He returned remarried to Sarah Bush Johnston, who made sure to give Abe any opportunity she could for an education. At age twenty-two, Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. After only six months in ...

Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site will host a series of fireside chats on Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning this week.

Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. When he was 22, he moved to New Salem, Illinois. In 1834, he was elected ...