek Series.
    [Show full text]
  • Economic Impacts of the Proposed Pullman National Historical Park
    FINAL REPORT Economic Impacts of the Proposed Pullman National Historical Park Submitted To: National Parks Conservation Association August 2, 2013 MFA Project Number 548 Executive Summary The National Parks Conservation Association (“NPCA” or “Client”) retained Market Feasibility Advisors, LLC (“MFA”) to assess the economic impacts of the potential designation of the historic Pullman neighborhood as a Pullman National Historical Park (“Park”) by the National Park Service (“NPS”). Pullman is a Chicago neighborhood located approximately 15 miles due south of downtown. It appears that the Pullman Historic District features all the attributes necessary to be designated as a unit of the National Park System, an action that could greatly enhance the revitalization of the area and preserve the architectural and cultural heritage that makes it such a historical treasure. Pullman showcases 19th and 20th Century industrial society with unique stories of architecture, labor history— including formation of the first African-American labor union, landscape design, urban planning, and transportation history. The convergence of multiple stories of undisputed national significance makes Pullman worthy of national park status. As an example of vertical integration, Pullman was only surpassed by Henry Ford’s River Rouge complex, presenting a historical model of corporate structure very much emulated in today’s world. Pullman offers ample opportunities for public use and enjoyment, in an environment rich in history. The economic impacts of the proposed National Historical Park designation would vary greatly depending on the specific actions taken in regards to that designation. It is MFA’s understanding that at this time NPS has not created any plans, let any contracts, or partnered with any concessionaires to operate anything in Pullman.
    [Show full text]
  • Lincoln's New Salem, Reconstructed
    Lincoln’s New Salem, Reconstructed MARK B. POHLAD “Not a building, scarcely a stone” In his classic Lincoln’s New Salem (1934), Benjamin P. Thomas observed bluntly, “By 1840 New Salem had ceased to exist.”1 A century later, however, a restored New Salem was—after the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C.—the most visited Lincoln site in the world. How this transformation occurred is a fascinating story, one that should be retold, especially now, when action must be taken to rescue the present New Salem from a grave decline. Even apart from its connection to Abraham Lincoln, New Salem is like no other reconstructed pioneer village that exists today. Years before the present restoration occurred, planners aimed for a unique destination. A 1920s state-of- Illinois brochure claimed that once the twenty- five original structures were rebuilt on their original founda- tions, it would be “the only known city in the world that has ever been restored in its entirety.”2 In truth, it is today the world’s largest log- house village reconstructed on its original site and on its build- ings’ original foundations. It is still startling nearly two hundred years later that a town of more than a hundred souls—about the same number as lived in Chicago at that time—existed for only a decade. But such was the velocity of development in the American West. “Petersburg . took the wind out of its sails,” a newspaperman quipped in 1884, because a new county seat and post office had been established there; Lincoln himself had surveyed it.3 Now the very buildings of his New Salem friends and 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Life of Lincoln Tour
    Earn 12 SCECHs with this tour! Attention educators! SCECHs Michigan Council for the Social Studies Life of Lincoln Tour July 27-30, 2018 Join the Historical Society of Michigan and the Michigan Council for the Social Studies for a 4-day, 3-night tour Experience the areas Tour Illinois’ picturesque of Lincoln’s Abraham Lincoln called home! Old State Capitol! life in Illinois! $625* Explore New Salem, where Lincoln lived as a young man! Enjoy a guided tour of Lincoln’s home! And So Much More... To register for this tour, call (800) 692-1828 or visit hsmichigan.org/programs * Includes motor coach transportation; all lodging; all dinners and breakfasts, plus one boxed lunch on the motor coach; and all admission fees, taxes, and gratuities. Membership in either the Historical Society of Michigan OR the Michigan Council for the Social Studies is required. Price is per person based on double occupancy. Experience an in-depth look at the life of one of America’s greatest presidents with our “Life of Lincoln” motor coach tour. The 4-day, 3-night tour includes a special visit to the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. We’ll also tour Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, the Lincoln Home in Springfield, the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, and much more! Your guide will be Robert Myers, our Assistant Director for Education Programs and Events. Like all of our tours, we’ve planned every detail ourselves—no “off the rack” tours for us! We depart the Historical Society of Michigan oces in Lansing bright and early aboard a Great Lakes Transportation Company motor coach, stopping at two convenient Michigan Day 1 Department of Transportation Park and Ride lots in Portage and Stevensville to pick up a few of our remaining members.
