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Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Site Index
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Contact Us 22-January-2006
Frequently Asked Questions 22-January-2006
Great Western Depot 02-May-2009
LIHO new icon 26-September-2008
Lincoln Colloquium 2007 14-August-2007
Lincoln Home National Historic Site 22-January-2006
Lincoln Neighborhood 26-April-2009
Winter newsletter 01-April-2009
For Kids
For Kids 29-June-2006
Junior Ranger Booklet 20-February-2009
For Teachers
Biography of Abraham Lincoln 09-October-2007
Biography of Mary Lincoln 09-October-2007
For Teachers 10-October-2007
National Park System 09-October-2007
History & Culture
1858 Autobiographical Statement for Dictionary of Congress 06-September-2007
1859 Autobigraphical Statement for Chester County Times 06-September-2007
1860 Autobiographical statement for Chicago Press and Tribune 06-September-2007
2nd Manassas 09-September-2007
Abraham Lincoln 05-September-2007
Address at Independence Hall 09-September-2007
America's Strength 18-September-2007
Antietam 09-September-2007
Congressman Lincoln 1847-1879 05-September-2007
Cooper Union Address 11-September-2007
Courtship and Marriage 05-September-2007
Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln 05-September-2007
Family Pets and Animals 05-September-2007
Farewell Address 09-September-2007
Fifth Debate: Galesburg, Illinois 24-September-2007
First Debate: Ottawa, Illinois 24-September-2007
First Inaugural Address 09-September-2007
Fourth Debate: Charleston, Illinois 11-February-2009
Gettysburg 09-September-2007
Gettysburg Address 09-September-2007
History & Culture 29-June-2006
House Divided Speech 09-September-2007
Leslie Drawings 06-September-2007
Lincoln After Losing 1858 Senate Race 18-September-2007
Lincoln Chronology 06-September-2007
Lincoln Facts 09-September-2007
Lincoln Home Chronology 06-September-2007
Lincoln on America 19-September-2007
Lincoln on America's Future 19-September-2007
Lincoln on Democracy and the Civil War 19-September-2007
Lincoln on Presidents 19-September-2007
Lincoln on Secession 10-September-2007
Lincoln on Slavery 18-September-2007
Lincoln on the 1864 Election 19-September-2007
Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence 18-September-2007
Lincoln on the Difference Between North and South 19-September-2007
Lincoln on the Know Nothing Party 18-September-2007
Lincoln on the Purpose of the Struggle 19-September-2007
Lincoln on the Union 19-September-2007
Lincoln on Thomas Jefferson 18-September-2007
Lincoln Quote on Slavery 18-September-2007
Lincoln Quotes from Speeches and Letters 05-September-2007
Lincoln Speeches 09-September-2007
Lincoln to Americans in Southern States 19-September-2007
Lincoln's Homes 06-September-2007
Lincoln's Legacy 24-September-2007
Lincoln's New Salem 1830-1837 05-September-2007
Links to Other Lincoln Websites 06-September-2007
Mary Lincoln 05-September-2007
Mary's Loyalty to the Union 05-September-2007
Mary's Wedding Ring 05-September-2007
Museum Shop 31-January-2007
Nancy Hanks Lincoln [Mother] 05-September-2007
Peoria Speech, October 16, 1854 09-September-2007
Physically We Can Not Separate 10-September-2007
Political Career 1830-1860 05-September-2007
Robert Lincoln 05-September-2007
Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln [Stepmother] 05-September-2007
Secession Equals Anarchy 11-September-2007
Secession is Unlawful 11-September-2007
Secession Will Destroy Democracy 11-September-2007
Second Debate: Freeport, Illinois 24-September-2007
Second Inaugural Address 09-September-2007
Seventh Debate: Alton, Illinois 24-September-2007
Sixth Debate: Quincy, Illinois 24-September-2007
Summary of Lincoln's Arguments at Cooper Union 19-September-2007
The Battles: Lincoln Responds 09-September-2007
The Cooper Union Address: The Making of a Candidate 19-September-2007
The Formative Years 1809-1830 05-September-2007
The Insanity File 05-September-2007
The Lincoln's in Springfield 1837-1847 05-September-2007
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 19-September-2007
The Lincolns in Springfield 1849-1861 05-September-2007
The War Years 1861-1865 05-September-2007
Third Debate: Jonesboro, Illinois 24-September-2007
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln 05-September-2007
Thomas Lincoln [Father] 05-September-2007
Vicksburg 09-September-2007
We Are Friends 11-September-2007
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln 05-September-2007
Nature & Science
Air Quality 30-July-2006
Amphibians 30-July-2006
Animals 30-July-2006
Birds 30-July-2006
Diseases 30-July-2006
Disturbed Lands 30-July-2006
Environmental Factors 30-July-2006
Grasses 30-July-2006
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes 30-July-2006
Lightscape / Night Sky 30-July-2006
Mammals 30-July-2006
Mollusks 30-July-2006
Mushrooms and Other Fungi 30-July-2006
Natural Features & Ecosystems 30-July-2006
Nature & Science 30-July-2006
Nonnative Species 30-July-2006
Pests 30-July-2006
Plants 30-July-2006
Prairies and Grasslands 30-July-2006
Soils 30-July-2006
Soundscape / Noise 30-July-2006
Trees and Shrubs 30-July-2006
Weather 30-July-2006
Wildflowers 30-July-2006
Park Management
Lincoln Home Centennial Strategy 23-August-2007
Lincoln Home NPS Centennial Challenge Strategy 23-August-2007
Management 18-June-2006
Park News
Bicentennial Events February-May 2009 11-April-2009
Bicentennial Events June-December 11-April-2009
Educational and Interpretive Programs for the Extended Bicentennial Weekend 11-February-2009
February 2009 Program Information 06-January-2009
Lincoln and Leadership Workshop Registration Form 06-January-2009
Lincoln Bicentennial 1809 - 2009 09-January-2007
Lincoln Birthday 09-January-2007
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Bicentennial Interpretive Programs 17-February-2009
Lincoln Home NHS Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Printed Program 29-January-2009
Plan Your Visit
1860 Presidential Election 20-September-2007
1860 Rally Photograph 20-September-2007
1860 Whipple Photographs 20-September-2007
Brochures 20-September-2007
Cooper Union Address 20-September-2007
Decorating the Lincoln Home 20-September-2007
Directions 01-February-2006
Fees & Reservations 14-February-2006
Freeport Doctrine 20-September-2007
Holidays 20-September-2007
Jameson Jenkins 21-June-2008
Lincoln Historic Sites Administered by the State of Illinois 20-September-2007
Lincoln Neighborhood 20-September-2007
Lincoln's First Senate Bid 20-September-2007
Nearby Attractions 27-April-2009
Operating Hours & Seasons 01-February-2006
Plan Your Visit 31-January-2006
Schedule Of Events 31-January-2006
School Groups/Tour Groups 05-July-2006
Slavery and the Civil War 20-September-2007
The Cooper Union Address 20-September-2007
Things To Do 31-January-2006
UGRR Site Bulletin 21-June-2008
Wallpaper 20-September-2007
Support Your Park
Support Your Park 18-June-2006
Election Flag, 1864  

Did You Know?
Lincoln insisted on having the 1864 election in the midst of war. "You can not have free government without elections...if the rebellion could force us to forgo a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us." Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST