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In Search of Abraham Lincoln in the Balkans
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, July 17, 2026 Abraham Lincoln is everywhere, or so it seems. The Lincoln Sculpture Project Map created by David Wiegers and Scott Schoeder (an LGDC board member) has reached close to 700 sculptures around the world, with new ones being added as soon as they go up. During my recent travels in the Balkans, I went in search of one of the more elusive - and apparently cryptic - statues, in of all places, Skopje, North Macedonia. The map abo
David J. Kent
6 hours ago3 min read


Supreme Court Affirms Lincoln on Equality
By John A. O'Brien Sunday, July 12, 2026 Denver, Colorado A recent executive order challenged the principle that all people born in this country are citizens. On Wednesday, July 1, the Supreme Court affirmed that, yes, “children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States and are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.'” The majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts and a conc
John O’Brien
5 days ago2 min read


More Images From the Undercroft
Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 9, 2026 Tireless Washington photographer Bruce Guthrie, a great friend of the Lincoln Group, visited the new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum on its recent opening day and produced images we want to share with you. Some of the workers' tools left underground after construction ended more than a century ago. The 15,000-square-foot museum run by the National Park Service is well worth a visit to see the massive concrete pillars pound
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Jul 91 min read


Garfield on a Painting and Lincoln and the Declaration
With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence upon us, it's a perfect time to look at Abraham Lincoln, the fiercest advocate for the deep meaning of that document. Read on, and for lots more on Lincoln's ties to the Declaration, visit Lincoln250.org. By Mark B. Pohlad Chicago July 5, 2026 It might not be the most famous paintings in the U.S. Capitol. And because it hangs in a Senate stairwell, it’s easy to miss. Moreover, Frances Carpenter’s The First Reading
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Jul 53 min read


Famed Lincoln Bronze in Chicago Gets New Life
By Ed Epstein Washington D.C. Wednesday, July 1, 2026 A restored and rejuvenated statue -- Augustus Saint-Gaudens' famed bronze of a standing Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park on Chicago's North Side -- will be reborn this Saturday, the Fourth of July. The renovated Saint-Gaudens Lincoln statue will be unveiled in Chicago on the Fourth of July. The 12-foot-tall statue, originally dedicated in 1887, has undergone repairs and restoration, with the work paid for by the Chicago Par
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Jul 11 min read
