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Remembering the Day Lincoln Went to Watch the War...
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Thursday, July 8, 2021 And Came under Fire! The National Park Service (NPS) annually commemorates the...
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Jul 8, 20213 min read


Open Access at NARA: In a Precarious State
By Karen Needles Washington, D.C. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (Editor's Note: Karen Needles, a past president of the Lincoln Group, is an Air...
abesgirl
Jul 6, 20214 min read


Guy Fraker Donates Lincoln Letter to ALPLM
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, July 1, 2021 Guy Fraker is a retired attorney in Bloomington, Illinois. He's also a collector...

David J. Kent
Jul 1, 20212 min read


Historians Rank Abraham Lincoln #1 in Presidential Leadership
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is #1. Again. C-SPAN began surveying historians, professors,...

David J. Kent
Jun 30, 20212 min read


Lincoln Venues in Washington DC Continue to Reopen to the Public
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Eager to get back to reality in a post-COVID world? We're happy to report that...

David J. Kent
Jun 30, 20212 min read


Hear Frederick Douglass in Annapolis on July 4th
If you're in the Washington DC/Baltimore area over the Fourth of July holiday, be sure to stop into the Paca House and Gardens in...

David J. Kent
Jun 28, 20212 min read


Lincoln Fan Conan O'Brien Moves On
By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Thursday, June 24, 2021 Conan O'Brien hosts his last late-night TV show tonight, and with that one of...
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Jun 24, 20212 min read


Lincoln Home Legislation on the Move
By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Thursday, June 17, 2021 A bipartisan group of members of Congress from Illinois, the Land of Lincoln,...
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Jun 17, 20212 min read


News Update: Senate Passes Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 There is an additional reason for celebration this Juneteenth. Yesterday the...
abesgirl
Jun 16, 20212 min read


Juneteenth: Good Reason–and Plenty of Locations to–Celebrate!
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Monday, June 14, 2021 The artist Reginald Adams has created the above mural "Absolute Equality" in...
abesgirl
Jun 14, 20214 min read


Ford's Theatre Announces Lincoln Legacy Commissions
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Ford's Theatre always seems to have Lincoln in mind when they put on new stage...

David J. Kent
Jun 9, 20212 min read


A Lincoln Tale as a Teaching Device
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Looking for a fun way to introduce the youngest family members to a bit of...
abesgirl
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Fresh Chance to See "One Destiny"
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, June 4, 2021 Could John Wilkes Booth have been stopped? That question is the basis for the play...

David J. Kent
Jun 5, 20212 min read


Mysterious Donation After a Mysterious Stolen Painting of Abraham Lincoln
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, May 29, 2021 On a dark and stormy night, well, dark at least, a mysterious thief slunk into...

David J. Kent
May 29, 20212 min read


Pulitzer Prize-Winning Annette Gordon-Reed "On Juneteenth"
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, May 28, 2021 Annette Gordon-Reed is known best for her groundbreaking work on Thomas Jefferson's...

David J. Kent
May 28, 20212 min read


The Lincoln Marriage under a Microscope
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Thursday, May 27, 2021 Michael Burlingame will speak on his latest work, An American Marriage: The...
abesgirl
May 28, 20212 min read


Library of Congress to Reopen Four Reading Rooms in June
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, May 27, 2021 Researchers take note - the Library of Congress will begin reopening four reading...

David J. Kent
May 27, 20212 min read


Lincoln Cottage Exhibit Reevaluates Mary Lincoln's Grief
By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Opinions of Mary Lincoln run to extremes. While most of her biographers have...

David J. Kent
May 26, 20212 min read


On Lincoln's Relentless Compassion
By John O'Brien Washington D.C. Monday, May 24, 2021 A friend of the Lincoln Group and chronically sensible writer from the Finger Lakes...

John O’Brien
May 24, 20212 min read


Historical Marker Tells the Lincoln Story of Loss and Devotion
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Sunday, May 23, 2021 Lincoln Group member Duane Hills was responsible for the installation of an...
abesgirl
May 23, 20213 min read
