Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public ...

Union Pacific Railroad celebrated its 163rd birthday today in the hometown of its famed founder – President Abraham Lincoln – with the help of numerous dignitaries and its newest commemorative ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

The family may shrug off their connection to Abraham Lincoln, but Ralph has used his resemblance to the 16th president in order to educate the public about his ancestor. On his site, Ralph Lincoln ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Union Pacific will bring its Abraham Lincoln locomotive to Springfield, the hometown of the 16th ...

Reservations are being taken at 217-235-5661 for the Coles County Historical Society’s July 21 Founder’s Day Dinner, which will feature a presentation on Mary Todd Lincoln.

An Abraham Lincoln-Signed Copy of the 13th Amendment Could Fetch $12 Million at Auction And there's also a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation from the 16th president up for grabs.

There are ideas aplenty in Roger Q. Mason and Lovell Holder’s 'Lavender Men,' but much of it gets bogged down in an overly theatrical conceit.

Dorothy McClerren, 96, portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in her daughter’s home to share her talents with Heartland Hospice workers ...