What is the connection between his beard (especially its length) and Williamstown?

(You are going to need Google, I think)

My first guess without cheating would be that Williamstown was the home of Grace Bedell?

Grace Bedell was from Westfield, NY and it was there that Lincoln greeted her on his way to Washington.

(sorry for delay ... shopping) No ... I was thinking of linking it to Grace but, no, nothing to do her. Its closer to home.
And when I say "Lincoln's beard" , maybe I'm stretching it somewhat.

Come on people ... think laterally. When I wrote 'closer to home' : that refers to Williamstown.

And 'stretching it' refers to the length of the beard.

Anybody?

Michael, I am clueless. We are to find a connection between the length of Lincoln's beard and Williamstown, Victoria, Australia?

(02-11-2018, 04:15 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Michael, I am clueless. We are to find a connection between the length of Lincoln's beard and Williamstown, Victoria, Australia?

Yep, you got that part, Roger. Well done. Williamstown, Victoria, Australia .

Now, the beard. Except its not. If you know what I mean.
If it were more like that of Edward Bates, then there would be a definite link to Williamstown.

The only I could find is this, but since there are probably thousands of photos depicting men with "Lincoln beards" out in the world's archives and albums I doubt this is the answer.
https://victoriancollections.net.au/item...21e8eafada

Eva, that man's church is 10 minutes by car from me. Other than that ... you're off course.

As far as style is concerned, Lincoln's beard was classified as a .... ? and if it had been longer it would be known as a .... (and thats the link to Williamstown)?

Dunno about beard classifications but on the less trivia side would like to remember of his birthday today.

(02-12-2018, 06:13 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Dunno about beard classifications but on the less trivia side would like to remember of his birthday today.

I would like to second Eva, and to Michael...I still am clueless!

(02-12-2018, 02:29 AM)AussieMick Wrote: Eva, that man's church is 10 minutes by car from me. Other than that ... you're off course.

As far as style is concerned, Lincoln's beard was classified as a .... ? and if it had been longer it would be known as a .... (and thats the link to Williamstown)?

I have heard Lincoln's beard referred to as an Amish beard, which stuck with me because Southern Maryland has a sizable Amish community. Is that the beginning of your link to Williamstown?

Yes, Laurie. You've almost got there. I had a feeling someone would mention Amish. There is another name (maybe less common) for the Amish beard. That other name is the one you need to link to Williamstown.

The Shenandoah beard?

"CSS Shenandoah incident of 1865"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamstown,_Victoria

Yes!!! Well done, Roger. And sorry to all the others that struggled with my "clues".

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(02-12-2018, 03:23 PM)AussieMick Wrote: Yes!!! Well done, Roger. And sorry to all the others that struggled with my "clues".

from wikipedia :-

"Together, 140 Australians and New Zealanders were veterans of the American Civil War, 100 of whom were native-born.[1] Some of these were originally Americans who came to Australia during the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s.[2] Officers during the war included one who gave Tasmania its first telegraph service, and another officer who mined for gold in Ballarat."

More detail on this :-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_...Shenandoah

Also "It is a matter of odd historical fact that the last shot of the American Civil War was a blank fired at a New Bedford whaling ship in the Bering Sea off Siberia on June 22, 1865, more than a month after the conflict had actually ended. To understand this bizarre event in this peculiar location, we need to briefly recount the voyage of the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah, an extraordinary epic of seafaring long neglected as a minor footnote to maritime history."
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/css-she...ar.111978/

And Dabney Scales Diary