81. With Lincoln Productions WLP is a repertory acting company dedicated to producing dramatic works concerning the lives of president abraham lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd lincoln. http://members.aol.com/withabe/webpage/

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82. Welcome To Ford's Theatre Ford's Theatre produces musicals and plays that embody family values, underscore multiculturalism, and illuminate the eclectic character of American life. Best known as theatre in which president abraham lincoln was shot. http://www.fordstheatre.org/

83. MOLLUS - Commandery Of Connecticut Veterans/hereditary organization which fosters military and naval science, promotes allegiance to the United States government, perpetuates the memory of those who served and promotes the ideals of president abraham lincoln. http://suvcw.org/mollus/ct.htm

MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES CONNECTICUT COMMANDERY Welcome to the home page of the Connecticut Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. As you will see, the Order is one of the oldest veterans/hereditary organizations still in existence in the country. Please read over our history and our role today. We would appreciate hearing from you and about your officer ancestors who help save the Union in 1861 - 1865. Robert W. Storm P.O. Box 271645 West Hartford, CT 06127-1645 Telephone: 860-693-9008 Email: storm@alumni.duke.edu Lee Allan Tryon, Recorder 4 Raven Circle Avon, CT 06001-3317 Email: LEETRYON@ATTBI.COM Contents: Brief History Objectives of the Order Membership The Campfire , Newsletter of the Connecticut Commandery General Order #21, Spring 2001 [PDF File] Additional On-line Resources (1)Portable Document Format (PDF) files can be printed off the Internet directly to your printer without concern as to format. However, in order for you to do this, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader exisitng on your computer. A copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader may be obtained for free by accessing the following link: Brief History On 15 April 1865, as word of President Abraham Lincoln's death spread throughout the country, three Union Army officer friends met in Philadelphia to discuss the tragic news. Rumors from Washington of a conspiracy to destroy the Federal government by assassination of its leaders prompted the three officers to form an organization that could help thwart future threats to the national government.

84. Lincoln Home National Historic Site (National Park Service) Park contains the only home that abraham lincoln ever owned. Constructed in 1839, lincoln lived there until he was elected president in 1861. http://www.nps.gov/liho/

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Located in Springfield, IL TRAVEL BASICS CAMPING LODGING ACTIVITIES ... FEES/PERMITS (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF At the park's center stands the two-story home of Abraham Lincoln, the only home he ever owned. The house was constructed in 1839 as a 1 1/2-story cottage. Abraham and Mary Lincoln lived here from 1844 until Mr. Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1861. The home, which has been restored to its 1860s appearance, reveals Lincoln as husband, father, politician, and President-elect. It stands in the midst of a four-block historic neighborhood, which the National Park Service is restoring so that the neighborhood, like the house, will appear much as Lincoln would have remembered it. We are pleased to have you visit the Lincoln Home website. For in-depth details on Lincoln Home National Historic Site, please go directly to the "In Depth" link, which has complete information on visiting Lincoln Home, as well as virtual tours and photographs, and a variety of Lincoln quotes and related reference materials. We hope you enjoy your visit, either online, or eventually in person. Learn More about the History of the Park DESIGNATIONS National Historic Site PARK RESOURCES QUICK LINKS Question of the Week Lincoln Chronologies Lincoln on Slavery The Lincoln Family ... main http://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm

85. Encyclopedia Americana: Hannibal Hamlin Encyclopedia Americana (1809-1891), vice president during abraham lincoln's first administration (1861-1865). He was born in Paris Hill, Me., on Aug. 27, 1809. http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/vp/vphamlin.html

The Vice-Presidents The Presidents EA Contents HANNIBAL HAMLIN Biography Hannibal Hamlin, (1809-1891), American political leader who was VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES during Abraham LINCOLN 's first administration (1861-1865). He was born in Paris Hill, Me., on Aug. 27, 1809. Admitted to the bar in 1833, he began to practice law in Hampden, Me., and entered politics as a Jacksonian DEMOCRAT . He served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1836 to 1841, acting as speaker in 1837 and 1839-1840. Following two terms in the U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (1843-1847), he was elected to fill a SENATE vacancy in 1848 and to a full term in 1851. A practical politician, Hamlin supported the candidacy of Franklin PIERCE in 1852. However, he was unwilling to accept proslavery Democratic policies, and on June 12, 1856, he announced his resignation from the chairmanship of the Senate committee on Commerce and his withdrawal from the Democratic party. This caused a national sensation and was a major boost for the REPUBLICANS That year Hamlin was elected the first Republican governor of Maine, but he served less than a month early in 1857 before returning to the Senate. A supporter of Lincoln, who also was associated with the Radical Republicans, Hamlin was a natural choice for second place on the Republican ticket in 1860. His identification with Radical elements, however, caused him to be dropped from the ticket in 1864.

