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May 21, 2023
4 min

A Shining Moment – For Lincoln, His Memorial and Our Lincoln Group of DC

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 21, 2023 The Lincoln Memorial Centennial Program - Sunday, May 22, 2022 After all those...

Lincoln Memorial Goes on the Operating Table

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May 14, 2023
2 min

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...

Reminiscing on the Lincoln Memorial Centennial One Year Later

David J. Kent

May 12, 2023
4 min

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...

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May 8, 2023
2 min

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...

U.S. Colored Troops Formed 160 Years Ago

John O’Brien

Apr 29, 2023
2 min

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...

LGDC President David J. Kent Wins Lincoln Legacy Award

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Apr 19, 2023
3 min

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...

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Apr 14, 2023
2 min

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...

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Apr 10, 2023
3 min

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...

Abraham Lincoln’s Scientific Approach to the Civil War

David J. Kent

Apr 2, 2023
2 min

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...

Tour/Picnic Rescheduled: Grant, Lincoln and the Wilderness

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Mar 26, 2023
3 min

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...

On the Move: Look Where the Tredegar Lincoln Is Now!

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Mar 22, 2023
4 min

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...

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Mar 19, 2023
2 min

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...

The Time Edward R. Murrow Spoke to the Lincoln Group of DC (with Audio)

David J. Kent

Mar 16, 2023
3 min

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 9, 2023
3 min

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...

Roger Lowenstein to Headline Lincoln Group's April 18 Dinner at Maggiano's

David J. Kent

Mar 7, 2023
2 min

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...

Jon White and Jon Meacham Share Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

David J. Kent

Feb 27, 2023
2 min

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...

Symposium Focus: Lincoln as Commander in Chief

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Feb 27, 2023
3 min

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...

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Feb 24, 2023
2 min

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...

Long-Delayed Lincoln Memorial Renovations to Finally Start

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Feb 20, 2023
4 min

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...

Lincoln in Scotland, 1893; The Lincoln Group in Scotland, 1993

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Feb 19, 2023
2 min

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...

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