Huntington’s ‘Civil War Christmas’ blends real-life drama with seasonal sentiments Nov 20, 2009
Below: Mary Todd Lincoln (Karen MacDonald) and Moses Levy (DeLance Minefee) ... There is Decatur Bronson (Gilbert Glenn Brown), a black Union soldier whose wife, Rose, was kidnapped by Southerners ( Every Confederate I kill is a bridge to reach her, he says grimly); White House seamstress Elizabeth Keckley (Jacqui Parker), who saw her brother sold into slavery when she was a child and then suffered the death of her son George in battle; Hannah (Uzo Aduba), a runaway slave who, fearful of capture... (Boston Globe)
Journey to Narnia with Rose of Athens Oct 29, 2009
Hogan was just cast as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Robert Redford-directed film, "The Conspirator," which is filming in Savannah, Cesnik says. Cesnik understands how important the book is to so many readers and knows the charge of creating a show that holds up to that adoration - after all, she remembers her favorite Pevensies (either Lucy or Peter, for the record: "Lucy was so curious and brave; Peter was just large and in charge") and fondly carries the memory of her father reading the book out... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Green Mountain getaway in Manchester, Vt. Oct 28, 2009
50 adults, $5 children, ) is the former home of Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to adulthood, and an important American figure in his own right. The family visited the Equinox when Robert was a youngster and planned to return in the summer of 1865, until his father s assassination that April. (Boston Globe)
Dance review: Jones' 'Fondly Do We Hope ...' Oct 4, 2009
That you will find in the figure of Mary Todd Lincoln (Asli Bulbul), who, maddened by her husband's assassination, haunts the stage in a manner that evokes genuine pathos. Regrettably, dance seems to play a subsidiary role and much of it is articulated on a satellite stage jutting into the auditorium on the right. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Strange bedfellows Sep 18, 2009
MUSCATINE, Iowa As Muscatine director Bill Turner read the musical, Asylum The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln, he envisioned well-known Muscatine vocalists Delene McConnaha and Allyson Peniston in the lead roles of Mary Todd Lincoln and her nurse, Delia, respectively ... The plot centers on the relationship between Mary Todd Lincoln, widow of President Abraham Lincoln, and their son, Robert Lincoln, following the president s assassination in 1865 ... I don t think you could help but feel for the... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Music, history, film on tap at WIT presentations Sep 16, 2009
"Mary Todd Lincoln: America's Most Controversial First Lady," will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sept. 24 in the former cafeteria of WITCC's Corporate College building. Historian Patricia Day will appear in costume as the wife of President Abraham Lincoln to tell the story of her marriage to the president and her life in the White House. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Morton House plans historical tours, names new director Sep 13, 2009
It features Donna McCreary, a Mary Todd Lincoln historical presenter, and Dean Dorrell as the president. The cost is $10 for adults, and $8 for students 6-10 years old, and Morton and Heritage members. (The Herald-Palladium)
Mary Todd Lincoln statue is missing a nose (8) Aug 6, 2009
Mary Todd Lincoln statue is missing a nose ... Correction: The story below originally incorrectly implied that Mary Todd Lincoln s son attended school in Racine ... This time it s Mary Todd Lincoln s. Residents contacted The Journal Times this week to ask about the damage to the granite statue depicting the former first lady and President Abraham Lincoln, which is located in front of the Gateway Technical College campus on Main Street. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Neil Claypoole and his ultra-smooth array of artfully carved wooden spoons. Photo by Ellen Sussman | Special to the Green Valley News Aug 4, 2009
Located on 412 scenic acres in the Green Mountains, Hildene was built in the early 1900s by Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. The spacious Meadowlands is a scenic venue for a variety of events and the Hildene mansion is a landmark tourist stop that now serves as the Lincoln Family Home. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Turzak's woodcut book on Lincoln has been republished Aug 4, 2009
In a letter to Mary Todd Lincoln from 1846, learning his wife was free of headaches, Lincoln wrote, I am afraid you will get so well, and fat, and young as to be wanting to marry again. Turzak was the son of Czechoslovakian immigrant parents. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Bloomington celebrates Lincoln's 200th birthday Jul 19, 2009
Accompanying Lincoln impersonator Chris Holtz was Deborah Senger, who depicted Mary Todd Lincoln. "Lincoln's Bloomington: A 200 Year Birthday Celebration" was organized by Spirits of Bloomington Tours and the history museum. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
VICKERS/A cure for any ailment Jul 16, 2009
Lydia's portrait was prominently displayed on each bottle, looking much like Mary Todd Lincoln. Ms. Pinkham apparently was proud of her concoction. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Newfield, Wicks coming to Red, White & Blue Days Jul 1, 2009
