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On a Cold Day, Brave Names Ring Out
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Names by the thousands were read aloud today as the Lincoln Group joined in honoring the 209,154 men -- mostly freed slaves -- who enlisted in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War to fight against the pro-slavery Confederacy. USCT names were read aloud simultaneously at 10 microphones. The reading of names went on for long hours on a cold, blustery Veterans Day at the African American Civil War Memoria
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Help Spread the Word About Lincoln250.org
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, November 3, 2025 It's been a few weeks since Lincoln250.org and Instagram's A.Lincoln250 launched to spread the word--next year's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is very much about Abraham Lincoln, who was a fierce advocate of the Declaration's daring proposition that "all men are created equal." The logo for Lincoln250.org . Help spread the word. We assume that if you're reading this, you are interested in Lincoln
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Nov 32 min read


Big Changes to ALI's 2026 Symposium, LGDC Co-Sponsoring, and a New Format
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, October 27, 2025 The Lincoln Group of DC reached out to all of the Abraham Lincoln-related groups in 2023 seeking collaborations on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—and the United States—occurring in 2026. We recently announced  one of those collaborations in which we teamed up with the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) to create Lincoln250.org , a website to highlight Abraham Lincoln's strong admiration for th

David J. Kent
Oct 273 min read


Lincoln Cottage Hosts Frederick, Abraham, Lucas, and Jonathan
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Sunday, October 12, 2025 Michelle Krowl, Lucas Morel, Jonathan White, Callie Hawkins at President...

David J. Kent
Oct 123 min read


Lincoln, the Founding and Lincoln250.org
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, October 8, 2025 There was no fiercer defender of the promise of the Declaration of...
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Oct 82 min read


Lincoln-Inspired Philanthropist Up for Emmy
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, October 6, 2025 One of America's great 20th-century philanthropists, whose long life of giving was...
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Oct 62 min read


Author Richard Carwardine live on Zoom, October 11
Debbie M. Jackson Washington, D.C. Thursday, October 2, 2025 Best-selling Lincoln scholar Richard Carwardine will attend a combined...

John O’Brien
Oct 32 min read


Lincoln's D.C. Church Offers a New Tour
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Saturday, September 27, 2025 The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church is the most important Lincoln...

John O’Brien
Sep 273 min read


Dedicating Lincoln -- an Album
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. September. 24, 2025 It was a singular honor for me, as president of the Lincoln Group of the District of...
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Sep 242 min read


New Abraham Lincoln Statue is a Hit!
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, September 22, 2025 On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln issuing the Preliminary Emancipation...

David J. Kent
Sep 223 min read


Lincoln Goes to Ecuador
By David J. Kent Washington, DC (via Quito, Ecuador) Friday, September 12, 2025 Abraham Lincoln is in Quito, Ecuador. Right there on the...

David J. Kent
Sep 122 min read


New Lincoln Statue Moved to Its Forever Home
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, September 5, 2025 A powerful new statue of Abraham Lincoln showing the 16th president signing the...
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Sep 52 min read


Timeless Examples of Good Writing from Abraham Lincoln
By Sameer Somal Doylestown, PA Monday, August 25, 2025 (Editor’s note:  Lincoln Group member  Sameer Somal is the CEO of Blue Ocean...
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Aug 252 min read


Join Us on September 22 to Honor Lincoln the Emancipator
The Lincoln Group is honored to have been asked to chair the committee putting together this free, outdoor public event. The dedication...
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Aug 141 min read


Apply for the ALI/ALA Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Working on a PhD? Finished your dissertation? Then now is the time to apply...

David J. Kent
Aug 131 min read


Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" Back in the News
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, August 7, 2025 Big-time blogger, podcaster, and historian Heather Cox Richardson narrated...
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Aug 63 min read


The Double Double Lincoln of England
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, July 31, 2025 Abraham Lincoln is everywhere, it seems, as I recently discovered on a road trip...

David J. Kent
Jul 314 min read


Lincoln Group Studies New View of Reconstruction - See the Video
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Thursday, July 24, 2025 The Lincoln Study Forum just concluded a multi-session review of a...

John O’Brien
Jul 242 min read


Chasing Lincoln Across Upstate New York
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, July 18, 2025 Abraham Lincoln traveled through upstate New York in early 1861 on his way to...

David J. Kent
Jul 183 min read


D.C. African American Museum to Unveil New Lincoln Statue
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 10, 2025 A poignant statue depicting a seated President Abraham Lincoln signing the...
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Jul 102 min read
