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

At age twenty-two, Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. After only six months in his new town, he announced his plans to run for a seat in the State Legislature. During the April 6- August 27 Black ...

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