Articles Filed Under: Lincoln Tomb

The Angel of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Part 3

August 13, 2015 | by Al Hunter

By the late 1920s, the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois was literally crumbling away, threatening the largest collection of Lincolniana in the world contained within. As the reconstruction was getting underway in May 1930, the body of the President’s grandson Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II was removed from the tomb and … Read More

The Angel of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Part 2

August 6, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Last week I shared with you details of my weekend visit to the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois. The trip was a birthday getaway arranged by my wife Rhonda. As part of the trip, we visited a charming log cabin souvenir shop that sits just yards from the Oak Ridge … Read More