Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln’s Beard

Posted on February 11, 2015 by vanbraman

Thursday is Lincoln’s Birthday, so I am thinking about President Lincoln again tonight. Many of us have heard the story about why he grew his beard and he has a beard in most of the pictures we see of him. … Continue reading →

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The Gettysburg Oration

Posted on November 18, 2014 by vanbraman

Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise … Continue reading →

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