When Mary and Abraham Lincoln moved into the White House in 1861, Mary was 42 years old, a time when women her age dressed in somber grays, dull browns, and boring blues. But not Mary Todd Lincoln. For her, expensive clothes were a mark of importance, of breeding. She proceeded to dr...
God promised Abraham his descendants would be as many as the number of stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach. Since Abraham was an old man and had no children when God told him this, it must have been difficult to believe, but God kept his promise when Isaac was born. He...
Abraham Lincoln gained significant legal, business, and political experience in the city he named in 1853. This page chronicles Mr. Lincoln's activities in Lincoln, Illinois, and describes other related topics. This discussion emphasizes Mr. Lincoln's role in the founding of Lincoln, Illinois, as...