    [Show full text]
  • Review Essay
    Review Essay THOMAS R. TURNER Thomas J. Craughwell. Stealing Lincoln’s Body. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2007. Pp. 250. In a story about Thomas J. Craughwell’s Stealing Lincoln’s Body on the CNN.com Web site, Bob Bender, senior editor of Simon and Schuster, notes that Abraham Lincoln has been a best-selling subject, probably since the month after he died. While Lincoln scholars have occasion- ally agonized that there is nothing new to be said about Lincoln— witness James G. Randall’s 1936 American Historical Review article, “Has the Lincoln Theme Been Exhausted?”—books about the sixteenth president continue to pour forth unabated. (This soul searching seems unique to the Lincoln field; one is hard put to think of another research field where scholars raise similar concerns.) If anything, the pace may be accelerating, with the approaching bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth in 2009 calling renewed attention to all facets of his life and career. Bender also cites the old adage that, in the publishing world, books on animals, medicine, and Lincoln are always guaranteed best-sellers. George Stevens in 1939 published a book titled Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog & Other Famous Best Sellers, and in 2001 Richard Grayson produced a work with a similar title. Neither book sold many copies; Grayson’s sold fewer than two hundred, causing him to write “The only thing I can come up with is that Lincoln isn’t as popular as he used to be.” Given the limitations on press budgets, the number of copies of a book that must be sold to make a profit, a decline in the number of Lincoln collectors, and severe restrictions on library budgets, Grayson may be correct: merely publishing a Lincoln book is no longer a guar- antee of financial success.
    [Show full text]
  • Custodians at Lincoln's Tomb John Carroll Power Edward S
    LINCOLN LORE Bulletin of the Lincoln National Life Foundation ------ Dr. Lona A. Warren Editor Published each week by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, fudiana Number 1078 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA December 5, 1949 CUSTODIANS AT LINCOLN'S TOMB JOHN CARROLL POWER EDWARD S. JOHNSON HERBERT WELLS FAY 1874-1894, 20 years 1895-1920, 25 years 1921-1949, 28 years The first full time custodian of the A native of Springfield Illinois, Bringing to a proper clin1ax this Lincoln Tomb at Springfield, lllinois Edward S. Johnson became the sec­ most remarkable exhibition of fidelity, was John C. Power. He was born in ond custodian at the Lincoln Tomb. stamina and enterprise in this three Fleming County Kentucky on Sep­ He was born August 9, 1843 and with man public service succession ex_... tember 19, 1819, but did not come into the exception of the years spent in tending over 73 years, Herbert Wells prominence as an authority in the military sernce and a short time in Fay, labored long<ll' and lived longer Lincoln field until he became associ­ Chicago, resided in the city all his than either of his two predecessors. ated with the Springfield Board of life. His father and Abraham Lincoln This issue of Lincoln Lore is most Trade. In 1871 he published for that were close friend'!, and Edward John­ sincerely dedicated to his memory, not organization a History of S'(YI'ingfield. son and Robert Lincoln were school only for his long and faithful service, The last four pages ot the history mates-but eight days separating but for his unusual enthusiasm for were utilized in telling ~ the story of their respective births.
