Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Feb 9, 2008
Andalusia Star News: Neighbors. Baseball and softball registration through the City of Andalusia's Department of Leisure Sevices will be held Feb. 1-15 at Johnson Park from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Lincoln Visits (38) Feb 3, 2008
Mary Todd Lincoln, portrayed by Valerie Gugala, will chat with visitors at a presentation in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Valerie Gugala has studied Mary Todd Lincoln for as long as she can remember and has given historical presentations for many years ... Story Photos Valerie Gugala, as Mary Todd Lincoln, will visit the DeKalb Public Library on Feb. 4. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Kentucky celebrates Lincoln Feb 1, 2008
Romantics will want to swing by Lexington's Mary Todd Lincoln House ... In May, curators at the Mary Todd Lincoln House will sponsor Civil War walking tours in the Lexington Cemetery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Historian shares Lincoln insights in speech series Jan 25, 2008
Massey, according to , also portrayed Lincoln in DuPont Show of the Month, "The Day That Lincoln Was Shot." He starred alongside Lillian Gish, who played Mary Todd Lincoln. And 1962's "How The West Was Won" also featured Massey as Lincoln. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
The Strangest Friendships Can Bring Warmth Jan 18, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I was at the Stuttgart Public Library and a friend of mine suggested a book concerning the friendship of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckly ... Mary Todd Lincoln was both and there were a great deal of people in those days, who frankly couldn t stand being in the same room with her ... Keckley wrote a book, Behind the Scenes, about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln and the happenings in the White House during the Lincoln s presidency. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
President Lincoln's summer retreat will open to public Jan 16, 2008
"When we are in sorrow, quiet is very necessary to us," Mary Todd Lincoln wrote of the period ... "We are truly delighted with this retreat," Mary Todd Lincoln wrote her friend, Fanny Eames, on July 26, 1862. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hodgenville, Ky., celebrates bicentennial of Lincoln's birth Jan 6, 2008
Romantics will want to swing by Lexington's Mary Todd Lincoln House ... Beginning in May, curators at the Mary Todd Lincoln House will sponsor "Civil War Walking Tours" in the Lexington Cemetery. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
On Faith Jan 5, 2008
Others simply attributed such evidence to the dalliances of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln --- something Lincoln tolerated but did not truly indulge. "In these dark hocus-pocuses Mrs. Lincoln found comfort, and Lincoln let them go on for a time, careless of whether the intellectuals of the capital thought him addle-pated or no," wrote biographer Lloyd Lewis in "Myths After Lincoln.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Play provides details of Roosevelt Nov 9, 2007
Agatha Christie, whose life was nearly as mysterious as her novels; Mary Todd Lincoln, reflecting on her public insanity trial following Abraham's assassination. As many know, but some may not, Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Milford Mirror, CT)
Haunted ski resorts Nov 1, 2007
The Equinox Hotel in Manchester, near , where Mary Todd Lincoln used to stay with her children, is rumored to be her favorite place even in the afterlife. And near , in Wilmington, the White House Inn claims the ghost of Claire Brown, the wife of the lumber baron who built the mansion. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Most famous haunted hotels Oct 30, 2007
Guests at the Equinox Hotel in Manchester, Vermont report seeing Mary Todd Lincoln and her son, both frequent visitors to the hotel during their lives. Other stories involve mason workers, chambermaids and the everyday employees and guests who filled the hotels. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Appomattox Premieres at San Francisco Opera Oct 7, 2007
Women's voices are interjected into the predominantly male landscape through the presence of the two generals' families and Mary Todd Lincoln, who provide a poignant counterpoint. And in the second act, as "Appomattox" intercuts the surrender negotiations with a series of short episodes from the subsequent century's worth of racial strife, the opera adopts a brisk historical long view that is effectively matched by the sinewy vigor of Glass' music. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
New in paper: Eggers finds story of 'lost boy' Oct 4, 2007
Novel about maligned first lady Mary Todd Lincoln; named USA TODAY's best historical fiction in 2006. Ship of Ghosts by James D. Hornfischer (Bantam, $15, reprint). (USA Today -- Life)
