The Paul Bunyan Problem is succinctly summarized in that phrase. “The forests he once destroyed.” The Lake Bemidji statue ...

Cozzens, enjoyably, tells tales involving Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and gambling and town leader Al Swearengen as well as an array of other characters. His description of the frontier town is ...

Galena is considered the most haunted town in Illinois, and its ghost stories are based on real, local characters.

The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) at Lincoln Memorial University welcomed guests Thursday evening for a special preview screening of Ken Burns’ new documentary series, The American ...

Fourteen presidents have called themselves Freemasons, members of the centuries-old fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and mysterious symbols. Abraham Lincoln was not one of them, but ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Defense, run game, and grit led Abraham Lincoln to its third consecutive win, this time in the 71st Battle for the Bluffs and the Friends and Alumni Trophy over Thomas Jefferson 14-8.

Abraham Lincoln is often invoked in calls for civility and reconciliation across the partisan divide. But Lincoln himself understood that such reconciliation was impossible in his own time until ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is unveiling a new exhibit and book this fall, highlighting Lincoln's life and legacy through a collection of 100 objects. The book, ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address in November 1863. The event was ...

This 64-pound solid silver statue was stolen from the Houmas House Estate in Darrow, Louisiana, had been cut up to be sold to pawn shops, officials say. Houmas House Estate & Gardens Facebook ...