An interview with LuAnn Johnson / LuAnn Johnson ; Newlyn Hosea, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview with LuAnn Johnson / LuAnn Johnson ; Newlyn Hosea, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview of LuAnn Johnson conducted by Newlyn Hosea for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Topics discussed include design, construction, and growth of Oak Ridge Cemetery; relationship with Lincoln family; burial of Abraham Lincoln; relationship of Oak Ridge Cemetery with the city of Springfield; State Department of Historic Sites; dedication of Oak Ridge; 19th century Springfield society; construction and interior of modern chapel and mausoleum; headstones and memorials designs; Cowgill Mausoleum in Oak Ridge Cemetery; Children from the Home for the Friendless at Oak Ridge Cemetery; Mattie Rayburn; Lincoln contemporaries; Governor John Tanner; accordion player; and lore of the cemetery.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.

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Oak Ridge Cemetery (Springfield, Ill.)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Tanner, John R., 1844-1901

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Illinois state legislator, treasurer, and governor (1897-1901). From the description of Papers, 1897-1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 695996413 Twenty-first governor of Illinois, grew up near Carbondale, started in Republican politics at the age of 26 and worked his way up until with the help of his friend ex-Governor and U.S. Senator Shelby Cullom he became governor in 1897. In 1900 he ran against Cullom for the Senate and lost. His first wi...

Johnson, LuAnn.

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Born and raised in Springfield, Ill. After growing up in Springfield she headed several local small businesses. Over 20 years ago LuAnn became the Executive Director of Oak Ridge Cemetery, the municipal cemetery of Springfield Illinois. Although the interviewee was LuAnn Johnson, the interview centered on Oak Ridge Cemetery - its history, current status, and future plans. Intimately connected to the story of Oak Ridge Cemetery is the story of its service as the final resting place of Abraham Lin...

Rayburn, Mattie.

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Hosea, Newlyn,

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Illinois. Division of Historic Sites

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