ILLINOIS (KFVS) - What would it be like growing up at the same time as Abraham Lincoln? Well, the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Sate in Lerna, Illinois will give you a taste of the 1850s on April ...

WASHINGTON – As festivities marking the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth continue, the U.S. Mint has released the first of four new Lincoln pennies that will go into circulation this year.

It is the most famous log cabin in American history, and it doesn’t really matter that it floats in the strange region between solid history and make believe. The visitors’ car park to the Abraham ...

LERNA — Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site’s most famous connection to the past is as the home of the father of the 16th president, but some think the group of workers that largely made the site ...

LERNA -- It might seem bit odd to refer to the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site gift shop as being in a "new" location. But that was kind of the idea. The shop opened about two weeks ago in a ...

LERNA, Ill. (KFVS) - The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host two events in April to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Starting with Saturday, April 18, historian and musician Bucky ...

Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is coming up, our annual reminder about the president born in a humble log cabin. In pre-pandemic days, every year, some 200,000 people trekked to the Kentucky backwoods to ...

Born in a one-room log cabin? Check. Became a successful attorney despite receiving little formal education? Check. Engaged in remarkable debates with political archrival Stephen A. Douglas? Check. As ...

Years ago, I’d heard that people making the pilgrimage to the tiny log cabin on the farm where Abraham Lincoln was born sometimes burst into tears when they glimpsed it. That alone made it seem worth ...