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edepstein1
Sep 15, 20232 min read
19th Century Heroine Drops In on Lincoln Group
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, September 15, 2023 Charlotte Scott, the freed slave whose hard-earned $5 contribution kicked...
David J. Kent
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Callie Hawkins Becomes New CEO & Executive Director of President Lincoln's Cottage
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Congratulations are in order to Callie Hawkins for becoming the new CEO...
abesgirl
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Abraham Lincoln Wrote a Letter 162 Years Ago
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, September 11, 2023 Here’s What Happened Next: That letter remained unknown and unpublished...
David J. Kent
Sep 8, 20232 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...
abesgirl
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Let’s Go to the Theater!
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Lincoln went to the theater for fun and diversion. He apparently even...
John O’Brien
Sep 3, 20233 min read
Lincoln's Strong Defense of Emancipation to Illinois Friends: September 3, 1863.
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Sunday, September 3, 2023 President Lincoln was irritated as he put down his newspaper and fired off...
David J. Kent
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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 27, 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...
John O’Brien
Aug 24, 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...
David J. Kent
Aug 22, 20234 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 17, 20232 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 8, 20232 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 4, 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
Jul 21, 20233 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...
John O’Brien
Jul 16, 20232 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...
abesgirl
Jul 12, 20234 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...
David J. Kent
Jul 5, 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 1, 20233 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
Jun 28, 20231 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 20, 20232 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...