National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces

who died in the service of the State

The National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces is a place of contemplation and remembrance, providing a focal point where families, relatives and members of the public can reflect on the contribution ...

The Paramount Theatre

The Paramount Theatre is listed on

the National Register of Historic Places.

It opened September 14th, 1929

as Austin's grand first run movie theatre.

It is owned by Austin Area Commission for the Arts, Inc.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

The Lincoln Move to the Frontier

The Lincoln family first came to America in the seventeenth century, originally settling in the Massachusetts Bay colony. The Lincolns continued to move throughout the colonies, settling in present-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Thomas Lincoln, father to future president ...

A Gathering Storm

North

By the end of July 1777, the British invasion from Canada under General John Burgoyne had progressed to Fort Edward on the Hudson River. Desperately in need of supplies, Burgoyne dispatched an expedition on August 11 under Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich ...

The Lincoln Marriage Cabin

The marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took place on the Beechland property of Nancy’s uncle, Richard Berry Sr., in Washington County, about twenty-five miles southwest of here, on June 12, 1806. The ceremony was presided over by the ...

Memorial to the Unknown and Unrecorded Dead

(Front):To the

Unknown and Unrecorded

Dead.(Left Side):Erected. A.D. 1879. By the people of the South.

To the 829 unknown Confederate dead

who lie beneath this mound.

In grateful remembrance of their heroic virtues.

And that their example of unstinted devotion

to duty and country may never be ...

The Marriage of Nancy & Thomas Lincoln

On June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln traveled to Springfield, Kentucky, to obtain a marriage license to wed Nancy Hanks. Richard Berry, Nancy's uncle, signed the document as guardian of the bride-to-be. Two days later, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy were married ...

The Lincolns Move West

President Abraham Lincoln’s great, great, great, great grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, left England in 1637, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts. The next four generations of Lincolns continued to move south and west — to New Jersey, then Pennsylvania and, finally, to Virginia.

Captain ...

Father Albert Braun O.F.M.

Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983

Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.

Father Braun was an Army chaplain in World War I and World War II ...

Church of the Redeemer

The first Anglican church in Orangeburg Township

was established about 1750 by John Giessendanner,

and a chapel at Orangeburg was later provided by

the Act of 1768 that created St. Matthew's Parish.

Following a long dormant period, the Episcopal

Church ...