This lesson compares the experiences, roles, and legacies of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis, the wives of the Civil War era presidents. The lesson, which features historian Kelly Hancock speaking ...

Alicia Mary (Tierney) Sheehan, 70, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21. She was the daughter of the late John and Helena Tierney. She is survived by her children, Patrick Sheehan and his ...

Walter S. Farquhar recalled Nichols’ participation in Lincoln’s funeral in a 1963 column written after the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. It ran in Farquhar’s “Editorial Musings ...

Cole Escola, the writer and original star of “Oh, Mary!,” will return to the role of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln at the Lyceum Theatre on April 8. Escola will be joined by original cast members ...

Former major league pitcher Jim Todd passed away earlier this month at 77. A right-handed reliever, he pitched six seasons in the majors during the 1970s. The Cubs selected Todd in the ’69 draft ...

Here, the two discuss Mrs. Lincoln’s second most eventful experience at the theater. Courtesy Sam Pinkleton Betty Gilpin, who’s currently playing Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway hit Oh ...

Queen Mary may now be royal consort of Denmark but she returned to her roots last week, having been spotted Down Under. The Tasmanian-born royal, 53, returned to Hobart for a private getaway with ...

During a talk held in Berlin‘s Hebbel am Ufer theater, Berlinale jury president Todd Haynes shed light on how his filmmaking craft evolved from Superstar and Safe to Carol, as well as how Mark ...

It's said that one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite desserts was his wife's white almond cake. In fact, it's the cake that she baked him to woo him! In his honor, we came up with this recipe for Mary ...

Quentin Earl Darrington, left, who portrays Frederick Douglass, and Ivan Hernandez, who plays Abraham Lincoln, of the musical "3 Summers of Lincoln," making its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse.