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What Will Be the Fate of Lincoln Artifacts Removed from ALPLM?
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, November 4, 2022 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum announced that a...
abesgirl
Nov 4, 20222 min read


ALPLM Acquires a New (Old) Lincoln Letter
By David J. Kent Washington, D,C, Thursday, November 3, 2022 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL has...

David J. Kent
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Lincoln Seeds the National Park System
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 30, 2022 For one of his more intriguing contributions to the institutionalizing of...

David J. Kent
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Don't Miss LGDC Photo Day at the Lincoln Forum
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, October 25, 2022 It's almost time for the Lincoln Forum symposium in Gettysburg, which means...

David J. Kent
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Gettysburg, November 19: Dedication Day Program Set
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 23, 2022 The Dedication Day program will take place at the historic rostrum at...
abesgirl
Oct 23, 20223 min read


The Lincoln Group Remembers Daniel Smith, Son of a Slave
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, October 21, 2022 Lincoln Group members were saddened to learn today of the death on October 20...
abesgirl
Oct 21, 20222 min read


The Unexpected ABlinken
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, October 21, 2022 Sometimes you encounter Abraham Lincoln through the most surprising and...
edepstein1
Oct 21, 20222 min read


Michael Fowler, Calling the Fleeting Breath - Our December Luncheon Speaker on Lincoln in Art
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, October 19, 2022 The Lincoln Group of DC returns to Maggiano's for our December luncheon....

David J. Kent
Oct 19, 20222 min read


Wendy Allen's "Emanations" Hit Gettysburg in Time for Halloween
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, October 17, 2022 Portrait artist Wendy Allen is well known for her varying styles of capturing...

David J. Kent
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Lincoln Vandals Fail History
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Saturday, October 15, 2022 In Chicago's Lincoln Park - A Defaced "Standing Lincoln" A person or...

John O’Brien
Oct 15, 20222 min read


LGDC VISITS U.S. GRANT MEMORIAL ON MALL FOR VETERANS DAY
By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Friday, October 14, 2022 A Lincoln Group Special Event: Earlier this year, the Lincoln Group of the...
abesgirl
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Ed Epstein Was Going to Write This Blog But…
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 ... now he’s not reporting on our October 18th Great Debate event - he’s one...
abesgirl
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Lincoln in Art and Science at the Arts Club of Washington
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, October 10, 2022 Abraham Lincoln is best known for his Civil War presidency, the end of...

David J. Kent
Oct 10, 20222 min read


A New Book "By Abraham Lincoln"
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 2, 2022 Depending on who you ask, there are between 15,000 and 18,000 books about...

David J. Kent
Oct 2, 20222 min read


Lincoln Was Here: Planning a Better Future for Baltimore's President Street Station
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Friday, September 30, 2022 The last place where President-elect Lincoln stopped on his way to...

John O’Brien
Sep 30, 20222 min read


October 1st Tour Canceled Due to Ian
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 29, 2022 General Ulysses S. Grant may not have been deterred, but discretion is the...

David J. Kent
Sep 29, 20222 min read


New Mathew Brady Memorial Also Celebrates Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Mathew Brady once took the photograph that made Abraham Lincoln president....

David J. Kent
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Honoring Burrus “Buzz” Carnahan
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 24, 2022 Plans for services to commemorate the life of Buzz Carnahan have been...
abesgirl
Sep 24, 20221 min read


Lincoln Issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Allegorical Print of Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation (Library of Congress)

David J. Kent
Sep 22, 20222 min read


On the Passing of Buzz Carnahan
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 10, 2022 We were all shocked and saddened yesterday by the news that long-time...

David J. Kent
Sep 10, 20222 min read
