November 13, 2009 | Posted by javal
Robert Todd Lincoln gave the Library of Congress a treasure trove of papers belonging to his father, Abraham Lincoln, but stipulated they not be opened until 21 years after his death.
John Sellers, the Lincoln curator at the library, said the documents were finally opened in 1947 with a great deal of celebration — perhaps a [...]
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November 13, 2009 | Posted by javal
Today, November 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM ET, the United States Mint began sales of the 2009 Lincoln Cent Two Roll Set for the new “Presidency” design.
To celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the United States Mint issued four different reverse designs for the 2009 Lincoln Cent. Each design represents a different stage of [...]
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November 4, 2009 | Posted by javal
United States Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA) introduced the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act of 2009 on October 22 to establish a Commission to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The legislation has been referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee of which Senator Landrieu is a [...]
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October 30, 2009 | Posted by javal
Bad lighting, “hooliganism,” thieves on the prowl: These are what plague the African American Civil War Memorial on U Street, a National Park Service-managed site that is in dire need of upgrades, its leaders say.
Congress has come through with a little help. Conferees wrestling with the $32 billion Interior Department and environment budget included $220,000, [...]
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October 29, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) today applauded members of the U.S. House and Senate for including the largest ever single-year allocation for the federal Civil War Battlefield Preservation Program in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Interior Appropriations Act Conference Report (H Rept 111-316).
The conference report, scheduled for a final vote in both chambers later [...]
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October 29, 2009 | Posted by javal
U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday as the chamber took up the congresswoman’s resolution honoring the history and heritage of Harpers Ferry in light of the recent 150th anniversary of John Brown’s historic raid.
The congresswoman’s bipartisan legislation, House Resolution 568, was approved.
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October 8, 2009 | Posted by javal
For those who’ve read their history, or at least seen “The Miracle Worker,” it’s an indelible and inspiring moment: The deaf and blind Helen Keller, under the guidance of her teacher Anne Sullivan, successfully spells out in sign language the word “water” while at a water pump.
That’s the moment captured in a new bronze statue, which [...]
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September 30, 2009 | Posted by javal
(NOTE: The entire report can be found here)
Investigators have found no evidence that the superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park engaged in criminal activity while running the historic Civil War site, according to a U.S. Interior Department report issued yesterday.
It also said there was no support for claims of financial mismanagement and possible fraud in [...]
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September 22, 2009 | Posted by javal
Today, on the anniversary of the issuing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln’s Cottage launches their award-winning program,
“Debating Emancipation,” in an online version.
“Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions: Debating Emancipation” is an interactive program that puts students in the role of Lincoln’s closest advisors. Using letters and other historical documents students learn how they would advise the [...]
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September 21, 2009 | Posted by javal
During floor consideration of the fiscal year 2010 Transportation Appropriations bill (HR 3288) an amendment offered by Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and John McCain (R-AZ) which would have prohibited any funding in the bill for museums was defeated by a vote of 41-57.
An additional Coburn/McCain amendment, which would have waived a requirement that states set [...]
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