“This is the legacy of Lincoln High School. It’s a living memorial,” said alumni Barbara Watson-Andrews. A ceremony will be held at the memorial wall on Saturday, March 15th, at 11 a.m. at the ...

The Lincoln Wheat Penny is now valued at $121 million! Discover why this rare coin is so valuable, which errors make it ...

By Courtney Mussen The fruit of a collaboration between Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads and the Concerned Citizens ...

Space must be maximized at the 163-year graveyard and concrete crypts that can hold two caskets are part of an expansion to ...

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

San Pedro Park marker honors first president of Union women’s group; readers asked to help track down a plaque dedicated to ...

Blood Drive: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, 1600 W. Walnut St. | To donate, contact ImpactLife Springfield at 800-747-5401 or visit bloodcenter.org and use code 60058 to locate the ...

Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...

Wayne L. Scott has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for 26 years, sharing Lincoln’s legacy with people across the country, and recently had the privilege of delivering the ...

La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere musical digs deep into the experiences of Frederick Douglass and the freed Black slaves ...

"Whether it's the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a U.S. president, or a civil rights leader, these final resting places hold immense ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln ... the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — with a ...