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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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...
John O’Brien
Aug 22, 20243 min read
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...
David J. Kent
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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...
David J. Kent
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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....
John O’Brien
Aug 3, 20244 min read
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...
David J. Kent
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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...
abesgirl
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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...
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Jul 18, 20242 min read