From today’s Washington Post, “What could be more American than celebrating presidential history in cheese?”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/profile/life-sized-cheese-carving-of-abraham-lincoln,1157508.html#editorial-review
Entries Tagged as ‘News’
July 2, 2009
“Life-Sized Cheese Carving of Abraham Lincoln”
June 9, 2009
1862 Lincoln Document in Hawaii
Follow this link: http://news.aol.com/article/lincoln-document-hawaii/519578?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Flincoln-document-hawaii%2F519578 to read the Associated Press article about the mystery surrounding a September 1862 Lincoln document in the Hawaii state archives.
May 28, 2009
“Lost Lincoln Letter Donated To National Archives”
A Lincoln letter, which surface on an online auction several years ago, has been restored to the public trust.
Excerpt from the NPR story:
by Deborah Tedford
NPR.org, May 28, 2009 · The National Archives on Thursday added a new prize to its collection of historic documents — a letter written in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln penned [...]
May 15, 2009
Second of the New Lincoln Pennies Released
By Erin Carlson Mast
Lincoln enthusiasts and numismatists have something new to celebrate today. The second of four new Lincoln pennies was released this morning in Indiana, where Lincoln lived for 14 years.
For more about the Indiana boyhood Lincoln penny: http://www.14wfie.com/global/story.asp?s=10363834 and http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnredesign/index.cfm?action=lincolnPenny&Aspect=2
For more about the Lincoln bicentennial pennies, visit the U.S. Mint website.
Ms. Mast is the Curator [...]
April 23, 2009
President Lincoln’s Cottage on Facebook
President Lincoln’s Cottage has created a page on Facebook, which includes images, event invitations and details, current and archived special exhibits, and is an easy way to keep up with blog posts and other information about the site.
Become a fan of President Lincoln’s Cottage on Facebook today!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/President-Lincolns-Cottage/67591837388
April 17, 2009
“The Tao of Lincoln” New York Times Post
New York Times Book Review editor Jennifer Schuessler responds to news of the upcoming novel, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” with a revelation on similarly offbeat volumes on the 16th president. “Abe’s First Fish,” anyone?
Read Schuessler’s blog here: http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/the-tao-of-lincoln/
February 27, 2009
“In Love with A. Lincoln” New York Times Post
Illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman created a amazing illustrated story on her New York Times blog ”And the Pursuit of Happiness.” The story, ”In Love with A. Lincoln,” starts with her exploration of Lincoln at the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia.
Read Kalman’s illustrated story here: http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/in-love-with-a-lincoln/
February 19, 2009
CBS Sunday Morning Features the Cottage
This past Sunday, February 15, 2009, CBS Sunday Morning with Mo Rocca aired a special feature of President Lincoln’s Cottage.
If you missed it, you can watch it here (will open in Windows Media Player):
http://media.vmsinfo.com/locationservice-mediaserver/StreamMedia?file=9%2BfspAbSGAWoES1n63xNWobmSdhWyRlkqTy%2BGRmEeDMK4aP50S9rVYDmEEFG%2Fhks&index=1&mediaType=null&direct=true
January 12, 2009
“Lincoln Cottage provided refuge from capital but not toll of war”
Listen to–or read–the latest article on President Lincoln’s Cottage, written by Betty Gordon and published Sunday, January 11, 2009, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/travel/otherdestinations/us_stories//2009/01/11/lincoln_cottage_Washington.html
