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Join the LGDC Board!
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, October 13, 2023 Now is your chance to play an active role in the Lincoln Group of DC Board of...
David J. Kent
Oct 13, 20233 min read


Program Shows Our Group's National Scope
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, October 9, 2023 When the Lincoln Group holds its program on Tuesday, October 17 - discussing...
edepstein1
Oct 9, 20232 min read


We're Going to Parse Lincoln's Greatest Words -- Join in
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 28, 2023 Eight score years ago, exactly, Abraham Lincoln rose before a crowd in...
edepstein1
Sep 28, 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...
abesgirl
Sep 5, 20232 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...
David J. Kent
Aug 27, 20233 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 22, 20234 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 8, 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
Aug 4, 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 5, 20232 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
Jul 1, 20233 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 28, 20231 min read


Celebrate Freedom!
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Friday, June 16, 2023 This sketch by Thomas Nast appeared in the January 24, 1863 edition of Harper's...
abesgirl
Jun 16, 20234 min read


Lincoln's Role in the Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Wednesday, June 14, 2023 The Fourth of July in 1863 may rightfully be celebrated as the second...
John O’Brien
Jun 14, 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...
David J. Kent
Jun 7, 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 5, 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...
abesgirl
May 8, 20232 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 26, 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 9, 20233 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
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Symposium Focus: Lincoln as Commander in Chief
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Monday, February 27, 2023 The National Museum of the U.S. Army at Ft. Belvoir annually sponsors a...
abesgirl
Feb 27, 20233 min read