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Haggling Over Presidential Debate Arrangements - Lincoln-Douglas Edition
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Stephen A. Douglas had been selected by the Illinois State Legislature to serve...
David J. Kent
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Taylor Swift Weighs in on Abraham Lincoln
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado August 3, 2024 Country and pop star Taylor Swift has long shown her appreciation for Abraham Lincoln....
John O’Brien
Aug 3, 20244 min read
A Day with Lincoln in DC - Ford's After Hours
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C, Monday, July 29, 2024 Ford's Theatre plays an important role in the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. It was...
David J. Kent
Jul 29, 20243 min read
160 Years Later – The Battles of Monocacy and Fort Stevens, and Lincoln Was There
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, July 1, 2024 Another in a series about the tumultuous year of 1864, exactly 160 years ago. In the...
David J. Kent
Jul 1, 20243 min read
Juneteenth in Washington, DC
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 13, 2024 On June 19, 1865, United States Army Major General Gordon Granger delivered to...
David J. Kent
Jun 13, 20242 min read
At the National Portrait Gallery: Iconic Lincoln Image on Exhibit
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. May 31, 2024 2024 is, of course, a presidential election year. In honor of the occasion, the...
abesgirl
Jun 10, 20243 min read
Unexpected Lincoln - The Other Booth Brother in Manchester-by-the-Sea
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Saturday, April 27, 2024 We all know John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. And...
David J. Kent
Apr 27, 20244 min read
Lights, Camera, Action: Lincoln Memorial Stars Again
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Saturday, April 20, 2024 The Lincoln Memorial, Washington's most-visited monument, makes a brief but...
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Apr 20, 20243 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Caribbean Cruising to Colorado
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 As we've shown in our periodic Unexpected Lincoln series, connections to Abraham...
David J. Kent
Apr 2, 20243 min read
Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday at the Lincoln Memorial, February 12, 2024
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, January 22, 2024 Abraham Lincoln turns 215 years old! And all Lincoln Group of DC members (and...
David J. Kent
Jan 23, 20242 min read
A "Hidden Gem" of a Lincoln Site
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Actually, the site is right there in plain view and many, if not most of...
abesgirl
Jan 10, 20242 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Mary and Robert Lincoln Go to Manchester, Vermont
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 1, 2023 Mary Lincoln hated Washington, especially during the pestilent humidity of the...
David J. Kent
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Callie Hawkins Becomes New CEO & Executive Director of President Lincoln's Cottage
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Congratulations are in order to Callie Hawkins for becoming the new CEO...
David J. Kent
Sep 13, 20232 min read
One Life: Frederick Douglass at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 27, 2023 One of the benefits of living in the Washington, DC area is the vast number of...
David J. Kent
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Unexpected Lincoln in Colorado
John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Thursday, August 24, 2023 It is strange that there are no Lincoln memorials erected in Colorado. The...
John O’Brien
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Lincoln Emerges from the Stump
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, August 17, 2023 Abraham Lincoln spent many hours on the stump campaigning for himself and...
David J. Kent
Aug 17, 20232 min read
An Unexpectedly Controversial Lincoln Statue - In Vermont
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, July 21, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC has had some experience with controversial Abraham...
David J. Kent
Jul 21, 20233 min read
Traveling with Lincoln’s Train of Thought – Destination: Emancipation
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Participants on the Juneteenth walking tour visit the Emancipation Monument In...
abesgirl
Jul 12, 20234 min read
A Shining Moment – For Lincoln, His Memorial and Our Lincoln Group of DC
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 21, 2023 The Lincoln Memorial Centennial Program - Sunday, May 22, 2022 After all those...
abesgirl
May 21, 20234 min read
Lincoln Memorial Goes on the Operating Table
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 14, 2023 Preliminary work has started on the four-year, $69 million project to enormously...
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May 14, 20232 min read