During the past few years, our Law-Related Education Newsletter has provided information on Abraham Lincoln resources. We’ve excerpted some of our favorite Lincoln links for your convenience, and have added a few more.
Places Lincoln Knew
To give your students a taste of what life was like while Mr. Lincoln was studying to become a lawyer, visit the New Salem State Historic Site on line at http://www.lincolnsnewsalem.com/
Lincoln’s Home – the only home he ever owned is in Springfield and is part of the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/liho/
The Depot – Lincoln made his last speech to his friends in Springfield, Illinois, as he departed for Washington, D.C. from this location. http://www.nps.gov/features/liho/depot/depot01.htm
Lincoln’s Law Office in downtown Springfield, Illinois http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/Lincoln_herndon.htm
Springfield’s Old State Capitol http://www.state.il.us/HPA/hs/old_capitol.htm
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Resources: For a map and a list of locations and dates, visit http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/debates.htm
For debate transcripts, visit http://books.google.com/books?id=ZaWPqZzKZW8C&dq=%22lincoln+douglas
%22+debates+topics&psp=1&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
For a more complete list of places Lincoln knew in Illinois at elsewhere, visit http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/sites.htm
Lincoln’s other White House was the Anderson Cottage in Washington, DC. http://www.lincolncottage.org/
Other Illinois Lincoln-Related Locations to Visit
Lincoln’s Tomb in Springfield, Illinois http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/lincoln_tomb.htm
Lincoln Memorial Gardens http://www.lmgnc.org/
Looking for Lincoln website, that offers additional options and information http://www.lookingforlincoln.com/
Lincoln’s Words
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents can be found at http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/inaug.htm
Some of Mr. Lincoln’s more famous quotes are posted at
http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln78.html
Some of Mr. Lincoln’s more famous speeches are posted at
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/speech.htm
Additional Lincoln Links
The Lincoln Legal Papers Curriculum: Understanding Illinois' social history through documents form the Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, 1836-1861. Available online at: www.lincolnlegalpapers.org/curriculum.htm
Visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield, Illinois. www.alplm.org.
Here’s a chronology of Lincoln’s war years:
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
Want to see which Amendments to the Constitution had been adopted by 1861 when Lincoln took office as President? Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
A reading list of books on Lincoln is available. Reading resources are listed by age group and are divided into fiction and non-fiction categories. Visit http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/learning-about-lincoln/for-teachers/default.aspx?ekmensel=c580fa7b_14_96_btnlink
View the Abraham Lincoln Association's bibliography: http://www.alincolnassoc.com/bibliography.htm The Association also has a section dedicated to lesson plans for teachers: http://www.alincolnassoc.com/classroom_materials.htm
Cultural depictions of Abraham Lincoln can be researched at Wikipedia! The lists include books, poems, films, statues, and more. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Abraham_Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project presents historical materials from A. Lincoln’s Illinois years (1830-1860), including writings and speeches. http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
Lincoln information from the Library of Congress is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
The White House has a link designed to introduce children to Lincoln. Visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/abrahamlincoln.html
Many of the Abraham Lincoln Association's scholarly contributions to the Lincoln story over the past 100 years may be found in their virtual library. http://www.abrahamlincolnassociation.org/
Many photos of Mr. Lincoln are available for viewing at http://www.abrahamlincolnartgallery.com/archivephoto.htm
Massive amounts of Lincoln information are available at Abraham Lincoln Online: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html
If you’re in the Chicago area you might want to drop in at the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, http://www.alincolnbookshop.com/
A resource for scholars and groups involved in the study of the life of Abraham Lincoln, featuring a weekly quiz, maps, political cartoons and commentary, links to web resources and a teacher section http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/
If you have a resource, lesson plan, or link you think we should include, please e-mail the information to Kim Furr kfurr@isba.org.