86. Mary Todd Lincoln House -- Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register Of Historic Visit the Mary Todd lincoln House in downtown Lexington to learn more about the life of Mary Todd lincoln, wife of president abraham lincoln. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/mtl.htm

Mary Todd Lincoln House Photograph by Eric Thomason, courtesy of Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation This simple two story brick building on West Main Street was home to Robert S. Todd and his family, including his daughter Mary, wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Mary Todd was not born at this house but moved here with her family in 1832 when she was 14 years old. For four years Mary attended boarding school during the week but returned home on the weekends. She continued to live at the West Main address until 1839, when she moved to Springfield, Illinois, to live with her sister, Mrs. Ninian Edwards. It was here that she eventually married a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln in 1842. Mary Todd Lincoln House in 1948 Courtesy of J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Transylvania University Special Collections The house was built c.1803-1806 as an inn and was called "The Sign of the Green Tree" before its purchase by the Todd family. A contemporary of

87. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum In the process of being built, this new facility will bring together the world's largest collection of documentary material related to the life of the 16th president. Offers a kids page, resources, news, and a webcam showing how the building construction is progressing. http://www.ALincoln-Library.com/Apps/default.asp

Welcome to the official Web site of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Presidential Library and Museum is now under construction in Springfield, Illinois. Until now, no single institution has been devoted to telling the entire life story of the nation's 16th President. But that will change with the dedication of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (November 18, 2002) and Museum (mid 2004). Watch the archived dedication. The Presidential Library and Museum brings together the world's largest collection of documentary material related to the life of the 16th President. Discover why his memory is held in such high esteem around the world. The library houses the oldest institution devoted to the study of Illinois history-The Illinois State Historical Library. The museum features state-of-the-art exhibits, interactive displays, and multimedia programs. Use this Web site to learn more about the most admired president in American history and the city he called home as well as to follow the progress of the construction of the Presidential Library and Museum State of Illinois Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

88. Lincoln Home Tour See where abraham and Mary Todd lincoln lived in 1860, just before he became president. Site also has information about other homes lincoln lived in and links to other information about lincoln. http://www.nps.gov/liho/home/home.htm

Lincoln Home Tour Abraham Lincoln was born and raised in a one-room log cabin; Mary Todd was born and raised in a fourteen-room house. Abraham received less than one year of formal schooling; Mary received education throughout her childhood. Despite these opposite backgrounds, they met one night at a dance in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham approached Mary, and told her that he wanted to dance with her in the "worst way." As she later related the story, she said he did just that - danced with her in the worst way. She overlooked his two left feet and they began courting. However, her eldest sister - Elizabeth - and her husband - Ninian - disapproved of Abraham. The young couple broke off their courtship on what Lincoln referred to as the "fatal first of January" 1841. For over a year, Abraham and Mary avoided each other, until mutual friends brought them back together, and they dated in secret. Mary did not tell Elizabeth until their wedding day, November 4, 1842, that the couple was courting again. Elizabeth apparently gave in, and permitted the wedding to be held in her house. Afterward, the couple went to the place where they spent their first year of marriage- a single room on the second floor of a rooming house. In those humble dwellings, Mary gave birth to their first child - Robert Todd Lincoln. After renting a small house, Abraham Lincoln purchased his first and only house. In May of 1844, Abraham, Mary, and Robert moved into a one-and-a-half-story cottage - a house which they eventually expanded into two stories, and a home where they raised their family for seventeen years.

