Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

Ken Griffin bought an Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, for $13.7 million, and the Emancipation Proclamation ...

Robert Smalls published a newspaper, established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress ...

In honor of its 163rd birthday, Union Pacific Railroad is unveiling a new commemorative locomotive in the hometown of its ...

Mountain State residents celebrate another proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. On Jan. 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 20, 1863, he declared that Mountaineers are ...

Colorful children's picture books, gripping historical fiction and more are on our must-read list this Juneteenth ...

Abraham Lincoln's bloodstained gloves from Ford's Theatre sold for $1.52 million at auction. Other items included a handkerchief and a "wanted" poster.

Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By . Associated Press. Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET.

An auction of precious Abraham Lincoln artifacts raised close to $8 million Wednesday, meaning a likely seven-figure windfall for a cash-strapped Springfield foundation that was selling part of ...

Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt. The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves ...