Lincoln Herald

Abraham Lincoln has morphed from man to legend in the last two decades and for good reason. He is responsible for much of the abolition of slavery and the distribution of energy around the US (Just Energy can thank him for that!) as well as numerous other personal and professional achievements. Here are a few of the more interesting facts about Honest Abe:
He was the tallest US President to date, standing at 6 foot 4 inches
He suffered from a deep Read the rest of this entry »

Abraham Lincoln just like the Abraham in the Bible was truly the father of his Country. To this day, it is not known exactly how he stood of the issue of Christianly. His father was a Baptist and during the time he was in office, he attended the New York Presbyterian church regularly but he never made a profession of faith.

Abraham knew the Bible very well and memorized major portions of it. He certainly lived by all it’s Read the rest of this entry »

Abraham Lincoln serves as a great example of why growing up in a wealthy family should not be taken for granted and that it is not a prerequisite to success.

When Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, his father was a wealthy and affluent Kentucky citizen. Unfortunately, in 1816, his father lost most of his wealth to creditors after an adverse court ruling regarding a defective title. As a result of the unfavorable verdict, the Lincoln family moved away from Kentucky and settled in Read the rest of this entry »

Our nation’s sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln was born in what was at the time called Hardin County, Kentucky, (now La Rue County) on Sinking Spring Farm, on February 12th, 1809. Lincoln’s father was Thomas Lincoln, and his mother was named Nancy Lincoln. At the time of his birth, Lincoln’s family lived in a one room cabin that housed his father, his mother, and an older sister; Sarah.
Lincoln’s mother died of “Milk Sickness” when Abraham Lincoln was nine. His older sister Read the rest of this entry »

Now that the holiday craziness has been left behind us for another year it’s a good time to look forward to what’s happening in the New Year.President’s Day falls on February 21^st this year and we figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look at a few interesting facts about one president being celebrated Abraham Lincoln just in case you want to bring out the trivia-purse at the water cooler!

• Unlike a lot of presidents since him, Lincoln wrote his own speeches, including his most famous Gettysburg Address. And while many may believe it was this address which was Lincoln’s most poignant, there’s rumor out there that his speech to the Illinois Republican Convention in 1856 was by far his best. Unfortunately, no record of it remains.
• Lincoln had no ascribed faith, even though he considered himself to be fully Christian. There were many sects (denominations) that tried to lay claim to his affinity, but in all reality he was 100 non-denominational and never joined a church of any type.
• The 16^th President of the United States liked to trifle with machines and gadgets, taking them apart just to reconstruct them so he could gain a deeper understanding of how they worked. In fact, he even had a patent issued in 1849 for “A Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals” and although nothing became of it, he is the only President to Read the rest of this entry »