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D.C. African American Museum to Unveil New Lincoln Statue
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 10, 2025 A poignant statue depicting a seated President Abraham Lincoln signing the...
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Jul 10, 20252 min read


Finding Abraham Lincoln in Richmond
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, July 7, 2025 Lincoln and Tad Abraham Lincoln went to Richmond, Virginia, once in his life. In...

David J. Kent
Jul 7, 20253 min read


For July 4th, Consider Lincoln's Message
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 3, 2025 As the nation on Friday marks the Fourth of July holiday, celebrating the 249th...
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Jul 3, 20252 min read


Join the Discussion on July 12th with Manisha Sinha
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. July 2, 2025 The Lincoln Group’s book study forum will be joined by Manisha Sinha, author of the...
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Jul 2, 20252 min read


Watch Ed Steers Recount Tales from Uncovering 3,000 Items of Lincoln Memorabilia
Author Ed Steers, Jr. shared the fascinating tales of his exploration of 3,000 items of Lincoln memorabilia from 1980-1981.
kelsey.sara.johnston
Jun 27, 20252 min read


Righteous Strife Tells of Lincoln's Faith, Religious Nationalism and Civil War
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, June 22, 2025 Oxford University emeritus professor and Lincoln scholar Richard Carwardine...

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Jun 22, 20253 min read


Juneteenth in D.C. Looks Back to Civil War, Forward to Lincoln
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 19, 2025 The African American Civil War Memorial and Museum marked Juneteenth today by...
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Jun 19, 20252 min read


Lincoln Autographed Freedom Documents for Sale in Time for Juneteenth
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Wednesday, June 18, 2025 What a happy coincidence that the Emancipation Proclamation and the...

John O’Brien
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Lincoln Backs Zachary Taylor for President
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, June 13, 2024 On June 11, 1848, Congressman Abraham Lincoln arrived back in Washington, D.C.,...

David J. Kent
Jun 13, 20252 min read


Watch John Bicknell Discuss Fraught Lincoln-Fremont Relations
By: Kelsey S. Johnston Baltimore, Maryland June 3, 2025 Author John Bicknell recently discussed his research on President Abraham Lincoln...
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Jun 3, 20252 min read


Huge Mural Remembers Lincoln's 'Lost Speech'
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, May 28, 2025 For a speech that was supposedly lost to history because no one wrote it down as...
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May 28, 20252 min read


LGDC's Ed Steers Wins Lincoln Award
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, May 28, 2025 LGDC's own Ed Steers has won a Lincoln Award! On May 27, longtime member and...

David J. Kent
May 28, 20252 min read


Booth is Back and Baltimore’s Got Him!
By Janet Saros Boyds, Maryland Sunday, May 25, 2025 The stage awaits Booth to tell his version of history. The world premiere of Matthew...
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May 25, 20253 min read


Auction of Lincoln Artifacts Raises $8 Million
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, May 22, 2025 A major auction of Abraham Lincoln artifacts held May 21, 2025, brought in...

David J. Kent
May 22, 20252 min read


Lincolnian News Hits 500 Posts and is Going Strong
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Monday, May 19, 2025 Four years ago, the Lincoln Group of DC took a bold step to completely revamp...

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May 19, 20252 min read


"Unflinching" Play About Booth Premieres in Baltimore
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Entertainment A-listers are behind "John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only," a new...
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May 14, 20252 min read


Abraham Lincoln, the Pope, and the Creoles
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, May 9, 2025 All the world is agog this week as the papal conclave selected a new pope. In a puff...

David J. Kent
May 10, 20253 min read


Lincoln Buried, but Finds Rest Elusive
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, May 4, 2025 Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest in Springfield, Illinois, 160 years ago on May...

John O’Brien
May 4, 20252 min read


Watch Scott Schroeder Discuss Lincoln's Life in Indiana
By: Kelsey S. Johnston April 30, 2025 Baltimore, Maryland Lincoln Group board member and resident Hoosier Scott Schroeder recently...
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Apr 30, 20252 min read


James Swanson, Booth Pursuit Author, Dies at 66
By Ed Epstein Washington D.C. April 22, 2025 James L. Swanson, author of "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer," one of the...
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Apr 22, 20252 min read
