tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post486830191872108152..comments2023-10-12T03:35:18.014-04:00Comments on Lincoln Belongs To The Ages: Recreating Lincoln's Columbus Ohio FuneralGeoff Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-67336530913407012942010-12-19T12:04:03.680-05:002010-12-19T12:04:03.680-05:00I am a Mary Lincoln aficionado. I am currently rea...I am a Mary Lincoln aficionado. I am currently reading the book, The Lincolns: Portait of a Marriage by Daniel Mark Epstein. In it he tells of a speech Lincoln gave at City Hall on September 16, 1859 to a sparse crowd at the Young Men's Republican Club. (This speech was given the night of his speech on the east terrace of the Columbus Statehouse.) Epstein quotes a "Democratic journalist" and Stephan Douglas champion as saying (in part): "We think that Mr. Lincoln will never be invited here again, and that was perhaps his opinion" when he had his likeness preserved "as a remembrance for his Columbus Friends." <br /><br />As an Ohioan whose mother was from Columbus, I was especially interested in finding out if he ever made it back. I was happy to find out that he did come back (in his lifetime) on February 13, 1861, to address a joint session of the legislature, prior to his inauguration.<br /><br />Thank you Mr. Elliott, for setting up this informative blog.HistoryBuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686338988662995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-91656792824621153342008-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:002008-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:00Years ago I had a website about my cousin, Preside...Years ago I had a website about my cousin, President Abraham Lincoln. I have a lot of information about him because we are related.<BR/><BR/>My wife just told me to take a look at your site. It looks OK for as far as you have gone.<BR/><BR/>My genealogy goes all the way back to Robert Lincoln in England and the President and I share it all the way back there.<BR/><BR/>I wish you good luck with your blog.<BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln<BR/>Brookville, OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-31791981404274382102008-05-13T23:16:00.000-04:002008-05-13T23:16:00.000-04:00I was in Springfield in February, courtesy of the ...I was in Springfield in February, courtesy of the Bill of Rights Institute and the Liberty Fund. The old Illinois Statehouse was where Lincoln's body lay in state; the scene is recreated a few blocks away at the Lincoln library and museum.<BR/><BR/>The Christology is quite apparent. In the chamber of the House of Representatives, where the body was laid for public visiting, on one side in foot high letters it said "Washington the Father," and on the other side, "Lincoln the Savior." <BR/><BR/>Springfield is worth a couple of days, the library worth a day itself.Ed Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056539160596825210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-7125882045975422932008-05-04T17:02:00.000-04:002008-05-04T17:02:00.000-04:00Wow, I love your blog, Tons of great info! I just ...Wow, I love your blog, Tons of great info! I just started my blog, History's Mysteries, and found you while I was doing research. I added you on my blog roll, and will being checking back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com