By Bob Willard Washington, DC Monday, June 8, 2026 [Editor's Note: The Abraham Lincoln Association recently posted on its Facebook page the following query: What's your favorite Lincoln-related historical site and why? LGDC member Bob Willard weighed in with his favorite site...and it's right here in Washington, DC.] It's difficult to pick just one Lincoln site (and I have been to most of them). For me, I'm going to go with Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill. In 1861-62 a large hospital with 2,500...

By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, May 22, 2026 Four years ago, on May 22, 2022, the Lincoln Group of DC celebrated the centennial of the Lincoln Memorial Dedication with a grand ceremony on the steps of the iconic building. And now the Lincoln Memorial is set for a grand re-opening of sorts as the newly renovated undercroft visitors center is scheduled to open on Thursday June 25, 2026. Most visitors climbing the memorial's steps to get up close and personal with Daniel Chester French's...

By David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, April 30, 2026 You never know where you're going to run into Lincoln connections. Unexpectedly, I ran into one in my own hometown of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Twice. I return to my hometown northeast of Boston periodically to visit family. This time I'm here for a series of presentations for my book about Lincoln's two trips to New England. Part of the concept started right here because a mural painted on the side of an old cotton textile mill includes...