By David J. Kent Washington, DC Sunday, January 11, 2026 The Abraham Lincoln Institute, with co-sponsorship from the Lincoln Group of D.C., will present the annual ALI Symposium at Ford's Theatre on Saturday, March 21, 2026 . As I previewed before , the Lincoln Group proposed that ALI do a special program that honors Abraham Lincoln's commitment to the Declaration of Independence and the aspiration that "all men are created equal" to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declarat

By Jeffrey Boutwell and William F. Walsh Jan. 7 2026 It’s always fun to find unusual connections between famous people, especially those living in different centuries and from very different walks of life.  The two of us found such a connection, extending from Abraham Lincoln to Jane Goodall, as follows:   One: Jeffrey and Bill meet through their membership in the Lincoln Group of D.C.  Two:  While corresponding by email, Bill notices that Jeffrey lives on Ring Dove Lane in C

By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Dec. 31, 2025 Lincoln250.org The dawning year of 2026 will bring the 250th anniversary -- the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence -- and amid all the celebrations it's important to remember the message of Abraham Lincoln, the Declaration's fiercest, most-steadfast advocate. Lincoln understood that the Declaration's "proposition that all men (all people in today's terms) are created equal" was not a statement of fact, but rather

By Bill Shepherd Friday, December 26, 2025 (This article originally appeared on Lincoln250.org , our separate website dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.) Abraham Lincoln’s faith in the promise of the Declaration of Independence - that all people are created equal and that they should get opportunities to succeed in life - was shaped in good part by his often-overlooked ancestral roots in Virginia’s Shenandoah Val

Washington, D.C. Dec. 23, 2025 Abraham Lincoln was known for being rather indifferent about food, but one recollection from his youth made it clear that one of his favorite foods was the gingerbread man cookies he recalled that his mother baked for him. At holiday time, which is also cookie time, it's worth remembering his favorite. During one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in1858 Lincoln told a light-hearted story about his boyhood in Indiana, where his family moved in 1816,