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Lincoln, Abraham
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 21st Century Abe 
 Abraham Lincoln "was born two hundred years ago. ... But why are we in the 21st century still obsessed with this 19th-century man? ... What does this popular Abe have to do with the historical Abe?" This site will take six months (from February 2009) to answer these questions. Includes responses from scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to add material. From the Rosenbach Museum & Library. http://www.21stcenturyabe.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 2, 2009 The Abraham Lincoln Association
"On February 12, 2009, The Abraham Lincoln Association will lead the national celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday." The website for the association features the association's journal back to 1979, access to the collected works of Abraham Lincoln (a multi-volume set of Lincoln's correspondence, speeches, and other writings), teacher's guides, and a listing of 2009 bicentennial events in Springfield, Illinois. http://www.abrahamlincolnassociation.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 16, 2008 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission 2009
Website from an organization that is planning the bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth, February 12, 2009. Features selected speeches, the "Gettysburg Address" translated into numerous languages, Lincoln timeline, and a portrait gallery. Also includes a schedule of relevant events back to 2002 and links to related online resources. From the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, which was established by Congress in 2000. http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Abraham Lincoln Online.org
A resource for information about the sixteenth president of the United States, including speeches and writings, frequently asked questions, resource listings, and links to other Lincoln-related sites. Searchable. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html Topics: Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Find information about this Springfield, Illinois, complex and its architecture, a biographical timeline of Lincoln, and related links. Includes a schedule of events for the official opening and dedication in April 2005. http://www.alplm.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 17, 2005 Abraham Lincoln Research Site
Provides a biography, vignettes of many incidents in his life (including his possible romance with Ann Rutledge), a description of his marriage to Mary Todd, biographies of his sons, a timeline of his life, extensive coverage of his assassination, photographs, documents, trivia, bibliography, and many related links. The section on Mary Todd Lincoln is extensive and covers her insanity trial. http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 12, 2009 The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
This digital collection "documents the life of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) both through writings by and about Lincoln as well as a large body of publications concerning the issues of the times including slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and related topics. ... This online release [of the collection] presents more than 1,300 items with more than 4,000 images and a date range of 1824-1931." From the American Memory project of the Library of Congress (LOC). http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/stern-lincoln/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Artful Abe
This is "an online scavenger hunt that takes you from outdoor sculptures of Abraham Lincoln around America to discover related artworks in the collection of the [Smithsonian] American Art Museum." The activity, which highlights the museum's outdoor sculpture preservation program, can be played individually or as a team. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/artfulabe/ Topics: Art, Presidents by Name Last updated Mar 9, 2009 The Gettysburg Address
Contains digitized images and transcriptions of two early drafts of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln. Includes translations of the speech in many languages, related correspondence, information on the preservation of the speech, and the "only known Photograph of President Lincoln at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 6, 2004 The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation 11/19/1863
The Gettysburg Address, reinterpreted in Microsoft Powerpoint. This garish presentation is replete with meaningless graphs, mind-numbing bullet points, and a list of "Key Objectives." From a computer scientist with a sense of humor. http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Lincoln and the Quakers
"In honor of the 2009 Bicentennial Celebration of [Abraham] Lincoln's birth, this site was launched ... to showcase rare correspondence between Lincoln and the Quakers during the turbulent years of the Civil War." Features a letter written in Lincoln's own handwriting, other digitized images, and a timeline of Lincoln's presidency. From Swarthmore College Library. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/exhibitions/lincoln/ Topics: Christianity, Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
This digital collection "presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois." Also provides a biography of the 16th U.S. president, lesson plans, and collections on themes such as frontier settlement and law and society. From Northern Illinois University Libraries. http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 5, 2007 Lincoln: Illinois Bicentennial Commission
Website for the Illinois commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809. Features bicentennial planning resources for Illinois communities, an extensive events calendar, news, material about the Lincoln Centennial in Springfield, Illinois, in 1909, Lincoln images, "The Lincoln Log, a day-by-day feature that explains what Abraham Lincoln wrote, said or did on that date in history," and links to related sites. http://www.lincoln200.net/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 16, 2008 Lincoln's Great Depression
This detailed article describes how "Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life. ... [and how] his condition ... gave him the tools to save the nation." Discusses Lincoln's depressive episodes in 1835 and 1840/41 and how "the suffering he had endured lent him clarity and conviction ... that helped him guide the nation" during the Civil War. From The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200510/lincolns-clinical-depression Topics: Mental Conditions, Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 29, 2009 Living the Legacy: Lincoln in Washington, DC
"February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, and DC is honoring the 16th President with ... [this] four-month cultural tourism celebration. ... Running January 1 through April 30, the promotion will examine the life of the sixteenth president through more than 80 exhibitions, performances, lectures and tours." Site features event listings, links to sites about Lincoln landmarks in the Washington, D.C., area (such as President Lincoln's Cottage), and tourist information. http://lincolnindc.washington.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Oct 26, 2009 One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
Companion to a 2008/09 exhibition that "concentrates on presidential portraits to show the changing face that Abraham Lincoln presented to the world as he led the fight for the Union." Includes photos, paintings, and prints of Lincoln before he became president and during the Civil War, and of selected Lincoln contemporaries. Also includes an interview with a historian on topics such as the Lincoln death masks. From the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/lincoln/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 29, 2009 The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: The Lincoln Log
This daily account of the life of Abraham Lincoln is based on "Lincoln Day-by-Day: A Chronology," published in 1960 by the Government Printing Office. It attempts to note activities every day, no matter how mundane, in the life of the president. Browse by year, or search by a specific date or keyword. A project of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.thelincolnlog.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 29, 2009 Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
"Based at the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, the purpose of the Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is to organize, arrange, and coordinate bicentennial tributes to Abraham Lincoln in Pennsylvania." Its site features a bicentennial calendar with 2009 events, and material about Lincoln in Pennsylvania, including a timeline, the text of the Gettysburg Address (November 1863), and information about the Lincoln funeral train (which passed through Pennsylvania April 21-24, 1865). http://www.palincoln.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 2, 2009 Teaching Abraham Lincoln
This collection "showcases a range of lessons, student interactives, and multimedia-rich websites that will help teachers, students, parents, and caregivers understand the world [President Abraham] Lincoln lived in and the impact he had upon it." It also includes "NEH-sponsored programs, exhibits, and professional development opportunities for teachers." From EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). http://edsitement.neh.gov/spotlight.asp?id=138 Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2009 With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Website companion to a 2009 exhibition that "commemorates the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation's revered sixteenth president," Abraham Lincoln. Features essays and digitized items on the themes of his rise to national prominence, his presidency, and his assassination. Also includes Lincoln vignettes and interactive presentations from the artifacts. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/lincoln/Pages/default.aspx Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2009 |
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