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"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 312 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 182 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
Lincoln Was a Liberal. No, He Was a Conservative
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. December 9, 2024 Since the Lincoln Group started this blog back in mid-2022, more than 460 items have been...
edepstein1
Dec 9, 20242 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
Raising the Stone: Charles Forbes and the Lincoln Group of DC (From the Archives)
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 12, 2024 Most Lincoln Group of DC members have heard of Charles Forbes. But did you...
David J. Kent
Sep 13, 20242 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
Out With the Old, In With the New
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, Mary 22, 2024 On Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024, I officially became “the old.” At that time, I...
David J. Kent
May 22, 20243 min read
At Blenheim: A Buzz-Worthy Event
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 28, 2024 Fairfax’s Historic Blenheim (shown above) is a jewel of a historic site—one...
abesgirl
Mar 28, 20245 min read
Allen Guelzo Meets with the Study Forum
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Monday, February 19, 2024 Historian, author, and Princeton Professor Allen C. Guelzo was with the...
John O’Brien
Feb 19, 20242 min read
A. Lincoln: 215 and Counting
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, February 12, 2024 Continuing a tradition that goes back more than a century, a crowd gathered...
edepstein1
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Hearing Letters to Lincoln from African Americans
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 7, 2024 You read that right - hearing letters to Lincoln. And it was a grand event....
David J. Kent
Feb 8, 20243 min read
We Salute Our Friend John Kelly
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. January 2, 2024 Hard-working, veteran Washington Post local news columnist John Kelly -- who helped...
edepstein1
Jan 2, 20243 min read
Lincoln Forum 2023 -- Reflections
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Monday, December 4, 2023 The LGDC "Sisterhood" at the Lincoln Forum - Pictured here, from left to...
abesgirl
Dec 4, 20233 min read
It Pays to Advertise, We Hope
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, December 1, 2023 The Lincoln Forum, which meets annually in Gettysburg from November 16 -18...
edepstein1
Dec 1, 20231 min read
In Gettysburg – A Call for Unity!
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, November 29, 2023 On November 19 of this year, as is the tradition, Gettysburg commemorated...
abesgirl
Nov 29, 20233 min read
A Tale of Two Photos - LGDC at the Forum
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, November 26, 2023 A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. Or more accurately, at the...
David J. Kent
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Lincoln Group Goes Behind the Scenes at the Smithsonian
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, November 9, 2023 Jon Willen is vice president of programs for the Lincoln Group of DC. He's...
David J. Kent
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Talkback and Discussions at the Theater!
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Tuesday, October 17, 2023 A Monumental Discussion Panel: From left to right - Moderator Jonquilyn...
abesgirl
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Mary and Robert Lincoln Go to Manchester, Vermont
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 1, 2023 Mary Lincoln hated Washington, especially during the pestilent humidity of the...
David J. Kent
Oct 1, 20233 min read