By Erin Carlson Mast
Starting with Willie Lincoln’s death in February 1862, Mary Lincoln began to engage in spirit circles. Spirit circles, or seances, were led by a medium who helped those gathered communicate with loved ones who had “crossed over.” Spirits communicated with the living by various means including sounds like rapping, scratching, and playing instruments and touches [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Mary Lincoln’
October 30, 2009
Mary Lincoln’s Seance at the Soldiers’ Home
October 22, 2009
Children’s Lincoln Book List
By Erin Carlson Mast, Callie Hawkins, and Jamie Cooper
Welcome to the fourth installment of the President Lincoln’s Cottage Book List. Drawing from staff favorites and best selling titles in our Museum Store, we have created a list of Lincoln and Civil War books specifically for youth aged 4-12. We hope this list is useful for [...]
August 5, 2009
Dine with the President
By Leslie Bouterie
President Lincoln’s Cottage offers guests a unique opportunity to “dine with the Lincolns.” In my role as manager of events at the site, I have the pleasure of guiding clients with their event plans. Private and corporate clients have found the pastoral venue to be the ideal setting for meetings, receptions, dinners, and [...]
May 22, 2009
This Weekend in Lincoln History
By Erin Carlson Mast
Memorial Day is a time to gather with friends and family, and to remember our fellow citizens, past and present, who served this country through military service. At President Lincoln’s Cottage, we know we’ll have a great weekend with some good weather, and visitors anxious to learn about Lincoln’s presidency, his time [...]
April 1, 2009
Curator Gives Talk on Mary Lincoln at National Portrait Gallery
Thursday, March 26th, Curator Erin Carlson Mast gave a portrait talk at the National Portrait Gallery about the Pierre Morand painting depicting Abraham and Mary Lincoln and the life of the first lady. In observance of Women’s History Month, the National Portrait Gallery selected the theme “Ladies, First” for the March Face to Face portrait [...]
March 23, 2009
Mary Lincoln, Another Side to Her Story
By Erin Carlson Mast
Mary Lincoln, a deeply controversial figure of her day, continues to draw an intense amount of public interest, sympathy, and even scorn. As much as we continue to debate Abraham Lincoln and his presidency, so too do we dissect his wife’s actions and role in the Lincoln story.
Mary Lincoln was intelligent and highly [...]
March 10, 2009
“Ladies, First”- Women’s History at the National Portrait Gallery
In observance of Women’s History Month, the National Portrait Gallery has selected the theme “Ladies, First” for their Face-to-Face program in the month of March. The popular Face-to-Face Portrait Talks program takes place every Thursday evening from 6:00-6:30 p.m. at the Portrait Gallery. Historians, curators, and educators host a talk each week focusing on a [...]
December 16, 2008
Letters from the Lincolns
By Pat Watson
When one considers the varied 21st century options for messaging, the creation of letters of correspondence may seem a painstaking literary exercise. Yet, those who study the past know that it is the examination and analysis of personal letters that reveals many insightful observations.
So it is with the surviving family letters of the [...]
September 4, 2008
10 Truths about Mary Lincoln’s Summers at the Cottage
By Leslie Bouterie
This is the 9th of 10 installments of “100 Things to Know about President Lincoln’s Cottage.” Today’s list looks at 10 stories about Mary Lincoln’s life at the Soldiers’ Home. Previous posts in this series may be viewed under the category “100 Things to Know.”
Mary first took up residence on the grounds of [...]
