potential new hobby

Has anyone ever done letterboxing? Or geocaching? They look like fun...

Lincoln lives

Robinson Sibling DC Family Fun Day: President's Day edition

My brother and I took a Lincoln Assassination walking tour on Saturday afternoon... and we WON A PRIZE!!

The prize: A book of Lincoln's speeches.

The trivia question: A year or so after Lincoln's assassination, Lincoln's eldest son Robert Todd fell on some train tracks. A stranger reached down and pulled him off the tracks before the train came, saving his life. Who was the stranger?

Michael answered "Booth's brother." When asked for a more specific answer, I knew it was Edwin. Go team!!

Afterwards, someone asked Michael if he was a history professor.

Speaking of presidential history (as usual), here are some links that were shared with me recently:
Uncovered photos of Lincoln's 2nd Inauguration (thanks Kate)
The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time (thanks Michael)

My brother thinks I post about Abraham Lincoln too much, so here's a picture of some mittens I made for Keigh

Lewis Powell...

... the man who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State Seward, was a member of Mosby's Rangers.

This is interesting to me because my mother named our pet cat after Col. Mosby when I was little. So I guess the best cat ever was named after the Confederate guerrilla who helped train a vicious assassin, which is kind of... disturbing.

Source: Chapter 2 of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

I think it went well. Cross your fingers!

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abey baby

I have an interview this week at a historic site associated with Abraham Lincoln.

My brother's advice: "You know how you can get that job? Tell them you'd TOTALLY SLEEP WITH LINCOLN."

He also suggested that I could impress the director by sharing these facts in the interview:

- Lincoln's cottage was not made out of Lincoln Logs. This is a common misconception.

- The house was also not made from Lincoln himself, though he was a large man and could easily have been hollowed out for living space.

- Due to Lincoln's lactose intolerance, the cottage was also not constructed of cottage cheese, though this was a common cottage-building material in the 19th century.

- Lincoln was the first president who was also a professional wrestler. His signature move was "The Lincolning."

- He was also our first black president.


My sister-in-law's comment during this phone call:
"Why do you always set your sister up for failure?"


Edited to add the following:

Michael informs me that the second fact should read "The house was also not made from Lincoln himself, though he was a large man and could easily have been hollowed out for living space in the manner of the Taft Apartments."

Also: Thanks to this Etsy seller, I actually CAN sleep with Lincoln!