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Gilder Lehrman Announces its 2025 Lincoln Prize
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 6, 2025 The Gilder Lehrman Institute has announced its 2025 Lincoln Prize, which is...

David J. Kent
Mar 62 min read


Join Us to Study Great Books
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 5, 2025 One of the great benefits of joining the Lincoln Group is the chance to take part...
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Mar 52 min read


Lincoln and the Peacemakers by George P.A. Healy
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C, Monday, March 3, 2025 The Peacemakers Abraham Lincoln was desperate to find a way to peace in the Civil...

David J. Kent
Mar 32 min read


Lincoln, New York City, and Cooper Union
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, February 26, 2025 In February of 1860, the western-bred Abraham Lincoln must have been...

David J. Kent
Feb 263 min read


The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln is Expanding
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, February 15, 2025 Lincoln Group of DC members are likely familiar with the Collected Works of...

David J. Kent
Feb 152 min read


Snow or No Snow, It's Lincoln's Birthday
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 It was a cold and snowy morning today at the Lincoln Memorial, but that...
edepstein1
Feb 121 min read


Money-Losing Lincoln Penny May at Last Disappear
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, February 10, 2025 The U.S. Mint says it loses about $85 million a year turning out 3.2 billion...
edepstein1
Feb 102 min read


Unexpected Lincoln - A Long-Lost Lincoln Film No Longer Lost
by David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, February 6, 2025 Screenshot from The Heart of Darkness provided by Historic Film Archive Well,...

David J. Kent
Feb 72 min read


Abraham Lincoln Institute is Coming - Don't Miss It!
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, February 6, 2025 Once again, the Lincoln Group of DC is a proud supporter of the Abraham...

David J. Kent
Feb 61 min read


Quite a Mashup: Lincoln, Conan O'Brien and Mark Twain
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, January 17, 2025 Lincoln devotee and longtime late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien is...
edepstein1
Jan 172 min read


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...
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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...
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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?
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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,...
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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
