The Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc.

The Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc. Preserving Generational Lore Abraham Lincoln, our nation's sixteenth president, has roots in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

The following historians and biographers are some who have long documented that Abraham Lincoln was born in North Carolina as recorded in these and other publications:

- The Genesis of Lincoln by James H. Cathey (1899)
- Abraham Lincoln, A North Carolinian with Proof by James Caswell Coggins (1926)
- The Eugenics of President Abraham Lincoln by James Caswell Coggins (1940)
- The Tarheel Lincoln

by Jerry Goodnight and Richard Eller (2003)
- Dear Companion by Jean Tisdale (1997)
- Searching for Lincoln by Jerry Goodnight (2008)

One of the darkest days in our nation's history
04/14/2026

One of the darkest days in our nation's history

At 8:00 am on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat down for a quick breakfast with his family. The President had bacon, toast, and strong coffee as usual. Robert Lincoln regaled his father with vivid details of Robert E. Lee's surrender five days before.

After breakfast, Lincoln immediately launched into his daily work. He took special time apart to sign pardons for Union soldiers condemned to death. Even in his unknowing last hours, Lincoln attempted to stem the bloodshed of Civil War. In reply to one pardon request, he simply wrote, "Pardoned. Let it be done. A. Lincoln, April 14, 1865.”

Follow along on Facebook today as we trace Abraham Lincoln's last hours.



Image of Lincoln and Family from the National Portrait Gallery

11/20/2025

We will be open on November 26, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, at 3. I have some January dates coming up, so please follow us.

11/19/2025

In a two-minute speech in 1863, helped define America for generations to come and brought new purpose to the . The ALPLM is proud to be home to one of the five handwritten copies of the .

Learn more: www.PresidentLincoln.Illinois.gov/GettysburgAddress

11/18/2025

held to the belief that he shouldn't say something in public unless he had thought it through and was confident it was the appropriate thing to say.

Source: https://ow.ly/f04y50XtfaZ

11/17/2025

Please be in touch if interested in a visit to the museum in the next few months

11/04/2025

had some stern words for his step-brother, John D. Johnston, when Johnston proposed selling family land in eastern Illinois and moving to Missouri.

Source: https://ow.ly/m9gn50XmfGu

09/30/2025

in 1838, 800 Potawatomi Indians marched through Springfield, Ill. on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas – a journey remembered as the Trail of Death.

Despite the loss of many lives and the hardships they faced, tribal leaders urged their people to march with dignity. Dressed in their finest clothing, they passed through Springfield in a striking display of pride and resilience.

Today, you can visit the Potawatomi Trail of Death Marker on the east wall of the kiosk at the Old State Capitol plaza.

📸 Image credit: www.potawatomi.org

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