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Did Lincoln Love Necco Wafers?
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, January 9, 2025 A confession: I love Necco Wafers, the sugary candy that some people say tastes...
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Jan 92 min read


Lincoln Group Creates Howard U. Fellowships
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. November 14, 2024 The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia will mark its 90th anniversary in 2025,...
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Nov 14, 20243 min read


Abraham Lincoln Mentors Law Students
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, November 5, 2024 “I am not an accomplished lawyer,” Lincoln wrote in 1850 notes for a law...
David J. Kent
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Unexpected Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's New England Sculptor - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, October 4, 2024 Technically, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin, Ireland, and from the...
David J. Kent
Oct 4, 20243 min read


Time to Apply for the Annual ALA/ALI Dissertation Award
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, August 19, 2024 The Lincoln Group of DC (LGDC) has for many years supported education about...
David J. Kent
Aug 19, 20242 min read


A Day with Lincoln in DC - Ford's After Hours
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C, Monday, July 29, 2024 Ford's Theatre plays an important role in the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. It was...
David J. Kent
Jul 29, 20243 min read


Remembering Peter Carmichael
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, July 22, 2024 Peter Carmichael, Gettysburg College’s Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read


Out With the Old, In With the New
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, Mary 22, 2024 On Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024, I officially became “the old.” At that time, I...
David J. Kent
May 22, 20243 min read


Lincoln Group of DC Members Become Editors of the Lincoln Herald
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Changes are coming to The Lincoln Herald. Lincoln Memorial University in...
David J. Kent
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Lincoln Group Support of Ford's Theatre Teacher Programs, The Recap
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, September 8, 2023 The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Civil War Washington Summer Teacher...
David J. Kent
Sep 8, 20232 min read


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...
David J. Kent
Feb 17, 20232 min read


The Lincoln Group Reaches Out: Teaching Lincoln
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, August 29, 2022 Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system...
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Aug 29, 20223 min read


Lincoln Group Donates Lincoln Books to the Incarcerated
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, July 1, 2022 The Lincoln Group of DC has accumulated many Lincoln and Civil War books over the...
David J. Kent
Jul 1, 20223 min read

ALI Offers Grants for Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, March 27, 2022 ALI, the Abraham Lincoln Institute, has initiated a new program to offer grants...
David J. Kent
Mar 27, 20222 min read

Coming Soon: "Abraham Lincoln: Savior of the Nation"
By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Monday, August 23, 2021 Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system...
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Aug 23, 20212 min read

ALI Seeks Lincoln Dissertations for Award
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, August 2, 2021 2022 Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize Announcement The Abraham Lincoln Association...
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Aug 2, 20211 min read