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln presenters B.F. and Dorothy McClerren will ring the bell in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 16th president s birth. A new addition to this year s festival will be a tie-in to the Charleston Community Band s Star-Spangled Tribute concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kiwanis Park amphitheater. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Invasion, not rebellion (269) Jun 16, 2009
Joining the organizers were mountain man William Fallon, William L. Todd, nephew of future first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, and Dr. William Knight, a naturalized Mexican citizen, whose wife was originally from New Mexico. Dr. Knight, an excellent horseman, tipped the others to the route of a herd of 180 horses being sent to General Castro. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Historic Somerville aids students traveling to National History Day Competition May 9, 2009
Ruth Grossman and Samantha Pitken (above left) re-enact the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis ... Ruth Grossman and Samantha Pitken will re-enact the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis, the wives of Lincoln, President of the Union and Davis, President of the Confederacy, in their performance "Entwined by Legacy: The Two First Ladies of the Civil War". (Somerville Journal, MA)
Tasty to-dos for Mother's Day May 8, 2009
The event plays off the strawberry parties hosted by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln; it celebrates the future arrival of the Abraham Lincoln "Self Made in America" Learning Station Exhibit at the museum. The Wild Wonderful museum will be one of only four California museums to house the exhibit, Lagunoff says. (Fresno Bee)
Civil War fashion show a hit at re-enactment Apr 28, 2009
Bonnets, such as the navy blue bonnet worn to the tea by Mary Todd Lincoln as portrayed by Donna Daniels, also were more commonly worn in the North. Lincoln's bonnet covered her day cap, fashioned of netting, chenille, beads and pale blue ribbons. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Steven Carson, historian, authority on Lincoln Apr 8, 2009
He wrote a play about Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to live into adulthood. The play was staged in the mid-1980s at Ford's Theatre. (Boston Globe)
72nd Childrens Coronation: A Night of Romance Apr 4, 2009
First Lady Martha Washington is Avery Elizabeth Workman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Workman; First Lady Martha Jefferson is Emma Grace Williams, daughter of Chris and Debbie Williams; Anna Leon Owens is Shy Ann Hathorne, daughter of Elizabeth Hathorne and Wayne Netto; First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln is Hailie Madison Spurlock, daughter of Michael and Kim Spurlock; Evangeline is Kenzi Grace Little, granddaughter of Larry and Linda Thomas; Joe DiMaggio is George Philip Nobles, son of Brent and... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Is It Really Old Abe? Mar 22, 2009
PLLC principal Jean O Dell looks on while Mary Todd Lincoln (Maxine McIntyre) is seated at the piano in the background. Bestrom, a Michigan resident and winter visitor to the area, visited students at the school to commemorate President Lincoln s 200th birthday. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Looking for Lincoln Mar 2, 2009
Everything you've heard about Mary Todd Lincoln how difficult , ornery and impossible she was is inaccurate, Dr. Burlingame said. She was worse. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Man expert on Lincoln's furniture Feb 23, 2009
There also are designs for a caned rocking chair in which Mary Todd Lincoln rocked her children to sleep in their Springfield home. Lincolns father, Thomas Lincoln, was a cabinetmaker. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Lincoln proved the impossible is possible Feb 23, 2009
If Mary Todd Lincoln had had her way, he would not even have given the speech. He was under the weather. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Nikki Giovanni: Poet, writer, activist addresses plight of blacks then to now Feb 23, 2009
"Giovanni also contended that most of the first ladies in American history were not sympathetic to blacks."Unlike her husband, Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln was not sympathetic to the slaves, but she was no different than the majority of the first ladies in that they were bigots" she said. "I even made a bet with a friend to name five first ladies that weren't bigots. The loser would buy dinner for the winner. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Feb 20, 2009
Among the notable icons on display are a handwritten page from the young Lincoln s Sum Book; one of the few surviving letters written by Lincoln to his wife Mary Todd Lincoln; bronze casts of sculptor Leonard Volk s life mask and hands of Lincoln; a large wool shawl once owned by Lincoln; a little-known oil portrait of Lincoln; and a presentation copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln. Joseph Regenstein Library, 1100 E. 57th St.. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Fashion's First Lady Feb 17, 2009
"Mary Todd Lincoln was the original fashionista first lady and first to ever have been described as having shopping mania," Catherine Clinton, author of the new biography "Mrs. Lincoln" tells Page Six. 00004000 "She enjoyed her shopping trips to Manhattan so much that reporters started following her around and into shops. She was addicted to gloves like Imelda Marcos was to shoes. And she also loved lavish gowns, cashmere shawls, diamonds and pearls." She notes that, ironically, Mary "was... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Book reveals the inventive side of President Lincoln Feb 17, 2009