Field is Lincoln's First Lady Sep 25, 2007
com), Field has been cast as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln opposite Liam Neeson as Abraham Lincoln ... For more information on Mary Todd Lincoln, check out her. (IGN FilmForce)
Cannons remain homeless Sep 5, 2007
Other suggested locations include Kids Cove playground at North Beach; Mound Cemetery; a future Downtown veterans museum; Memorial Hall; by the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln statue near Gateway Technical College; and Roosevelt Park, the location of a Civil War artillery training ground. The cannons were removed from square two years ago as part of a renovation designed to create more open space for events. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Fate of cannons may be decided Tuesday night Sep 4, 2007
Other locations for the cannons have been suggested, including Kids Cove playground at North Beach; Mound Cemetery; a future Downtown veterans museum; Memorial Hall; by the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln statue near Gateway Technical College; and Roosevelt Park, the location of a Civil War artillery training ground. The cannons, which are listed on the National Register of Surviving Civil War Artillery, were installed on Monument Square sometime between the 1884 installation of the Civil War... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Threshermen's Reunion opens Sep 1, 2007
11:30 a.m. School Days with Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln. 1:30 p.m. Threshermen Olympics. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Reunion a walk through farming past Sep 1, 2007
Of course no tribute to Central Illinois history would be complete without an appearance by Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. They were there, waiting in line at the concession stand for the corn dogs and nachos to be cooked. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Hildene: A tranquil refuge for a witness to history Aug 30, 2007
Mary Todd Lincoln had always had trouble controlling her spending, and her increasingly eccentric behavior concerned her son. To gain control of her finances, Robert had her committed to an asylum in Batavia, Ill. (Boston Globe)
Community members re-enact Civil War Aug 26, 2007
Boldin said no one was exempt from the affects of the division caused by the Civil War, including First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln whose three brothers were soldiers in the Confederate army. Boldin and Ferguson are members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, an organization aimed at preserving the history and legacy of Confederate soldiers for future generations to gain a better understanding of their motives for fighting in the war. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Things to do today! Aug 5, 2007
Special guests Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, performed by Steve and Sharon Wood, will entertain at 4 p.m. and the scheduled events will conclude with local storyteller Barbara Griswold's stories of the Smuttynose Murders beginning at 5 p.m. Self-guided tours of the mansion, a silent auction with items for children and adults, refreshments in the Carriage House, and walkthroughs of the new "Water Ways" exhibition at the Coolidge Center for the Arts are also available. The event will be held rain... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Walking into the history of Petersburg’s slave community Aug 1, 2007
1) Elizabeth Keckly was the seamstress to both Varina Davis and Mary Todd Lincoln. The two women were the wives of the president of the Confederate states and president of the United States, respectively. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Uncovering history for profit Jul 23, 2007
Craughwell puts the robbery inside a cocoon of peripherary stories that enrich the tale -- descriptions of Lincoln's death and funeral, portraits of his widow (Mary Todd Lincoln) and their eldest and surviving son (Robert Lincoln), an introduction to the art of embalming, the saga of counterfeiting and of criminal rings in America, Irish immigration impacts on city crimes and likelihood that Big Jim Kennally was behind the plot, the burial and hiding of Lincoln's body underneath its presumed... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
• City considers alternate locations for Civil War cannons Jul 13, 2007
By the Mary Todd Lincoln statue near Gateway Technical College. n. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Letter: Lincoln Presidential Museum a treasure Jul 10, 2007
The current visiting exhibit, First Lady of Controversy, Mary Todd Lincoln, is quite enlightening regarding the misunderstood first lady. It remains through October. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Retracing the path of slavery Jul 9, 2007
