By Jeffrey Boutwell Columbia, Md. Monday, April 6, 2026 Redlands, California, an hour east of Pasadena on the way to Palm Springs in the desert, would seem an unlikely spot for a heartfelt memorial to Abraham Lincoln.  Though our 16th president and wife Mary had expressed hopes of visiting California and the American West following his second term in office, it wasn’t to be. Instead, Lincoln’s presence in Southern California would have to wait until 1932, when Robert and Alma

by David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, March 30, 2026 Washington's Emancipation Memorial, often called the Freedmen's Memorial, celebrates the 150th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday April 11, 2026. And the Lincoln Group of DC will be represented. Everyone's invited to this free program. Immediately after hearing of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, a formerly enslaved woman named Charlotte Scott offered $5 to create a memorial honoring Lincoln. She was soon followed

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C, Saturday, March 27, 2026 The Emancipation Proclamation Display in the National Archives Rotunda Last night, March 27, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT, the National Archives unveiled the permanent display of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Archives Rotunda. The unveiling of a second historic document, the 19 th  Amendment, occurred moments later. The event marked the first time permanent displays have been added to the Rotunda’s “Charters of Freed

By: Kelsey Johnston Baltimore, Maryland Friday, March 20, 2026 In his new book, "Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours," David J. Kent takes you along for the ride as he explores Lincoln's two forgotten tours of New England. He shared this ride with the Lincoln Group of DC in an exhilarating discussion on March 10. Abraham Lincoln went to New England only twice in his lifetime. During his first trip in 1848 he was an awkward, ungainly westerner, little know