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Fremont's Emancipation Proclamation
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 On August 30, 1861, General John C. Fremont, who Lincoln had put in charge of...

David J. Kent
Aug 29, 20233 min read


One Life: Frederick Douglass at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 27, 2023 One of the benefits of living in the Washington, DC area is the vast number of...

David J. Kent
Aug 27, 20233 min read


Unexpected Lincoln in Colorado
John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Thursday, August 24, 2023 It is strange that there are no Lincoln memorials erected in Colorado. The...

John O’Brien
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Countdown to Emancipation - The Greeley Letter
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, August 22, 2023 On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary...

David J. Kent
Aug 22, 20234 min read


Lincoln Emerges from the Stump
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, August 17, 2023 Abraham Lincoln spent many hours on the stump campaigning for himself and...

David J. Kent
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Lincoln Hosts the "Colored Gentlemen."
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, August 13, 2023 Lincoln was the first president to invite African Americans to a publicly...

John O’Brien
Aug 13, 20234 min read


Come Join Us to Celebrate the LGDC Study Forum Turning 10 Years Old
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Monday, August 7, 2023 The Lincoln Group of D.C. Study Forum is 10-Years Old!! Come join the...

David J. Kent
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Join us September 12 at Maggiano's for Marcia Cole as Charlotte Scott
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, August 3, 2023 We're only a few weeks away from our first dinner meeting of the fall season....

David J. Kent
Aug 4, 20232 min read


An Unexpectedly Controversial Lincoln Statue - In Vermont
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, July 21, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC has had some experience with controversial Abraham...

David J. Kent
Jul 21, 20233 min read


Lincoln's Success at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Saturday, July 15, 2023 Lincoln marked the Union successes at Gettysburg and Vicksburg on this date...

John O’Brien
Jul 16, 20232 min read


Traveling with Lincoln’s Train of Thought – Destination: Emancipation
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Participants on the Juneteenth walking tour visit the Emancipation Monument In...
abesgirl
Jul 12, 20234 min read


A New President's Day Tradition
By Paul Kallina Tucson, Arizona Sunday, July 9, 2023 While preparing a program for the Tucson Civil War Round Table on the Lincoln...
abesgirl
Jul 9, 20232 min read


Join us at Fort Stevens Day - July 15, 2023
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, July 5, 2023 July was a big month for battles (see: Gettysburg, Vicksburg, etc.). On July...

David J. Kent
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Marcia Cole, our September 2023 Speaker, Helps Dedicate Historical Marker for Charlotte Scott
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, July 1, 2023 Marcia Cole will be featured at the Lincoln Group of DC's September 12, 2023...

David J. Kent
Jul 1, 20233 min read


The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable (RCCWRT) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
By Pat Tyson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 28, 2023 The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable is inviting Lincoln Group of DC members to...

David J. Kent
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Unexpected Lincoln - New Statue in Kansas
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Abraham Lincoln keeps showing up in unexpected places. This time it is the...

David J. Kent
Jun 20, 20232 min read


Emancipation Proclamation to Come Out of the Dark
By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Monday, June 19, 2023 Visitors lined up today at the National Archives in Washington for a rare event...
edepstein1
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Celebrate Freedom!
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, June 16, 2023 This sketch by Thomas Nast appeared in the January 24, 1863 edition of Harper's...
abesgirl
Jun 16, 20234 min read


Lincoln's Role in the Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Wednesday, June 14, 2023 The Fourth of July in 1863 may rightfully be celebrated as the second...

John O’Brien
Jun 14, 20232 min read


Apply for the ALA/ALI Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize Now!
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, June 12, 2023 The Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) and the Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI)...

David J. Kent
Jun 12, 20231 min read