Those who took part in the Life and Work of Petersburg s Enslaved Walking Tour learned of Elizabeth Keckly, seamstress to both Varina Davis and Mary Todd Lincoln ... When Jefferson Davis was leaving Washington, D.C., Mrs. Davis begged Keckly to come with them, but she refused and actually was able to, through a friend, get a job working as a seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln, Dabney said. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Ghosts of the White House Jul 1, 2007
Mary Todd Lincoln and others have heard Old Hickory swearing and stomping about in his boots in the Rose Room, which he used as his bedroom, and in the halls. David Burns donated the land the White House was built on. (Suite101.com)
Complete Story Jun 30, 2007
Dolls representing famous personages from Mary Todd Lincoln to Little Bo Peep and Tinkerbell are on display at Wickland and collector Bettye Puckett has much to say on the topic. A retired schoolteacher, Puckett has been collecting dolls for more than 25 years and has amassed a collection of a little more than 3,000 dolls, which range in age from the late 1800s to modern times. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
Gracious ending for March to Destiny Jun 30, 2007
She told of Mary Todd Lincoln, who was ursed with freckles and wanted to hide them. She made up a mixture to Indian meal, French chalk and Castilian soap to cover them. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Private Abraham Lincoln collection goes public Jun 19, 2007
Her collection includes about 100 Mary Todd Lincoln letters, giving the Lincoln presidential library a total of 500 out of only 600 in the world, Beard said. Some of the letters recount Mary Todd Lincolns fight with Congress to collect her husbands salary after he had been killed and to establish a pension for presidential widows. (MSNBC -- Technology)
YA Author/Title List Jun 18, 2007
Ann Rinaldi: An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley. J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7/Final Book of the Harry Potter series; Release date: July 21, 2007); (Something extra: J. K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter by Mark Shapiro). (Suite101.com)
Manatee Village Historical Park adds education coordinator May 30, 2007
Newly elected officers of the Mary Todd Lincoln Tent 10, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, were recently installed ... Members of Mary Todd Lincoln Tent 10, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-65, gathered recently at the South Manatee Branch Library to install their newly elected officers. (Herald-Tribune)
Memorial Day 2007 May 25, 2007
At 12:45 p.m., the East Haddam Stage Company will present "They Call Me Lizzy {hellip} from Slavery to the White House." The one-woman show, performed by Stephanie Jackson, tells the story of Elizabeth Keckly, dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln, and her rise from slavery to freedom. Throughout the day, house tours will be given, Victorian toys and games will be demonstrated and available for children to play with, and The Moodus Ice Cream Shop will have ice cream and cold beverages... (CTNow.com)
Special events highlight re-enactment's 20th anniversary Apr 26, 2007
President Abraham Lincoln and wife Mary Todd Lincoln through re-enactors will attend. Lincoln's assassination and deathbed scene will be re-enacted during the evening by local actors and re-enactors. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Allentown museum honors anniversary of President Lincoln's death Apr 17, 2007
A second horse-drawn coach followed, carrying actors portraying pallbearers and Lincoln's widow, Mary Todd Lincoln. Dozens of history buffs gathered in the rain throughout the procession. (NEPA News, PA)
Lincoln College museum loans Lincoln artifacts to Pennsylvania exhibit Apr 16, 2007
Included in the loan are a ballot box from 1860; Tad Lincoln's rocking chair; a lock of hair from Mary Todd Lincoln; a locally made campaign banner of 1860; and the blood-stained dress worn by actress Laura Keene, who comforted Lincoln after he was shot. "It doesn't get any better than this. This is a strong spirit of cooperation and camaraderie," Garrera said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Lincoln speaks at MPCMS Apr 14, 2007
Although she sometimes dresses as Mary Todd Lincoln, today she stood at the back of the room and watched as he talked to the students. "Lincoln is just a continual interest to people," she said. (Washington Journal, IA)
Small town tour of Kentucky Mar 31, 2007
Abraham Lincoln fans may want to see the home of Mary Todd Lincoln on West Main. Also, try to plan at least a short stop at Ashland, the estate of Henry Clay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Spend a ‘Day from the Past’ in Mifflinburg Mar 23, 2007