Emerson wrote this book, the only one written about her madness, he said, after discovering lost letters from the mentally ill Mary Todd Lincoln ... In the meantime, he s editing an unpublished manuscript written about Mrs. Lincoln in the 1920s by the woman who owned the letters, discovered with Mary Todd Lincoln s letters. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Lincoln's 200th celebrated at Wyo Capitol Feb 14, 2009
CHEYENNE -- Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln were honored at the Wyoming Capitol in honor of President Lincoln's 200th birthday. The Lincolns were portrayed Thursday by John Voehl and his wife, Pamela. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Commentary: Lincoln's remarkable tie... Feb 14, 2009
Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, evidently understood the mutual respect that the two men shared. After Lincoln's death, she presented Douglass with Lincoln's favorite walking cane, saying her late husband would have wanted him to have it. (CNN -- Law)
Henshaw -- Lincoln trivia Feb 13, 2009
Mary Todd Lincoln s brother and three of her half-brothers fought for the South in the Civil War and the president s wife herself was accused in Congress of spying, or at least sympathizing, with the Confederacy. Lincoln served in Congress as a member of the Whig party from 1847 to 1849 and when he declined to run for another term, he was offered the post of governor of the Oregon Territory by President Zachary Taylor. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Elementary students probe for clues to find the 'real' Abe Lincoln Feb 13, 2009
Did his wife Mary Todd Lincoln die just after he was elected ... Reid s portrayal of Lincoln included a statement about Mary Todd Lincoln dying less than a year after Lincoln became president, another clue, as she lived for 17 years after he was assassinated. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Area students learn about 16th president firsthand at Lincoln Log Cabin program Feb 13, 2009
Area educators can check out the trunks of material on four subject areas: Lincoln, his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, slavery and the Civil War, he said. Mittelstaedt also said site officials chose the book about the years from Lincoln s birth to the time he moved to Springfield because of the event s focus on first-graders. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Looking into Abraham Lincoln Feb 12, 2009
Michael Krebs, portraying Abraham Lincoln, right, and Debra Ann Miller, as Mary Todd Lincoln, perform at Twin Groves Middle School ... We do not have a day off until March 7, and then we are down to four to five days a week, said Krebs, a Chicago-based actor who travels all over the United States to perform at schools, libraries, museums and historical societies portraying Lincoln along with Debra Ann Miller s Mary Todd Lincoln. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
DeKalb Library to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday Feb 12, 2009
Gugala has played Mary Todd Lincoln at the library several times in the past. Joined by Jones, they will perform a show written by Gugala and based on the lives of two sisters: Mary Todd Lincoln, married to the President of the United States, and Emilie Todd Helm, married to a Confederate general, according to the news release. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Lincoln family scrapbook on sale today Feb 12, 2009
n A copy of a letter from Mary Todd Lincoln to Sarah Bush Lincoln in 1867. n A copy of a photograph of Lincoln that apparently was taken in Charleston in 1858. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The big 2-0-0: Lincoln to be feted coast to coast Feb 12, 2009
"We do not have a day off until March 7, and then we are down to four to five days a week," said Krebs, a Chicago-based actor who travels all over the United States to perform at schools, libraries, museums and historical societies portraying Lincoln along with Debra Ann Miller's Mary Todd Lincoln. Krebs definitely has seen an uptick in interest since the new president was inaugurated. (Yahoo News)
Tips for baking success Feb 11, 2009
Then imagine Abe's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, whacking him upside the head as he smiles at Monroe. OK, I can't imagine it either. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Area Lincoln-related events Feb 11, 2009
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln visit; 10 a.m. Thursday, Bloomington Public Library Community Room. Impersonators: Chris Hotz and Deborah Senger of the Spirits of Bloomington. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Lincoln artifact has local ties Feb 9, 2009
It was built as the summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to adulthood. The 412-acre estate includes a 1905 Georgian Revival mansion and was home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Looking For Lincoln: The Man, The Symbol Feb 8, 2009
"Mary Todd Lincoln was saying, 'They've shot my husband!'" John Wilkes Booth jumped from the box to the stage, about 12 feet. "And of course, he raised his knife to the audience and declared 'Sic semper tyrannus!' 'Thus always to tyrants.'". (CBS News)
