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David J. Kent
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Apply for the ALA/ALI Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize Now!
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, June 12, 2023 The Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) and the Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI)...
David J. Kent
Jun 7, 20232 min read
A Summer of Lincoln - LGDC Events Not to Be Missed!
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 7, 2023 It's summer (almost), and the Lincoln Group of DC has a ton of special Abraham...
abesgirl
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Lincoln Group Hosts "Lincoln's Road to Juneteenth" Walking Tour
By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Monday, June 5, 2023 The Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park - One of the stops on the "Lincoln's Road...
abesgirl
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Into “The Wilderness”
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Sunday, June 4, 2023 Participants at our annual picnic/tour at the intersection of the Brock and Orange...
edepstein1
May 31, 20232 min read
Abe Lincoln Keeps His Eyes on Amtrak in D.C.
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, May 30, 2023 With travel for tourism and business getting back to its pre-pandemic levels,...
edepstein1
May 14, 20232 min read
Lincoln Memorial Goes on the Operating Table
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 14, 2023 Preliminary work has started on the four-year, $69 million project to enormously...
David J. Kent
May 12, 20234 min read
Reminiscing on the Lincoln Memorial Centennial One Year Later
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, May 12, 2023 A year has passed since the Lincoln Group of DC sponsored the Lincoln Memorial...
abesgirl
May 8, 20232 min read
Absalom Who?
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, May 8, 2023 Reminder: Zoom into our May 16th meeting for the answer. The name Absolam Markland...
John O’Brien
Apr 29, 20232 min read
U.S. Colored Troops Formed 160 Years Ago
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Saturday, April 29, 2023 “Will he, or wouldn’t he?” That was the question on the minds of all...
abesgirl
Apr 19, 20233 min read
LGDC President David J. Kent Wins Lincoln Legacy Award
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Once again the Lincoln Group is in the news award-wise. This time the awardee...
abesgirl
Apr 14, 20232 min read
April 14, 1865: The Saddest Day
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, April 14, 2023 Today marks the 158th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a day...
edepstein1
Apr 10, 20233 min read
New Douglass Museum in the Works
By Edward Epstein April 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. A new museum about Frederick Douglass, the black abolitionist, author and orator linked...
David J. Kent
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Abraham Lincoln’s Scientific Approach to the Civil War
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 2, 2023 Lincoln took a scientific approach to military strategy. The Anaconda plan’s...
abesgirl
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Tour/Picnic Rescheduled: Grant, Lincoln and the Wilderness
By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 26, 2023 No-Back Down in Abraham Lincoln (Editor’s Note: Readers will remember that last...
abesgirl
Mar 22, 20234 min read
On the Move: Look Where the Tredegar Lincoln Is Now!
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Don’t look for it at its traditional Richmond home - outside the main...
edepstein1
Mar 19, 20232 min read
VA Drops Lincoln Quote, but not Lincoln
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, March 19, 2023 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), acting amid a longstanding and...
David J. Kent
Mar 16, 20233 min read
The Time Edward R. Murrow Spoke to the Lincoln Group of DC (with Audio)
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 16, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC has had some stellar speakers over the years. In 1962,...
David J. Kent
Mar 9, 20233 min read
The LGDC Study Forum is 10 Years Old!
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 9, 2023 It all started rather innocuously in 2013, and now ten years later the Lincoln...
David J. Kent
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Roger Lowenstein to Headline Lincoln Group's April 18 Dinner at Maggiano's
By David J. Kent Washington, DC Tuesday, March 7, 2023 The Lincoln Group of DC returns to Maggiano's for our April dinner meeting. The...
David J. Kent
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Jon White and Jon Meacham Share Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, February 27, 2023 The verdict is in! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced...