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  • Abe's folks renew vows

    Or rather, say them again for first time, 202 years later

    By John Cheves

    Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married June 12, 1806 -- and again Saturday, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. -- at the Lincoln Homestead State Park in a public ceremony arranged by the Kentucky Historical Society.

  • IF YOU GO

    Lincoln's presidential retreat reopens

    By Frank Greve

    After Presidents Day celebrations, the sprawling Gothic Revival cottage where President Lincoln and his wife spent more than a quarter of his presidency will open to the public for the first time.

  • Lincoln events are called for rain

    DIE-HARDS AREN'T DETERRED, BUT LAURA BUSH IS

    By Greg Kocher

    Abraham Lincoln no doubt braved rain and ice growing up near here, but it was too much for Tuesday's kickoff of the national bicentennial celebration of his birth. The event was canceled.

  • Legislators agree on one thing: Lincoln

    16TH PRESIDENT HONORED IN OLD CAPITOL

    By Jack Brammer And John Stamper

    In the historic Old State Capitol in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky lawmakers met in session Tuesday to honor the legacy of native son Abraham Lincoln.

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