Actress Bronwyn Mathis portrays several different figures connected with the Lincoln White House, including Kate Chase, Mary Todd Lincoln and English journalist William Russell. Tickets for this Saturday s Day from the Past are still available by visiting La Vieille Maison Des Livres at 344 Chestnut St., Mifflinburg, or calling Linda Snook at 966-5052. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Abe paying IWC a visit, honest Mar 22, 2007
Actually, make that about one score and eight Abraham Lincolns, 17 Mary Todd Lincolns and one Frederick Douglass ... According to the association's Web site it "is a union of men and women" who are "ready willing and 'Abe L' " to bring Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to life. (The Hawk Eye)
Women's history Mar 9, 2007
First-person interpretations of the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckly. Free. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Historical interpreter recalls life as a slave Feb 23, 2007
One day she responded to an advertisement requesting someone to make a gown for Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of the newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln. "It was Monday morning March 1, 1861 when I met Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln and that was when she hired me to be her dressmaker," said Mrs. Keckly. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
They call me Lizzy Feb 23, 2007
Lizzy became Mary Todd Lincoln's personal dressmaker after she made the first lady her Inaugural Ball gown ... Writing a book about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln and the happenings in the White House, titled "Behind the Scenes," brought Lizzy into controversy with the family and Mrs. Lincoln's eldest son had the book removed from publication. (Ivorytown Beacon, CT)
Kewanee Library Connection Feb 21, 2007
The Henry County Genealogical Society will present a program about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, in the Community Room at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26. The program will be presented by Virginia Nelson. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Ambitious New Novel About the Mary Todd Lincoln Trial -- Nancy Schleifer's Fictional Debut Chronicles the Former First Lady's Rescue From an Insanity Institution Feb 20, 2007
Feb. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Against the rich background of post-Civil War Chicago, A Warrant For Mrs. Lincoln blends a unique cast of historical and fictional characters whose lives intertwine during the insanity trial of Abraham Lincoln's widow. The powerful historical context includes the Lincoln assassination; the Chicago fire; Mrs. Lincoln's trial; her interment in the Bellevue institution in Batavia, Illinois; and the valiant rescue of Mrs. Lincoln by Myra Bradwell, the first woman... (Primezone Releases)
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His wife, Sue Webb, portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln. Webb gave a brief history of Lincoln s life and told the story of how Lincoln came to wear a beard at the request of a little girl who wrote to him and suggested that he would look good in a beard. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
In pop culture, everyone loves Abe Feb 12, 2007
And at least four new major books on Lincoln are in progress, portraying the public man or his private life with the troubled Mary Todd Lincoln - seven decades after the last volume of Carl Sandburg's popular biography was published. Among the noted historians working on Lincoln projects: Michael Beschloss and James McPherson. (SunSpot.net)
Civil War Calendar for Feb. 10 Feb 10, 2007
He and his wife, Eileen, will appear in Civil War garb to portray President Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Social time 6:30 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; lecture about 7:45 p.m. Reservations required for dinner only. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
JANE ANN MORRISON: Visit to Ford's Theatre provides intimate connection to Lincoln's legacy Jan 29, 2007
You can see the sitting room where Mary Todd Lincoln and son Robert waited through the night. The bed in the back room of this modest boarding house owned by a tailor is not the actual bed Lincoln died in -- that bed is now owned by the Chicago Historical Society -- but you can envision the lanky Lincoln stretched diagonally across the bed, his hand held by the 23-year-old doctor first to respond to "Is there a doctor in the house?". (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
February full of activities at DeKalb library Jan 18, 2007
Mary Todd Lincoln at the library. She will give a brief account of the Civil War era through Mrs. Lincoln's perspective, and there will be a question-and-answer period. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Is it Mrs. Grant or `Mrs. Butterworth'? Dec 26, 2006
Only a tiny fraction of statues in the nation honor women, he said, and there are only three of first ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary Todd Lincoln and Patricia Nixon. "That's appalling," he said. (FOX59, IN)
