This week I spent time researching through a section of family history, tracing connections between the Pelton, Warren and Mayhew families. What stands out is not a single event but the pattern. These families are connected through marriage, shared Quaker roots, and a migration path from New England into Ohio, Indiana, and the broader Midwest.Continue reading “How Family and Community Shaped Abraham Lincoln’s World”
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How Lovejoy Shaped Lincoln’s First Major Speech
In working on Abraham Lincoln and the beginnings of his public life, I have studied his first major address, the Lyceum Address. Lincoln never met Elijah P. Lovejoy, but the events surrounding his death were very much in the news at the time, and they form part of the background to that speech. Lovejoy’s murderContinue reading “How Lovejoy Shaped Lincoln’s First Major Speech”
Visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s House and What it Reveals About His Life
I’ve just returned from a trip to Baltimore, where I had the chance to visit the home and grave of Edgar Allan Poe. Both the house and grave impressed me. The house was so small, sad and desperate. Standing inside, it was impossible not to feel how confined life must have been there. The twoContinue reading “Visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s House and What it Reveals About His Life”
The 161st Anniversary of Lincoln’s Death and What Might Have Been
This week marked the 161st anniversary of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. There have been a number of posts about it on social media, which has made me think more about the event and the impact it had on our history. In writing about him, I often find myself considering not only what happened, butContinue reading “The 161st Anniversary of Lincoln’s Death and What Might Have Been”
Writing a Lincoln Historical Mystery Series Based on Real Events
This week I began thinking about what lies beyond the current book. I’m revising the current book, so it is actually all written. I want to be able to start my next book immediately when this one is being published. For a number of years, I had planned to make this a series, but IContinue reading “Writing a Lincoln Historical Mystery Series Based on Real Events”
Rainy Day
It is a rainy day here in Fort Wayne. I spent the weekend visiting my sister in Indianapolis. It was the first time I have seen since the death of her husband. She is getting along as well as can be expected. We went to the art museum and gardens at Newfield’s. It was onlyContinue reading “Rainy Day”
The View From The Imaginarium 