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Lincoln Bicentennial 1809-2009 - http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/
Official site provides news, calendar of events, kids page, and information about President Lincoln's life and legacy. Includes teacher resources and how to donate and volunteer. |
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Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/
Two collections about Abraham Lincoln: his papers (20,000 items, mostly from his presidency) and contemporaneous sheet music (over 200 songs). A cooperative project with the Library of Congress. |
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Wikipedia - Abraham Lincoln - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the 16th President of the United States. |
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The White House: Abraham Lincoln - http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln/
Biography, speeches and quotes from the White House's official site. |
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Lincoln/Net - http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
Presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials relating to antebellum Illinois. Produced by the Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project for students and scholars. |
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NPS - Lincoln Home - http://www.nps.gov/liho/
National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois is the only home that Lincoln ever owned, living there from 1844 until he was elected President in 1861. From the National Park Service. |
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The Abraham Lincoln Association - http://www.abrahamlincolnassociation.org/
Membership organization promoting Lincoln scholarship and research. Publishes a quarterly journal. Hosts online "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" by Roy E. Basler. |
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NPS - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace - http://www.nps.gov/abli/
Photographs and a virtual visitor center of the National Historic Site, from the National Park Service. |
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Abraham Lincoln Online - http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html
Presents news about Abraham Lincoln books, speeches and writings, historic places, and events. |
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Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission - http://www.lincoln200.net/
Featuring Illinois state and regional resources celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. |
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American President: Abraham Lincoln - http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/lincoln
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations. |
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Illinois Historical Preservation Agency: Lincoln Never Said That... - http://www.illinoishistory.gov/facsimiles.htm
Lincoln is often quoted and misquoted by public officials and celebrities. Research these common misnomers to ensure you do not make the same mistakes yourself. |
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Abraham Lincoln Research Site - http://home.att.net/%7erjnorton/Lincoln2.html
Information compiled by an American history teacher includes a summary for students, biographical materials, timeline, quotes, original texts and photographs of Abraham Lincoln and his family. |
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The Lincoln Institute - http://www.abrahamlincoln.org/
The Lincoln Institute presents six web sites on the work, ideas, and contemporaries of President Abraham Lincoln -- with a wealth of resources for those studying and researching the Civil War era and the emancipation of America's slaves. |
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A. Lincoln Bibliophile - http://webpages.charter.net/lincolnbooks/
Dedicated to Lincoln books, pamphlets, and periodicals relating to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Contains detailed bibliographies of all Lincoln titles published since 1990. |
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Bartleby.com: Abraham Lincoln - http://www.bartleby.com/people/LincolnA.html
Collection of works by and about Lincoln. Includes political debates, speeches, a number of essays, and biographies. |
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Friends Historical Library - Lincoln and the Quakers - http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/exhibitions/lincoln/
Online exhibit showcases rare correspondence between Lincoln and the Quakers during the turbulent years of the Civil War, in honor of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial. |
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Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum - http://www.lmunet.edu/museum/index.html
Museum on the LMU campus contains Lincoln and Civil War collections including personal memorabilia of President Lincoln along with 20,000 books, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, paintings and sculptures. |
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Some Lincoln links - http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/lincoln.htm
A few links to Lincoln sites. |
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Smithsonian Magazine: Absence of Malice - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/malice.html
In a new book, Historian Ronald C. White, Jr., explains why Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, given just weeks before he died, was his greatest speech |
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Daguerreotype of Young Abraham Lincoln - http://www.lincolnportrait.com
This site describes the research behind the "Kaplan Daguerreotype" portrait and the possibility that this may be the earliest portrait of young Abraham Lincoln. |
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Abraham Lincoln - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11172
A play written in 1918 by John Drinkwater. In plain text, HTML, or as a zip file. At Project Gutenberg. |
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History.com - Abraham Lincoln - http://www.history.com/presidents/lincoln
Profile of the 16th President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches. |
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A Challenge to the Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln - http://genealogytoday.com/us/lincoln/index.html
The research of one of Lincoln's descendants, according to the North Carolina tradition. |
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Abraham Lincoln - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/906
Biographical essay by James Russell Lowell. The bulk of the essay was written in 1864 with a postscript added upon Lincoln's death in 1865. Available as plain text, HTML, or as a zip file. |
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Six Historic Americans: Abraham Lincoln - http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_5.html
Electronic version of a text which devotes more than three hundred pages to the question "Was Lincoln a Christian?" From The Secular Web. |
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The History Place Presents Abraham Lincoln - http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
Illustrated chronology of Lincoln's life, with key points expanded upon in short articles. |
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Abraham Lincoln Page - http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/
Lots of information about Lincoln in this personal site, including text of speeches, letters, and proclamations, and links to associated historical sites. |
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On Abraham Lincoln - http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/on_abraham_lincoln.html
1894 biography by Robert Green Ingersoll, with hypertext. |
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The Washington Post - Lincoln Bicentennial - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/gog/features/2009/lincoln-bicentennial/index.html
Coverage of events celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Maps and event information on exhibits, family-friendly activities, performances and talks. |