The story of the hat was first written in August 1958, when Carbondale resident Clara Waller signed an affidavit in which she said her father-in-law, William Waller, obtained the hat from Lincoln ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is re-displaying a stovepipe hat synonymous with the country’s 16th president, amid renewed speculation about its authenticity.

Abraham Lincoln's Stovepipe Hat is Wrong Size, No Evidence It Actually Belonged to Him, 16-Month State Study Finds Published Dec 23, 2019 at 9:03 PM EST Updated Dec 23, 2019 at 10:41 PM EST ...

A new study has found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat — for years a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum — ever actually belonged to the 16th U.S. presi… ...

Among the findings spelled out in a 54-page report was that the hat, once appraised at $6.5 million, didn't appear to be Lincoln's size and that descendants of the original collectors weren't ...

A new study has found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat — for years a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum — ever actually belonged to the 16th U.S ...

The hat, which was purportedly given by Lincoln to a southern Illinois farmer in the late 1850s or early 1860s, has been subject to questions about its authenticity since it was purchased for $6.5 ...

Abraham Lincoln’s stovepipe hat of questioned authenticity is photographed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, on June 14, 2007.

The statue of Lincoln, showing him 20 years before he was elected President, sits overlooking the Ohio River, much like he wrote about in 1841. His hat sits beside him.

WASHINGTON — President Abraham Lincoln's top hat sits in a glass case beside the black coat he was wearing 150 years ago at Ford's Theatre.

VICTIMS. SO FAR, THOUGH, NO ARRESTS. AND NEW TONIGHT, POLICE IN LOUISVILLE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP FINDING ABE LINCOLN’S HAT. THE STATUE OF OUR NATION’S 16TH PRESIDENT WAS DEDICATED ...