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Six Historians Talk About Abraham Lincoln

Feb 21, 2021
2 min

Six Historians Talk About Abraham Lincoln

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Sunday, February 21, 2021 Everyone knows everything about Abraham Lincoln, right? Six historians think...

Burlingame Previews New Work on Lincoln and Colonization

Lincoln Group News Archive

Feb 20, 2021
3 min

Burlingame Previews New Work on Lincoln and Colonization

John O'Brien Washington D.C. February 15, 2021 Author Speaks at Lincoln Birthday Celebration Dr. Michael Burlingame, distinguished...

It is Fitting and Proper that We Honor Abraham Lincoln

John O’Brien

Feb 20, 2021
2 min

It is Fitting and Proper that We Honor Abraham Lincoln

Statement by the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia supporting Lincoln images in the public square Washington D.C. February 12,...

Why Was the Emancipation Memorial Statue in Boston Removed?

David J. Kent

Feb 19, 2021
2 min

Why Was the Emancipation Memorial Statue in Boston Removed?

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, February 19, 2021 As part of my series on Confederate monuments I recently examined why the...

Abraham Lincoln Institute Announces 2021 Virtual Symposium Speakers

David J. Kent

Feb 19, 2021
1 min

Abraham Lincoln Institute Announces 2021 Virtual Symposium Speakers

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, February 19, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) has announced the speakers for their 24th...

Emancipation Statue Still Stands in Lincoln Park

John O’Brien

Feb 19, 2021
4 min

Emancipation Statue Still Stands in Lincoln Park

John O'Brien Via Lincolnian Washington D.C. February 15, 2021 No action before legislation History presenters at the Emancipation statue...

John O’Brien

Feb 19, 2021
1 min

Lincoln was Nuts on This Trip

By John O'Brien Washington D.C. Friday, February 19, 2021 Ted Widmer follows the Train from Springfield to Washington It was 160 years...

Chicago Studies Lincoln Statues for Possible Removal

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Feb 19, 2021
2 min

Chicago Studies Lincoln Statues for Possible Removal

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Published Feb. 18, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched a public review of 41 monuments she...

John O’Brien

Feb 18, 2021
1 min

Carnahan Speaks on Lincoln, Pardons

February 23 presentation to DC Civil War Round Table (more at https://www.cwrtdc.org/) By John O'Brien Washington D.C. Monday, February...

John O’Brien

Feb 18, 2021
1 min

Welcome to the New Lincolnian

A Message from Editor Wendy Swanson Washington DC February 18, 2021 Our organization dedicated to better understanding the life and...

David J. Kent

Feb 18, 2021
2 min

Why We Honor Lincoln Today

By Edward Epstein and Richard Margolies Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Since the 1930s, the Lincoln Group of the District...

Lincoln Portrayer Hal Holbrook Dies at 95

David J. Kent

Feb 15, 2021
1 min

Lincoln Portrayer Hal Holbrook Dies at 95

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, February 15, 2021 Hal Holbrook, the award-winning actor who portrayed Abraham Lincoln in two...

Introducing the All New Lincolnian.org Website

Lincoln Group News Archive

Feb 14, 2021
2 min

Introducing the All New Lincolnian.org Website

John O'Brien Via Lincolnian Washington, D.C. Monday, February 1, 2021 Opening a communication platform to share our appreciation for...

Lincoln Group News Archive

Feb 8, 2021
1 min

Lincoln's Birthday 2020

Washington D.C. February 8, 20 Every year, the National Park Service hosts a Lincoln Birthday commemoration at the Memorial. The...

Lincoln Group News Archive

Feb 8, 2021
1 min

Lincoln Room At The US Capitol

Washington D.C. February 8, 2021 The Lincoln Group helped to plan the newest Lincoln venue on April 2019. The former mail room at the...

Upcoming Lincoln Study Forum Discussion, February 20, 2021

Lincoln Group News Archive

Feb 7, 2021
1 min

Upcoming Lincoln Study Forum Discussion, February 20, 2021

Washington D.C. The Lincoln Group Study Forum deep dives into Abraham Lincoln and his cultural heritage through books and discussion. The...

Study Forum completes discussion of All the Powers of Earth

Sidney Blumenthal

Feb 6, 2021
2 min

Study Forum completes discussion of All the Powers of Earth

Saturday January 20, 2021 Washington D.C. By Sidney Blumenthal The creation of the Republican Party and Lincoln’s rise to the presidency...

Book Discussion - "Abraham Lincoln: A Life - Volume II"

Michael Burlingame

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Book Discussion - "Abraham Lincoln: A Life - Volume II"

Washington D.C. June 2020 LOCATION: Fords Center for Leadership and Education, on 10th Street, NW across from the theater (google it if...

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