89. Exhibit: Lincoln Assassination Report Police blotter listing the assassination of president abraham lincoln, 1100 p.m., April 14, 1865. National Archives, Records of the Government of the District of Columbia. http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/lincoln.html

National Archives and Records Administration "Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone no ancestors, no fellows, no successors." Robert G. Ingersoll, lawyer, lecturer, and orator, 1894 President Abraham Lincoln led the United States through its most terrible crisis. In the midst of the Civil War, he spoke memorably of the ideals upon which the American government was founded. At the end of the war, he appealed to people's nobler instincts, speaking words of reconciliation and healing. On April 14, 1865, as he sat in Ford's Theater watching a comedy, President Lincoln was assassinated. Already the dominant symbol of the Civil War, he became a martyred hero on his sudden and violent death. Police blotter listing the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 11:00 p.m., April 14, 1865 National Archives, Records of the Government of the District of Columbia The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police blotter lists the assassination among the more mundane police business of April 14, 1865. The entry begins: "At this hour the melancholy intelligence of the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, President of the U.S, at Fords Theater was brought to this office, and information obtained from the following persons goes to show that the assassin is a man named J. Wilks [sic] Booth..."

90. A Patent For A President - Abraham Lincoln Points To Ponder A Patent for a president. abraham lincoln - the onlyUS president to hold a patent. abraham lincoln portrayed on the penny http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkidprimer6_12pres.htm

91. Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction Short illustrated account of the fateful night. From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html

Abraham Lincoln Papers The Martyr of liberty... [n. p., n. d.] (Library of Congress, Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.) On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," President Abraham Lincoln was shot. Accompanying him at Ford's Theater that night were his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, a twenty-eight year-old officer named Major Henry R. Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancee, Clara Harris. After the play was in progress, a figure with a drawn derringer pistol stepped into the presidential box, aimed, and fired. The president slumped forward. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, dropped the pistol and waved a dagger. Rathbone lunged at him, and though slashed in the arm, forced the killer to the railing. Booth leapt from the balcony and caught the spur of his left boot on a flag draped over the rail, and shattered a bone in his leg on landing. Though injured, he rushed out the back door, and disappeared into the night on horseback. A doctor in the audience immediately went upstairs to the box. The bullet had entered through Lincoln's left ear and lodged behind his right eye. He was paralyzed and barely breathing. He was carried across Tenth Street, to a boarding-house opposite the theater, but the doctors' best efforts failed. Nine hours later, at 7:22 AM on April 15th, Lincoln died.

92. Abraham Lincoln: A Brief Biography he received 110 votes for Vicepresident at the by the Republicans to run for theUS Senate against abraham lincoln, in a brief biographical sketch, December 20 http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln23.html

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN On the stormy morning of Sunday, February 12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln , wife of Thomas , gave birth to a boy. He was born on a bed of poles covered with corn husks. The baby was named Abraham after his grandfather. The birth took place in the Lincolns' rough-hewn cabin on Nolin Creek near Hodgenville, Kentucky . Thomas Lincoln was an uneducated carpenter and a farmer. Nancy Lincoln had little or no schooling and could not write. In 1811 the Lincolns moved to a farm on Knob Creek which was also near Hodgenville. In 1811 or 1812 (possibly as late as 1815) Abraham's younger brother, Thomas, died in infancy. Abraham spent a short amount of time in a log schoolhouse. He began to learn his ABC's from a teacher named Zachariah Riney. He attended school with his sister, Sarah. Sarah had dark hair and gray eyes, and she was two years older than Abraham. Abraham attended school dressed in a raccoon cap, buckskin clothes, and pants so short that several inches of his calves were exposed. At home young Abraham heard the scriptures read from the family Bible Young Lincoln was saved from drowning by playmate Austin Gollaher. Abraham and Sarah briefly attended school taught by Caleb Hazel, a neighbor. Late in the year the Lincoln family moved to southern

93. KRT Direct | Caricatures lincoln, abraham Faces in the News Archive 825 x 1315 Color JPEG Preview DownloadUS president abraham lincoln by Ron Coddington, KRT, 1996 CATEGORY http://www.krtdirect.com/faces/preview/livearchive.htm?s=krtpresday&Action=Searc

94. Lincoln gives us to see the right, let us strive on acting was excellent the Presidentand Mrs. lincoln seemed to detect a broad smile on Uncle abraham's face very http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/lincoln.html

Civil War Project Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He and his parents, Tom and Nancy , lived there during his early childhood days before moving to Indiana. Abraham was nine when his mother died; a year later his father remarried. When he was 21 years old, Lincoln and his family moved to Macon County, Illinois . In New Salem, his adopted home for six years, he worked and studied, learned to be a surveyor, studied law, and worked on a steamboat as an assistant. At the urging of his friends, Lincoln decided to enter politics. His first run at state politics was unsuccessful. In 1834, Abe tried again and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the state capital of Vandalia. One man who saw him making a speech asked, "Can't the party raise any better material than that?" But after hearing Abe's speech the man was amazed that "he knew more than all the other candidates put together." Lincoln became well-known for his quick wit and humor Lincoln then moved to Springfield in 1837 when it became the new state capital and worked there as a lawyer and state legislator. Five years later he married Mary Todd and they had four children.

