1809 - Born

Resources for Teachers

• Biography-Abraham Lincoln's Early Years Collection Connection for the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress.   
• Letter's from Lincoln. This Indiana Humanities Council lesson plan helps children become familiar with Abraham Lincoln's childhood in Indiana.

Resources for Students

• Abraham Lincoln's Youth America's Library: Meet Amazing American's.

Library of Congress Primary Sources

• Prints and Photographs:  The Pioneer Boy, or the Early Life of Abraham Lincoln  
• Prints and Photographs:  Abraham Lincoln Birthplace,Hodgenville, Larue County, KY 
• Prints and Photographs:  An interior view of the original Lincoln cabin showing the old fireplace in the west room and the old spinning jenny of Mrs. Lincoln.
• Abraham Lincoln, (May-June 1860) (Autobiographical Notes): American Memory
• Abraham Lincoln, 1846 Poem, "My Childhood Home I See Again": American Memory 

Other Resources

• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: National Parks Service