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Illinois Funds News Salem Repairs
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 29, 2025 The state of Illinois says it will spend $8 million to repair some of the...
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Mar 292 min read


Ford's Opening New Cultural Center
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, March 23, 2025 Ford's Theatre, the landmark so closely associated with Abraham Lincoln, this week...
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Mar 232 min read


Snow or No Snow, It's Lincoln's Birthday
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 It was a cold and snowy morning today at the Lincoln Memorial, but that...
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Feb 121 min read


Carter, Gettysburg, Lincoln and the Camp David Accords
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, December 30, 2024 In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat...
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Dec 30, 20242 min read

The Lincoln Group of DC at the IRS!
By Jeffrey Boutwell Columbia, MD October 15, 2024 No, three members of the Lincoln Group of DC were not visiting the IRS offices in...
abesgirl
Oct 16, 20242 min read


A Lincoln-Filled Wonder —The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop!
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. October 9, 2024 Many, if not most, may already be familiar with one of the longest-operating Lincoln...
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Oct 9, 20243 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


The Words of "Mister Lincoln"
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 28, 2024 Take a deep dive into Herbert Mitgang’s play, Mister Lincoln, when...
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Sep 28, 20242 min read


Unexpected Lincoln: Hartford, CT Wide Awakes and Sculpture Walks
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Sometimes you find Abraham Lincoln in unexpected places. Take Hartford,...
David J. Kent
Sep 25, 20243 min read


Raising the Stone: Charles Forbes and the Lincoln Group of DC (From the Archives)
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 12, 2024 Most Lincoln Group of DC members have heard of Charles Forbes. But did you...
David J. Kent
Sep 13, 20242 min read


Haggling Over Presidential Debate Arrangements - Lincoln-Douglas Edition
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Stephen A. Douglas had been selected by the Illinois State Legislature to serve...
David J. Kent
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Taylor Swift Weighs in on Abraham Lincoln
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado August 3, 2024 Country and pop star Taylor Swift has long shown her appreciation for Abraham Lincoln....
John O’Brien
Aug 3, 20244 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


160 Years Later – The Battles of Monocacy and Fort Stevens, and Lincoln Was There
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Monday, July 1, 2024 Another in a series about the tumultuous year of 1864, exactly 160 years ago. In the...
David J. Kent
Jul 1, 20243 min read


Juneteenth in Washington, DC
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 13, 2024 On June 19, 1865, United States Army Major General Gordon Granger delivered to...
David J. Kent
Jun 13, 20242 min read


At the National Portrait Gallery: Iconic Lincoln Image on Exhibit
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. May 31, 2024 2024 is, of course, a presidential election year. In honor of the occasion, the...
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Jun 10, 20243 min read


Unexpected Lincoln - The Other Booth Brother in Manchester-by-the-Sea
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Saturday, April 27, 2024 We all know John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. And...
David J. Kent
Apr 27, 20244 min read


Lights, Camera, Action: Lincoln Memorial Stars Again
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Saturday, April 20, 2024 The Lincoln Memorial, Washington's most-visited monument, makes a brief but...
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Apr 20, 20243 min read

Unexpected Lincoln: Caribbean Cruising to Colorado
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 As we've shown in our periodic Unexpected Lincoln series, connections to Abraham...
David J. Kent
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday at the Lincoln Memorial, February 12, 2024
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, January 22, 2024 Abraham Lincoln turns 215 years old! And all Lincoln Group of DC members (and...
David J. Kent
Jan 23, 20242 min read