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I. Abraham Lincoln is best remembered, of course, for winning the Civil War. That epic event, however, has obscured another ...
Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...
The two greatest presidents died in April, 80 years apart, one 80 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, 56, was slain while enjoying a comedy at Ford’s Theatre. After 12 years of a crisis presidency, Franklin ...
Those involved in unleashed political fighting today should learn from this end-of-war, Easter season moment from York history.
Donald Trump’s threat to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University may be novel, but it is not new. It is, in fact, ...
Tomorrow will be the 250th anniversary of the “ shot heard ‘round the world ” that began the American Revolution. Next year, ...
In the summer of 1859, a year before his election to the U.S. presidency, Abraham Lincoln received a curious letter in the ...