    [Show full text]
  • Life of Lincoln Tour
    Life of Lincoln Tour October 13-16, 2017 Join the Historical Society of Michigan’s “Michiganders on the Road” for a 4-day, 3-night tour of Lincoln’s life in Illinois! $625* To register for this tour, call (800) 692-1828 or visit hsmichigan.org/programs * Includes motor coach transportation; all lodging; all dinners and breakfasts, plus one boxed lunch on the motor coach; and all admission fees, taxes, and gratuities. Historical Society of Michigan membership required; memberships start at $25. Price is per person based on double occupancy. Experience an in-depth look at the life of one of America’s greatest presidents with our “Life of Lincoln” motor coach tour. The 4-day, 3-night tour includes a special visit to the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. We’ll also tour Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, the Lincoln Home in Springfield, the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, and much more! Your guide will be Robert Myers, our Assistant Director for Education Programs and Events. Like all of our tours, we’ve planned every detail ourselves—no “off the rack” tours for us! We depart the Historical Society of Michigan offices in Lansing bright and early aboard a Compass motor coach, stopping at two convenient Michigan Department of Transportation Day 1 Park and Ride lots along the way to pick up a few of our remaining members. Heading through miles of cornfields in central Illinois, the prairie’s gorgeous vistas open up into another spectacular…cornfield. All right, we have to confess that the drive to Lincoln country isn’t the most exciting one in America, but we can watch a movie on the coach’s DVD system, play one of Bob’s Useless Trivia Games, or just take a morning nap.
    [Show full text]
  • Mary Lincoln Narrative and Chronology
    MEET MARY LINCOLN BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE & CHRONOLOGY WWW.PRESIDENTLINCOLN.ORG Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum MARY TODD’S EARLY LIFE ary Todd was born the finer things in life that allowed to continue her M into a prominent Lex- money bought, among them studies at the Mentelle’s for ington, Kentucky family. Her were beautiful clothes, im- Young Ladies School. Begin- parents, Eliza Ann Parker ported French shoes, elegant ning in 1832, Mary boarded and Robert Smith Todd dinners, a home library and, at Mentelle’s Monday were second cousins, a com- private carriages. through Friday and went mon occurrence in the early home on the weekend even eighteen hundreds. Mary Mary was almost though the school was only was not yet seven when her nine years old when she one and a half miles from her mother died of a bacterial entered the Shelby Female home. Every week, Mary was infection after delivering a Academy, otherwise known brought to and from school son in 1825. Within six as Ward’s. School began at in a coach driven by a family months Mary’s father began 5:00 am, and Mary and Eliza- slave, Nelson. The cost of courting Elizabeth “Betsey” beth “Lizzie” Humphreys room and board for one Humphreys and they were walked the three blocks to year at this exclusive finish- married November 1, 1826. the co-ed academy. Mary ing school was $120. For The six surviving children of was an excellent student and four years, Mary received Eliza and Robert Todd did excelled in reading, writing, instruction in English litera- not take kindly to their new grammar, arithmetic, history, ture, etiquette, conversation, step-mother.
    [Show full text]
  • Papers of the 2009 Dakota Conference
    Papers of the Forty-first Annual DAKOTA CONFERENCE A National Conference on the Northern Plains “Abraham Lincoln Looks West” Augustana College Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 24-25, 2009 Complied by Lori Bunjer and Harry F. Thompson Major funding for the Forty-first Annual Dakota Conference was provided by Loren and Mavis Amundson CWS Endowment/SFACF, Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, Carol Martin Mashek, Elaine Nelson McIntosh, Mellon Fund Committee of Augustana College, Rex Myers and Susan Richards, Blair and Linda Tremere, Richard and Michelle Van Demark, Jamie and Penny Volin, and the Center for Western Studies. The Center for Western Studies Augustana College 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Abbott, Emma John Dillinger and the Sioux Falls Bank Robbery of 1934 Amundson, Loren H. Colton: The Town Anderson, Grant K. The Yankees are Coming! The Yankees are Coming! Aspaas, Barbara My Illinois Grandmother Speaks Bradley, Ed Civil War Patronage in the West: Abraham Lincoln’s Appointment of William Jayne as Governor of the Dakota Territory Braun, Sebastian F. Developing the Great Plains: A Look Back at Lincoln Browne, Miles A. Abraham Lincoln: Western Bred President Ellingson, William J. Lincoln’s Influence on the Settlement of Bend in the River (Wakpaipaksan) Hayes, Robert E. Lincoln Could Have Been in the Black Hills — Can You Believe This? Johnson, Stephanie R. The Cowboy and the West: A Personal Exploration of the Cowboy’s Role in American Society Johnsson, Gil In the Camera’s Eye: Lincoln’s Appearance and His Presidency Johnsson,
    [Show full text]