An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to auction via Sotheby's.

We Americans believe we so fully understand Abraham Lincoln’s contribution to our nation’s beliefs about slavery and freedom that his role in shaping our uniquely American vision of a just and ...

JANESVILLE Before he left Illinois to assume the presidency, Abraham Lincoln visited the graves of his father and stepmother. And it was John W. Baker, grandfather of Charleston resident Gale ...

Diggers and construction contractors preparing to open the ground under the supervision of some of the country’s top forensic archaeologists ...

The country’s first-ever mass exhumation of a children’s grave will begin on Monday, June 16, the Irish Examiner can reveal. Work at the site where 796 children are believed to be buried in ...

Although we live in a suburban area, we are lucky to have plenty of farms nearby where we can purchase fresh corn. But, when ...

In an effort to identify an unknown train wreck victim, Salem, Illinois, has instead uncovered a new mystery. For 54 years, an unidentified victim of a 1971 train wreck lay at rest in a Salem ...

Multiple bodies found in exhumed Salem, Ill., grave by: Chad Mira Posted: Jun 17, 2025 / 07:25 PM CDT Updated: Jun 17, 2025 / 07:46 PM CDT ...

Missing Brownwood woman found buried in shallow graveby KTXS Staff Fri, June 13th 2025 at 7:48 AM ...

I really hope that this exhumation will give us all the answers. I have given my DNA, and I hope we understand the truth. I would like to give her a proper burial if she is found.