Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Lincoln Assassination 150 Years Later, Part 1

May 7, 2015 | by Al Hunter

I’ve spent the last month chasing Lincoln, and over the next few columns I’d like to share my experiences with you. If you’ve read my columns regularly over the past few years, you should know by now that Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War are a quiet obsession with … Read More

The Lincoln Funeral Train 150 Years Later

April 30, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On this 150th anniversary month of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Al Hunter is off chasing Lincoln for future stories. Here is an encore of an article from April 20, 2010. Anyone familiar with my writings and ramblings knows that I have one special “obsession” when it comes to ghost stories; The … Read More

The Marble Heart

April 23, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On this 150th anniversary month of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Al Hunter is off chasing Lincoln for future stories. Here is an encore of an article from November 15, 2013. On November 9, 1863, just 9 days before he boarded a train bound for Gettysburg  enroute to deliver the most famous … Read More

Old Bob, Nanny, Nanko, Jet and Fido, Part 2

April 16, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On this 150th anniversary month of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Al Hunter is off chasing Lincoln for future stories. Here is an encore of an article from February, 2011. Amidst all the excitement about the move to Washington, DC, at the beginning of Lincoln’s presidency, one sad task remained for the … Read More

Old Bob, Nanny, Nanko, Jet and Fido

April 9, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On this 150th anniversary month of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Al Hunter is off chasing Lincoln for future stories. Here is an encore of an article from February, 2011 Abraham Lincoln was a well documented animal lover, and although he apparently played a few pranks on animals as a boy, he … Read More