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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 22, 20253 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...
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Jun 19, 20252 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 18, 20252 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 13, 20252 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...
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May 28, 20252 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 28, 20252 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...
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May 25, 20253 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 22, 20252 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 19, 20252 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...
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May 14, 20252 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 10, 20253 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 4, 20252 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...
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Apr 9, 20251 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 6, 20252 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 31, 20252 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...
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Mar 29, 20252 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...
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Mar 23, 20252 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 18, 20252 min read
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 6, 20252 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 5, 20252 min read