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An uplifting look at hope and heritage

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:31:48 GMT

Nothing makes one long for peace like being engulfed in a war.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

A Civil War Christmas Opens at TheatreWorks Dec. 5

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:37:57 GMT

The production includes holiday classics "O Christmas Tree" and "Silent Night," as well as spirituals and folk songs of the era. A Civil War Christmas received its world premiere at the Long Wharf Theatre in 2008.
Source: Playbill

Paula Vogel on 'A Civil War Christmas'

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:52:00 GMT

The play boasts 90 characters (with actors playing multiple roles). "People from every state and country fought in the Civil War," says Vogel, who is half Jewish, half Catholic, of German, Russian, French and Spanish descent.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Vogel's A Civil War Christmas Begins CA TheatreWorks Run Dec. 2

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:15:34 GMT

Arts

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:50 GMT

Delance Minefee (George’s Ghost) and Jacqui Parker (Elizabeth Keckely) in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration (Photo courtesy of Huntington Theater)...
Source: Bay State Banner

Some doubts about earrings tied to Mrs. Lincoln

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:04 GMT

tool goes here LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.
Source: Centre Daily Times

Mrs. Lincoln's earrings? Maybe not

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:20:31 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Mary Todd Lincoln earrings debated

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:57:16 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.
Source: Denver Post

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:35:48 GMT

Volunteer re-enactors Elizabeth Hogan (L), portraying Mary Todd Lincoln, and Mike Robinson (2nd L), portraying former Washington DC Police Superintendant A.C. Richards, talk to park rangers prior to the rededication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington...

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:33:23 GMT

Volunteer re-enactors Mike Robinson (L), portraying former Washington DC Police Superintendant A.C. Richards, and Elizabeth Hogan (C), portraying Mary Todd Lincoln, greet tourists prior to the rededication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, May 30,...

Mary Todd Lincoln

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:17:47 GMT