95. US Presidents - Abraham Lincoln us Presidents Patriotism Daddy. Displaying Flag. To Learn More about this PresidentJunto Society recommends these books! Click here abraham lincoln. http://www.juntosociety.com/uspresidents/alincoln.html

US Presidents Patriotism Daddy Displaying Flag To Learn More about this President Junto Society recommends these books! Crises In A House Divided For Children Click on Books Didn't see what you want? Click here Abraham Lincoln United States Presidents Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President Republican Vice President - Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865) Andrew Johnson (1865) Born: February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky Occupation: Lawyer Married Mary Todd Died: April 15, 1865 Washington, D. C. Assassinated Early Years: Lincoln received no more than a year of schooling, but read every book he could borrow and became a master of the English language. He studied law in his spare time and passed the bar in two years. His Presidency: Lincoln's election resulted in the secession of the southern states from the Union and the start of the Civil War which brought an end to slavery. His first goal had been to preserve the Union. It then became, to restore peace. Shortly after beginning his second term in office, he was assassinated by John Wilkes booth while attending a play at Ford's Theater. He is considered by many as our nation's greatest president. His Life: Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it."

96. Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12) road to become the sixteenth president of the Republicans nominated him for the USSenate in . abraham lincoln's oratorical powers brought him to the attention http://www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/abraham.html

Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12) Until 1971, both February 12 and February 22 were observed as federal public holidays to honor the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and George Washington (February 22). In 1971 President Richard Nixon proclaimed one single federal public holiday, the Presidents' Day , to be observed on the third Monday of February, honoring all past president of the United States of America. Please Note: The Federal statute designates this day as Washington's Birthday, President Nixon issued a proclamation declaring the holiday as "President's Day" in 1971. President Nixon erroneously believed that a Presidential proclamation on the matter carried the same weight as an Executive Order. Since that change in 1971, the common term has been "President's Day". Of all the presidents in the history of the United State, Abraham Lincoln is probably the one that Americans remember the best and with deepest affection. His childhood in the frontier of Indiana set the course for his character and motivation later in life. He brought a new honesty and integrity to the White House. He would always be remembered as "honest Abe." Most of all, he is associated with the final abolition of slavery. Lincoln became a virtual symbol of the American dream whereby an ordinary person from humble beginnings could reach the pinnacle of society as president of the country. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Kentucky, and spent the first seven years of his life there. They were difficult years in which Thomas Lincoln, Abe's father tried to make a living as a carpenter and farmer. The Lincolns moved from farm to farm around Kentucky, until 1816, when the family left to settle in Indiana. The United States was still young, and the midwest was a wild, unsettled frontier. They stopped in the middle of a forest in Spencer County, Indiana. Neighbors were few and far away, and the family lived in a three-sided shelter until Abe's father cleared enough land and built a log cabin.

97. Daily Celebrations ~ Abraham Lincoln, Singleness Of Purpose ~ March 10 ~ Ideas T A celebration of the life of abraham lincoln, the only us Presidentto obtain a patent, a credit to his determination and ingenuity. http://www.dailycelebrations.com/031099.htm

March 10 ~  Singleness of Purpose Lincoln Stories for Leaders "You c a n have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You c a n be anything you want to be, do a ny t h i n g you set out to accomplish if you hold to that de s i r e with singleness of p ur p o s e Abraham Lincoln On this day in 1849, at the age of 40, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) applied for U.S. Patent No. 6469, which raised steamboats off sandbars. He is the only U.S. President to obtain a patent, a credit to his determination and ingenuity. "All my life," Lincoln said, "I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind." Raised in a Kentucky log cabin, by all accounts, "Honest Abe" had only one year of formal education , yet he was an inventor and was accepted to the bar as a self-taught attorney. He once stated, "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." One month after his inauguration, the Civil War began and he led the country through its darkest days of turmoil, delivering the memorable Gettysburg Address . Considered a great president, he proved that

