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Random First Photos from Copenhagen, Gdańsk, Klaipeda, and Tallinn

Abraham Lincoln Moves to Indiana – Ferry Crossing and Grandview

As I continue my tour of Abraham Lincoln’s early life (see Chasing Abraham Lincoln and scroll down for several articles), I follow Lincoln’s path across the river into Indiana. Okay, technically I didn’t follow his exact path because 1) it’s … Continue reading →

Baltic Boating

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all … Continue reading →

A Shrine for Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace

Part 1 of my Chasing Abraham Lincoln tour (click and scroll for several articles) took me to Lincoln’s birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky. My last piece highlighted the museum and statues in downtown Hodgenville itself; today we visit Lincoln’s birthplace. “My … Continue reading →

Science Traveling the Baltic Sea

Ah, the Baltic Sea. I’ll soon be on it. And also in Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden. Windstar take me there. I’ve been to some of these places before. When I lived in Europe (Brussels, Belgium) I … Continue reading →

Lincoln Book Reviewed in Civil War Times Magazine

My book, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, has been reviewed in Civil War Times magazine. Civil War Times is the “go-to” magazine for Civil War enthusiasts, and with a circulation of over 100,000, it’s the Number 1 magazine in … Continue reading →

Help Make Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe a National Historic Site!

A message from the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe!    Your urgent help is needed. WHAT: The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe is being considered for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places! We need you to click on the … Continue reading →

The Forgotten Hodgenville, Kentucky – Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace

Hodgenville, Kentucky is where Lincoln was born, though the town seems forgotten by all by die-hard Lincolnophiles (call it a guilty pleasure). As I wrote in my book, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America: When Nancy was heavily pregnant with … Continue reading →

Abraham Lincoln Dies, Thomas Lincoln Gets Married – The Lincoln Homestead

I finally managed (on my third try) to complete Part 1 of my Chasing Abraham Lincoln tour. Last week I wrote about my first stop at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, which is on the campus of Lincoln Memorial … Continue reading →

Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Harrogate, Tennessee

Everyone knows about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, but there is another Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. This one is in Harrogate, Tennessee in the campus of Lincoln Memorial University. And I spent the day … Continue reading →