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A Lincoln-Filled Wonder —The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop!

By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. October 9, 2024 Many, if not most, may already be familiar with one of the longest-operating Lincoln...

Unexpected Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's New England Sculptor - Augustus Saint-Gaudens

David J. Kent

Oct 43 min

Unexpected Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's New England Sculptor - Augustus Saint-Gaudens

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, October 4, 2024 Technically, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin, Ireland, and from the...

abesgirl

Sep 282 min

The Words of "Mister Lincoln"

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 28, 2024 Take a deep dive into Herbert Mitgang’s play, Mister Lincoln, when...

Unexpected Lincoln: Hartford, CT Wide Awakes and Sculpture Walks

David J. Kent

Sep 253 min

Unexpected Lincoln: Hartford, CT Wide Awakes and Sculpture Walks

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Sometimes you find Abraham Lincoln in unexpected places. Take Hartford,...

Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research Grants Available

David J. Kent

Sep 152 min

Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research Grants Available

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, September 15, 2024 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) is offering dissertation research grants...

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Sep 51 min

Join us to see "Mister Lincoln"

By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. September. 5, 2024 Friends and members of The Lincoln Group of DC are cordially invited! Who: Scott...

Unexpected Lincoln: Walk a Mile in His Shoes, and Obama's

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Sep 32 min

Unexpected Lincoln: Walk a Mile in His Shoes, and Obama's

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. August 31,2024 Walking down one of the endless concourses at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport the...

David J. Kent

Aug 312 min

Dan Smith Archives Sent to Springfield

by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, August 30, 2024 Longtime Lincoln Group of DC member Dan Smith -- the son of a slave -- passed...

Lincoln Defends Emancipation: The Conkling Letter, August 26, 1863

John O’Brien

Aug 273 min

Lincoln Defends Emancipation: The Conkling Letter, August 26, 1863

By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado August 26, 2024 Lincoln’s announcement of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation seriously...

John O’Brien

Aug 223 min

Lincoln's Faith and The Greeley Letter

By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Thursday, August 22, 2024 On August 22, 1862, New York Tribune publisher Horace Greeley was...

Time to Apply for the Annual ALA/ALI Dissertation Award

David J. Kent

Aug 192 min

Time to Apply for the Annual ALA/ALI Dissertation Award

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, August 19, 2024 The Lincoln Group of DC (LGDC) has for many years supported education about...

Haggling Over Presidential Debate Arrangements - Lincoln-Douglas Edition

David J. Kent

Aug 62 min

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...

Taylor Swift Weighs in on Abraham Lincoln

John O’Brien

Aug 34 min

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....

A Day with Lincoln in DC - Ford's After Hours

David J. Kent

Jul 293 min

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...

abesgirl

Jul 222 min

Remembering Peter Carmichael

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, July 22, 2024 Peter Carmichael, Gettysburg College’s Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War...

Abe Lincoln Helped Make Bob Newhart a Star

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Jul 182 min

Abe Lincoln Helped Make Bob Newhart a Star

By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 18, 2024 The great dead-pan comedian Bob Newhart, who died today at age 94, became an...

Lincoln's Campaign Takes Fire from the Rear

John O’Brien

Jul 133 min

Lincoln's Campaign Takes Fire from the Rear

By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Friday, July 12, 2024 Another in a series of blogs about the tumultuous year of 1864, exactly 160...

edepstein1

Jun 232 min

Lincoln Live at Ford's Theater

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, June 23, 2024 Abraham Lincoln will return to Ford's Theater, where he was mortally wounded in...

National Archives Plans to Add Emancipation Proclamation to Rotunda in 2026.

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Jun 193 min

National Archives Plans to Add Emancipation Proclamation to Rotunda in 2026.

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 19, 2024 The Emancipation Proclamation will go on permanent display in the rotunda of...

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Jun 172 min

Testing the Lincoln Overload Theory

By Ed Epstein Chicago, Illinois Monday, June 17, 2024 Can a major city have too much of Abraham Lincoln? There's a corner of Chicago that...

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