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Mar 9, 20233 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

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Mar 7, 20232 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

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Feb 27, 20232 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, 20233 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, 20232 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, 20234 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, 20232 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...

LGDC's John T. Elliff Fund Supports Ford's Theatre Teacher Programs

David J. Kent

Feb 17, 20232 min

LGDC's John T. Elliff Fund Supports Ford's Theatre Teacher Programs

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, February 17, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC's John T. Elliff Scholarship Fund continues to...

Annual ALI Symposium at Ford's Theatre to Feature LGDC Members

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Feb 16, 20232 min

Annual ALI Symposium at Ford's Theatre to Feature LGDC Members

By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, February 16, 2023 The Abraham Lincoln Institute will once again sponsor its annual symposium at...

“A Walk to Respect” – The Show Will Go On!

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Feb 14, 20232 min

“A Walk to Respect” – The Show Will Go On!

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, February 13, 2023 Sadly, Michael Krebs who was scheduled to portray Abraham Lincoln in this...

Warm Birthday Wishes to Lincoln on a Cold Day

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Feb 12, 20231 min

Warm Birthday Wishes to Lincoln on a Cold Day

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, February12, 2023 A cold rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm as the Lincoln Group and a parade of...

Remembrances of Michael Krebs: Our Mr. Lincoln

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Feb 10, 20232 min

Remembrances of Michael Krebs: Our Mr. Lincoln

By Karen Needles Washington, D.C. Friday, February 10, 2023 The above is my favorite picture of Michael. He had this taken right after...

How Are You Going to Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday This Year?

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Feb 8, 20232 min

How Are You Going to Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday This Year?

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Commemorating Lincoln's Birthday at the Lincoln Memorial Lincoln's birthday...

A Lincoln Group Special Event - Monday, February 20 - Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

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Feb 6, 20232 min

A Lincoln Group Special Event - Monday, February 20 - Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Monday, February 6, 2023 Last year, the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia organized the highly...

Carl Adams Behind JUNETEENTH "Liberty Calendars”

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Feb 4, 20232 min

Carl Adams Behind JUNETEENTH "Liberty Calendars”

By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Saturday, February 4, 2023 Carl Adams, a longstanding and active LGDC member, has been working on a...

Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduces Bill to Remove Lincoln Statue

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Feb 1, 20233 min

Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduces Bill to Remove Lincoln Statue

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, DC's representative in the U.S....

Unexpected Lincoln - Concord, Massachusetts

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Jan 29, 20233 min

Unexpected Lincoln - Concord, Massachusetts

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, January 29, 2023 It seems Abraham Lincoln is everywhere. Our continuing “unexpected Lincoln”...

Life-Size Abraham Lincoln Painting Coming to the National Portrait Gallery

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Jan 24, 20232 min

Life-Size Abraham Lincoln Painting Coming to the National Portrait Gallery

by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Lincoln Life Size! The Smithsonian Institution has announced that a life-size...

New Lincoln-Themed Art Exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage

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Jan 17, 20232 min

New Lincoln-Themed Art Exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 President's Lincoln's Cottage is sponsoring a new Lincoln-themed art...

REGISTER NOW - Jon Meacham to Address the Lincoln Birthday Banquet February 8th

David J. Kent

Jan 12, 20232 min

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, January 12, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC and the Civil War Round Table of DC are happy to...

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