Top 10 books of 2006 Dec 22, 2006
A fresh and fascinating look at despised first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Mystery/thriller. (USA Today)
Anne H. Bailey, 82; Writer in Opera, Soaps Nov 30, 2006
"Anne always said she was a daughter of the South, and so was Mary Todd Lincoln," Pasatieri said. "The words she put in Mary's mouth were full of Southern strength and passion.". (Los Angeles Times)
Union force descendant dresses for somber occasion Nov 15, 2006
She is junior vice president of the Mary Todd Lincoln Detached Tent 10, Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War ... Currently serving as junior vice president of the Mary Todd Lincoln Detached Tent 10, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-65, Vogelpohl wore the period gown she had fashioned for the occasion. (Herald-Tribune)
Be prepared to be scared by new books this Halloween Oct 29, 2006
He visits haunted crime scenes, and relates reports of apparitions of famous people including Mary Todd Lincoln and Mary Surratt. A separate section describes some eerie doings at U.S. colleges, including, appropriately, Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. (North County Times)
Author to read at IWC Chapel Oct 13, 2006
In the beginning, Mary Harlan and Mary Todd Lincoln got along splendidly. The presidential couple had known Mary Harlan since she was a child, their families had long been close friends, and the President had 'loved and admired' Mary Harlan since she was a young girl, according to Mary Todd Lincoln. (Washington Journal, IA)
'Mary' tragic Oct 10, 2006
By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY Mary, Janis Cooke Newman's debut novel about Mary Todd Lincoln, is one of those rare books that turns the reader into an admiring fan of both the author and her subject ... Mary Todd Lincoln can be seen as the Richard III of American history ... Newman: Her novel, Mary, recounts Mary Todd Lincoln's tragic life. (USA Today -- Life)
The War Room Sep 20, 2006
The fascinating story of Mary Todd Lincoln played out against a broad historical (and hysterical) background ... Prideaux s script and Harris s performance, both of which dig past the myths to create a historical present, remain the best evocation of Mary Todd Lincoln s time and her place in it. (New Yorker)
Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln Sep 15, 2006
A musical Mary Todd Lincoln in the insane asylum. From a pair of apparent professional novices -- one the 87-year-old widow of a nine-term U.S. congressman -- who have labored over the opus for nine years. (Variety)
San Francisco Author Janis Cooke Newman Sep 14, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 4:43 am. Submit your U Do It Video to NBC11. (NBC 11, CA)
Historical fiction's true success Sep 12, 2006
This novel about Mary Todd Lincoln "is a perfect example of why historical fiction works when it's in the right hands," she says. "You come away feeling you really know Mary, and it's very true to the time.". (USA Today -- Life)
Hawkins takes Buffs to another level Sep 5, 2006
How Hawkins might see this as a blessing is akin to the old question to Mary Todd Lincoln: Other than that, how did you like the play. Other than the fact that this never should have happened, how did it happen. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Minigolfer's Paradise Sep 3, 2006
" "I'll just take my six-stroke limit," I told Alex and my dad, then hurried off to the 17th. Despite the jester and the overwrought medieval music (something akin to Camelot meets Lord of the Rings), the Dragon's Lair is a very cool place to play miniature golf. The hole beneath the smoking turret has a door that pulls against its hinges in a creepy way, the Viking ship really is floating on water and every half-hour a dragon with a head the size of a Mini Cooper wakes up and spits fire. Mount... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
IT'S FALL -- GO DEEP! Aug 28, 2006
" Disobedience (Touchstone/Simon ter) by Naomi Alderman: winner of the Orange Award for New Writers. Forgetfulness (Houghton Mifflin) by Ward Just. A Fictional History of the United States (With Huge Chunks Missing) (Akashic Books) by T. Cooper and Adam Mansbach: anthology featuring pieces from Daniel Alarcon and Amy Bloom. The Zero (ReganBooks/HarperCollins) by Jess Walter. Mary (McAdam/Cage) by Janis Cooke Newman: mammoth novel about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln. Memorial (Simon ter) by Bruce... (San Francisco Chronicle)
New claim to fame: Lincoln sat here Aug 14, 2006
He had bought them, along with a Mary Todd Lincoln shawl, from Anna Pitzer in 1968. She had bought the items 50 years earlier, when the Edwards home was demolished to clear the way for what is now the Michael J. Howlett Building on Edwards Street. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
