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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.
Though Abraham Lincoln had humble beginnings, Mary Todd was from a well-to-do family in Kentucky. She's well-known for her Southern hospitality, love of entertaining, and an iconic recipe: White ...
Mary Todd Lincoln presentation The Delmont Historical Preservation Society will host a July 12 presentation on the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. JoAnn Peterson will ...
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Ron Carley and Tina Woolum, aka Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, celebrate their marriage at Belle Grove in King George. The ceremony took place on a recent Friday evening, overlooking the water.
Though Abraham Lincoln had humble beginnings, Mary Todd was from a well-to-do family in Kentucky. She's well-known for her Southern hospitality, love of entertaining, and an iconic recipe: White ...
‘Lavender Men’ Review: An Intriguing Play About Abraham Lincoln’s Gay Affair Gets an All-Too-Heady Film Adaptation There are ideas aplenty in Roger Q. Mason and Lovell Holder’s meta-minded ...
Though our 16th president lived during the 1800s, you'll be surprised and delighted to see how familiar Abraham Lincoln's favorite foods are!
It's called Oh, Mary!, a brilliantly hilarious play written by Cole. In it, Mary Todd Lincoln is miserable and afflicted by alcoholism, in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
On the right, Abraham Lincoln and his son Willie (who died in 1862) read from a large book on the President’s lap. On the left, Mary Todd Lincoln gazes out of the print as she holds the youngest ...
In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...