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Calling for Lincoln Group Memories
By David J. Kent Friday, January 17, 2025 Washington, DC Got memories? Specifically, got memories of the Lincoln Group of DC? The Lincoln...

David J. Kent
Jan 172 min read


Did Lincoln Love Necco Wafers?
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, January 9, 2025 A confession: I love Necco Wafers, the sugary candy that some people say tastes...
edepstein1
Jan 92 min read


Carter, Gettysburg, Lincoln and the Camp David Accords
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, December 30, 2024 In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat...
edepstein1
Dec 30, 20242 min read


The Lincoln Group Is an Oldie but a Goodie
By Ed Epstein Washington D.C. December 27, 2024 Some greats are turning 90 years old in 2025--the Dalai Lama, DC Comics, the Social...
edepstein1
Dec 27, 20243 min read


New Video Explores Nuances of 1864 Election
Join David J. Kent in exploring the voting patterns within eight states during the 1864 election to answer the question: was it stolen?
kelsey.sara.johnston
Nov 25, 20241 min read


Lincoln meets Sojourner Truth in the White House
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, November 18, 2024 Sojourner Truth spoke in support of Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 reelection...

David J. Kent
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Lincoln Group Creates Howard U. Fellowships
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. November 14, 2024 The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia will mark its 90th anniversary in 2025,...
edepstein1
Nov 14, 20243 min read


Lincoln’s Big Blind Memorandum Reveal Party
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, November 11, 2024 No doubt we in the Lincoln world have heard repeatedly about the document...

David J. Kent
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Abraham Lincoln Mentors Law Students
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, November 5, 2024 “I am not an accomplished lawyer,” Lincoln wrote in 1850 notes for a law...

David J. Kent
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Replacing Hannibal Hamlin: How Andrew Johnson Became Lincoln's Second VP
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, October 26, 2024 The 2024 presidential election is only a week or so away, and the Lincoln...

David J. Kent
Oct 26, 20244 min read


The Lincoln Group of DC at the IRS!
By Jeffrey Boutwell Columbia, MD October 15, 2024 No, three members of the Lincoln Group of DC were not visiting the IRS offices in...
abesgirl
Oct 16, 20242 min read


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...
abesgirl
Oct 9, 20243 min read


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...

David J. Kent
Oct 4, 20243 min read


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...
abesgirl
Sep 28, 20242 min read


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,...

David J. Kent
Sep 25, 20243 min read


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...

David J. Kent
Sep 15, 20242 min read


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...
edepstein1
Sep 5, 20241 min read


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...
edepstein1
Sep 3, 20242 min read


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...

David J. Kent
Aug 31, 20242 min read


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 27, 20243 min read