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We sponsor Living History Days, a Chautauqua, the Speaker Series events, a vintage baseball game, a Kids Summer History Camp, and the Family History Walk,” Hansen said. “All these activities ...
The nation’s youngest federal holiday is tomorrow! Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following ...
Items on Abraham Lincoln’s body the night he was assassinated, his earliest known handwriting and other extraordinary relics from his life are being auctioned this week in a sale that drew ...
Born in Riverside, Illinois — about three hours from where Abraham Lincoln had lived with his family in Springfield — to ...
Donation Options Search Search Search A pair of blood-stained gloves that Abraham Lincoln had when he was assassinated was auctioned for $1.51 million. The gloves were on display at Freeman’s ...
CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday. The items, which were intended to ...
An auction of precious Abraham Lincoln artifacts raised close to $8 million Wednesday, meaning a likely seven-figure windfall for a cash-strapped Springfield foundation that was selling part of ...
CHICAGO (WGN) — A treasure trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia is being auctioned off in the Land of Lincoln. Auctioneers expected some of President Abraham Lincoln’s artifacts to ...
Abraham Anghik Ruben. Danish Shaman_ Through the Mist of Time. detail, 2013, Brazilian Soapstone, KG0276. Kipling Gallery. (Courtesy WAG) The Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq has launched a solo ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...