Chris Lese, a teacher at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently worked with Ford’s Theatre to bring his students into local archives and upload responses to the Lincoln assassination to the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection.
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Remembering Lincoln as a Local and a Friend
The Museum of the Grand Prairie has participated in the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection by contributing pieces from its own collections, and those of local Lincolniana collector Kent Tucker. Located in Champaign County, Illinois, the museum is in one of the counties of the 8th Judicial Circuit, where Lincoln practiced law.
The Man behind the Lincoln Funeral: George R. Harrington
Planning a funeral is a difficult task under normal circumstances. Planning the funeral of a recently assassinated U.S. president brings that task to another level of complexity. That responsibility fell to 50-year-old George R. Harrington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Mourning Lincoln Through Images
This month we take a look at primary sources from our Remembering Lincoln partners at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Seven Ways to Use Remembering Lincoln In the Classroom
Remembering Lincoln brings a range of primary sources that show how people in 1865 responded to the first-ever presidential assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln.
Discovering Lincoln at the University of Florida
This month we take a look at primary sources from our Remembering Lincoln partners at the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries.
18 Hours of Breaking News
One of our partners for the Remembering Lincoln digital collection is the Newseum. In the below post, learn more about The New York Herald editions now on display at the Newseum and what’s remarkable about each of them.
Ford’s 150: Remembering the Lincoln Assassination
On April 14 and 15, 2015, the streets of Washington, D.C., were filled with thousands of people paying tribute to Abraham Lincoln and his legacy. Learn all about our 36 hours of continuous programming on the Ford’s campus that marked the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination and death.
Minnesota and the Impact of the Lincoln Assassination
We at the Minnesota Historical Society are very excited to be participating in the Ford’s Theatre project Remembering Lincoln!
Lincoln Digitized: Explore Ford’s 150 Online Content
Want to know more about what happened in Civil War history 150 years ago, and why it is still poignant today? Look no further! Below you will find a collection of Fords 150-related digital resources.
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