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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010It was the best-selling novel of the 19th Century. Published in 1852, more than 300,000 copies of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin were sold in the United States. As the decade progressed and tension over slavery intensified, sales of the book continued to climb. By 1862, more than two million copies were in circulation. The [...]
Upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial Webcasts
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009I had a great time at the Chester Public Library yesterday! Thank you to everyone who made that event possible, including the people who asked such interesting questions at the end of the talk. I want to pass along this note from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. They will be offering a couple of Bicentennial webcasts over [...]
Advertising Controversy at American Heritage
Monday, December 1st, 2008No, I’m not in the business of selling jewelry now. However, if I had made such a transition, do you really think I would be pushing Confederate rings? Highly doubtful. So why the Rebel ring at the top of the page? I came back from the Thanksgiving break to find this story in the New York Times. [...]
Historic Site Closings Delayed Until Oct. 15th
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Springfield’s State Journal-Register has an update on the budget cuts to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration said Tuesday it is delaying closures of two dozen state parks and historic sites, blaming unforeseen snags involving employees affected by the closures for the extended timeline. Blagojevich spokeswoman Kelley Quinn said the closing date [...]
Historic Sites Take a Hit; Protestors Hit Back
Monday, September 15th, 2008The State Journal-Register is reporting that protestors were outside the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield on Saturday, voicing their outrage over Governor Rod Blagojevich’s $2.8 million cut to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency budget. Blagojevich’s cuts have resulted in layoffs, drastically reduced hours, and the closure of a dozen historic sites throughout Illinois. LincolnStudies.com has been following [...]
Lincoln Cottage on C-SPAN
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008I’m happy to pass along some information from the folks at the Lincoln Cottage outside Washington, D. C.: C-SPAN will air a two hour program devoted to President Lincoln’s Cottage on Saturday, September 6 at 8 pm. This program will present the first high definition footage taken at the Cottage and will include a never-before-filmed [...]
100 Years After the Springfield Race Riot
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Today marks the 100th anniversary of the darkest day in Springfield history. A two-day race riot ravaged Abraham Lincoln’s hometown. We’ve talked about the race riot before on this site. As I recall, the topic came up during a series of posts on Vachel Lindsay. Instead of recounting the details of the riot, I want to call [...]
Budget Woes Hit Historic Sites
Friday, August 1st, 2008It looks like we had good reason to be worried about historic sites in Illinois. According to the State Journal-Register in Springfield, all seasonal workers at New Salem have been let go. In addition, the site will be now be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. So what about the other historic sites in Springfield? I’m [...]
Odds and Ends: The Lincoln Marriage, 1860, Jeff Davis, & the ALPLM
Friday, July 25th, 2008How about another fast-paced edition of “Odds & Ends” to round out the week that was? I have enjoyed reading the first few reviews of Daniel Mark Epstein’s new book on the Lincoln marriage. Washington Post, New York Times, and a new one from the Miami Herald. U. S. News & World Report ran an article [...]
Slashing the Celebration: Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008More details on Governor Rod Blagojevich’s plan to slash $1.4 billion from the Illinois budget are starting to leak out. The message is startling: history be damned, the governor could care less. State historic site managers could tell a discerning journalist a thing or two about measured expectations. They have learned to bite their tongue, grit [...]
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