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Lincoln Memorial Goes on the Operating Table
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 14, 2023 Preliminary work has started on the four-year, $69 million project to enormously...
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May 14, 20232 min read


Reminiscing on the Lincoln Memorial Centennial One Year Later
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, May 12, 2023 A year has passed since the Lincoln Group of DC sponsored the Lincoln Memorial...

David J. Kent
May 12, 20234 min read


Absalom Who?
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, May 8, 2023 Reminder: Zoom into our May 16th meeting for the answer. The name Absolam Markland...
abesgirl
May 8, 20232 min read


U.S. Colored Troops Formed 160 Years Ago
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Saturday, April 29, 2023 “Will he, or wouldn’t he?” That was the question on the minds of all...

John O’Brien
Apr 29, 20232 min read


LGDC President David J. Kent Wins Lincoln Legacy Award
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Once again the Lincoln Group is in the news award-wise. This time the awardee...
abesgirl
Apr 19, 20233 min read


April 14, 1865: The Saddest Day
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, April 14, 2023 Today marks the 158th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a day...
abesgirl
Apr 14, 20232 min read


New Douglass Museum in the Works
By Edward Epstein April 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. A new museum about Frederick Douglass, the black abolitionist, author and orator linked...
edepstein1
Apr 10, 20233 min read


Abraham Lincoln’s Scientific Approach to the Civil War
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 2, 2023 Lincoln took a scientific approach to military strategy. The Anaconda plan’s...

David J. Kent
Apr 2, 20232 min read


Tour/Picnic Rescheduled: Grant, Lincoln and the Wilderness
By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 26, 2023 No-Back Down in Abraham Lincoln (Editor’s Note: Readers will remember that last...
abesgirl
Mar 26, 20233 min read


On the Move: Look Where the Tredegar Lincoln Is Now!
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Don’t look for it at its traditional Richmond home - outside the main...
abesgirl
Mar 22, 20234 min read


VA Drops Lincoln Quote, but not Lincoln
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, March 19, 2023 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), acting amid a longstanding and...
edepstein1
Mar 19, 20232 min read


The Time Edward R. Murrow Spoke to the Lincoln Group of DC (with Audio)
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 16, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC has had some stellar speakers over the years. In 1962,...

David J. Kent
Mar 16, 20233 min read


The LGDC Study Forum is 10 Years Old!
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 9, 2023 It all started rather innocuously in 2013, and now ten years later the Lincoln...

David J. Kent
Mar 9, 20233 min read


Roger Lowenstein to Headline Lincoln Group's April 18 Dinner at Maggiano's
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Tuesday, March 7, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC returns to Maggiano's for our April dinner meeting. The...

David J. Kent
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Jon White and Jon Meacham Share Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, February 27, 2023 The verdict is in! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced...

David J. Kent
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Symposium Focus: Lincoln as Commander in Chief
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, February 27, 2023 The National Museum of the U.S. Army at Ft. Belvoir annually sponsors a...
abesgirl
Feb 27, 20233 min read


Lincoln and Douglass: A Walk to Respect
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Friday, February 24, 2023 The words and writings of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass came to...
abesgirl
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Long-Delayed Lincoln Memorial Renovations to Finally Start
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, February 20, 2023 The National Park Service in coming weeks will finally start work on long...
edepstein1
Feb 20, 20234 min read


Lincoln in Scotland, 1893; The Lincoln Group in Scotland, 1993
By Paul Kallina Tucson, Arizona Sunday, February 19, 2023 On August 21, 1893, a historic cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, became more...
abesgirl
Feb 19, 20232 min read


LGDC's John T. Elliff Fund Supports Ford's Theatre Teacher Programs
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, February 17, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC's John T. Elliff Scholarship Fund continues to...

David J. Kent
Feb 17, 20232 min read
