By David J. Kent Washington, DC Friday, July 17, 2026 Abraham Lincoln is everywhere, or so it seems. The Lincoln Sculpture Project Map created by David Wiegers and Scott Schoeder (an LGDC board member) has reached close to 700 sculptures around the world, with new ones being added as soon as they go up. During my recent travels in the Balkans, I went in search of one of the more elusive - and apparently cryptic - statues, in of all places, Skopje, North Macedonia. The map above gives you an...

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...