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Finding Abraham Lincoln in Richmond
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, July 7, 2025 Lincoln and Tad Abraham Lincoln went to Richmond, Virginia, once in his life. In...

David J. Kent
2 days ago3 min read


Watch Ed Steers Recount Tales from Uncovering 3,000 Items of Lincoln Memorabilia
Author Ed Steers, Jr. shared the fascinating tales of his exploration of 3,000 items of Lincoln memorabilia from 1980-1981.
kelsey.sara.johnston
Jun 272 min read


Righteous Strife Tells of Lincoln's Faith, Religious Nationalism and Civil War
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, June 22, 2025 Oxford University emeritus professor and Lincoln scholar Richard Carwardine...

John O’Brien
Jun 223 min read


Juneteenth in D.C. Looks Back to Civil War, Forward to Lincoln
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 19, 2025 The African American Civil War Memorial and Museum marked Juneteenth today by...
edepstein1
Jun 192 min read


Lincoln Autographed Freedom Documents for Sale in Time for Juneteenth
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Wednesday, June 18, 2025 What a happy coincidence that the Emancipation Proclamation and the...

John O’Brien
Jun 182 min read


Lincoln Backs Zachary Taylor for President
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, June 13, 2024 On June 11, 1848, Congressman Abraham Lincoln arrived back in Washington, D.C.,...

David J. Kent
Jun 132 min read


Huge Mural Remembers Lincoln's 'Lost Speech'
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, May 28, 2025 For a speech that was supposedly lost to history because no one wrote it down as...
edepstein1
May 282 min read


LGDC's Ed Steers Wins Lincoln Award
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, May 28, 2025 LGDC's own Ed Steers has won a Lincoln Award! On May 27, longtime member and...

David J. Kent
May 282 min read


Booth is Back and Baltimore’s Got Him!
By Janet Saros Boyds, Maryland Sunday, May 25, 2025 The stage awaits Booth to tell his version of history. The world premiere of Matthew...
abesgirl
May 253 min read


Auction of Lincoln Artifacts Raises $8 Million
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, May 22, 2025 A major auction of Abraham Lincoln artifacts held May 21, 2025, brought in...

David J. Kent
May 222 min read


Lincolnian News Hits 500 Posts and is Going Strong
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Monday, May 19, 2025 Four years ago, the Lincoln Group of DC took a bold step to completely revamp...

John O’Brien
May 192 min read


"Unflinching" Play About Booth Premieres in Baltimore
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Entertainment A-listers are behind "John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only," a new...
edepstein1
May 142 min read


Abraham Lincoln, the Pope, and the Creoles
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, May 9, 2025 All the world is agog this week as the papal conclave selected a new pope. In a puff...

David J. Kent
May 103 min read


Lincoln Buried, but Finds Rest Elusive
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, May 4, 2025 Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest in Springfield, Illinois, 160 years ago on May...

John O’Brien
May 42 min read


Unexpected Lincoln: A D.C. Bonanza
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 9, 2025 On my way to the Washington Nats' game last evening against the world champion...
edepstein1
Apr 91 min read


Springfield Museum Gets Lincoln-Related Items
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 6, 2025 Lots of us have family heirlooms, but precious few have items tied to Abraham and...
edepstein1
Apr 62 min read


"Doc" Wayne C. Temple - In Memoriam
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, March 31, 2025 Wayne C. Temple and his wife, 2016, photo by David J. Kent The dean of all...

David J. Kent
Mar 312 min read


Illinois Funds New Salem Repairs
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 29, 2025 The state of Illinois says it will spend $8 million to repair some of the...
edepstein1
Mar 292 min read


Ford's Opening New Cultural Center
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, March 23, 2025 Ford's Theatre, the landmark so closely associated with Abraham Lincoln, this week...
edepstein1
Mar 232 min read


Lincoln Group of DC and the White House Historical Association
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 18, 2025 First Known Photo of White House The Lincoln Group of DC has always had a close...

David J. Kent
Mar 182 min read