98. Presidents' Day Websites Developed by the Montgomery County Public Schools for teachers, parents, and students, this site has Category Society Holidays Presidents Day...... abraham lincoln. lincoln Online A collection of resources and links to historicalsites. 30, 1998 Maintained by Martin M. Creel Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Presday.html

Presidents' Day Websites for Teachers, Parents, and Students George Washington Born : February 22, 1732 at Wakefield, Westmoreland, Virginia Died: December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia President: April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797 Biography and Resources Compiled by Colonial Williamsburg. Birthplace National Park Service. Basic information. Grolier Online: The American Presidency The Internet Public Library Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of links. Martha Washington Biography Mount Vernon Organization Educational Resources An excellent resource on all aspects of Washington's life. Includes quizzes and virtual tours. Mount Vernon Organization Home page to entire site. The Washington Monument National Park Service. Expanded information and virtual tour. George Washington's Papers Higher level research. University of Virginia. Washington's Papers 1741-1799 Library of Congress American Memory project. The actual photo images of Washington's papers. A Short Biography Short Biography - The White House The Surprising George Washington The National Archives. Abraham Lincoln Born: February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky

99. WPL: Presidents Day Resources Sixteenth us president. Born 12 February 1809. presidents of the United StatesAbraham lincoln (Internet Public Library) presidential election results, list http://www.waterborolibrary.org/presidents.htm

Route 5, next to East Waterboro Post Office P.O. Box 308 / East Waterboro ME 04030 SITE MAP weblog News/Sports/Weather Make WPL your start page Check out our biographies booklist Search This Site: PRESIDENTS DAY RESOURCES CONTENTS U.S. Presidents: History and Facts Celebrating Presidents Day About George Washington About Abraham Lincoln ... Presidents Day Curriculum U.S. Presidents: History and Facts The American President (PBS) Sections: Presidential Biographies; over 15 Lesson Plans , including one on Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address; Web Resources; Essays by historians, journalists, and educators; Historical Documents; Glossary; and Today in Presidential History. Information Please Presidential Factfile (InfoPlease) Topics: How Do the Presidents Rank?; Portraits of the Presidents; Portraits of the First Ladies; Biographies of Presidents; List of U.S. Presidents; Order of Succession; Assassinations; The White House; Vice Presidents; First Families; Cabinet Members; Life After the Presidency; Presidents' Occupations. Also sections on trivia (presidential pets!), elections, scandals, quizzes, and George W. Bush. Beware pop-up ads. Presidents of the United States (POTUS) (Internet Public Library) Links to biographical information on each of the 43 U.S. presidents, including Presidential election results, each president's Cabinet members, notable events during their terms, links to Internet biographies, links to historical documents relevant to each president, more.

100. Did President Lincoln Suspend The U.S. Constitution? Did president lincoln suspend the us Constitution? Answer No. Did presidentlincoln suspend Habeas Corpus? Answer Yes, in 1861 and 1862. http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/did_lincoln.htm

Did President Lincoln suspend the U.S. Constitution? Answer: No Did President Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus? Answer: Yes, in 1861 and 1862 Was Habeas Corpus ever restored? Answer: Yes, in 1866. Here's the story: As the Civil War started, in the very beginning of Lincoln's presidential term, a group of "Peace Democrats" proposed a peaceful resolution to the developing Civil War by offering a truce with the South, and forming a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to protect States' rights. The proposal was ignored by the Unionists of the North and not taken seriously by the South. However, the Peace Democrats, also called copperheads by their enemies, publicly criticized Lincoln's belief that violating the U.S. Constitution was required to save it as a whole. With Congress not in session until July, Lincoln assumed all powers not delegated in the Constitution, including the power to suspend habeas corpus . In 1861, Lincoln had already suspended civil law in territories where resistance to the North's military power would be dangerous. In 1862, when copperhead democrats began criticizing Lincoln's violation of the Constitution, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus throughout the nation and had many copperhead democrats arrested under military authority because he felt that the State Courts in the north west would not convict war protesters such as the copperheads. He proclaimed that all persons who discouraged enlistments or engaged in disloyal practices would come under Martial Law.

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