I found this article on the Abraham Lincoln online site and thought it worth sharing.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/news/keckly.htm
The link tells the whole story, but, basically, her burial site has been found, but funds are needed to help provide for a headstone and care for the site.
If anyone has any extra funds during this holiday season, this certainly seems like a good way to help support an important historical project.
about the American Civil War
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