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Sep 24, 20221 min read

Honoring Burrus “Buzz” Carnahan

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 24, 2022 Plans for services to commemorate the life of Buzz Carnahan have been...

Lincoln Issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

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Sep 22, 20222 min read

Lincoln Issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

Allegorical Print of Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation (Library of Congress)

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Sep 10, 20222 min read

On the Passing of Buzz Carnahan

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 10, 2022 We were all shocked and saddened yesterday by the news that long-time...

ALI Offers Grants for Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research

David J. Kent

Sep 7, 20222 min read

ALI Offers Grants for Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Are you a graduate student studying Abraham Lincoln? Or do you know any...

Welcome Back to the Fall Lincoln Group of DC Programs

David J. Kent

Sep 5, 20222 min read

Welcome Back to the Fall Lincoln Group of DC Programs

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, September 5, 2022 Labor Day means it's time to gear up for the Lincoln Group of DC's suite of...

Study Forum Begins "His Greatest Speeches" by Diana Schaub

David J. Kent

Sep 4, 20222 min read

Study Forum Begins "His Greatest Speeches" by Diana Schaub

David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, September 4, 2022 What were Abraham Lincoln's greatest speeches? Why were they great? The answers...

Was Lincoln Liberal or Conservative? Our Next Debate

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Aug 30, 20223 min read

Was Lincoln Liberal or Conservative? Our Next Debate

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Mark you calendar for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18 when the Lincoln Group...

The Lincoln Group Reaches Out: Teaching Lincoln

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Aug 29, 20223 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...

Abraham Lincoln: Problem Solver, Innovator, Inventor

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Aug 28, 20223 min read

Abraham Lincoln: Problem Solver, Innovator, Inventor

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 27, 2022 Lincoln’s original patent model was acquired by the Smithsonian in 1908. This...

LGDC President to Appear on "A House Divided" with Daniel Weinberg

David J. Kent

Aug 26, 20223 min read

LGDC President to Appear on "A House Divided" with Daniel Weinberg

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Thursday, August 25, 2022 This has been a busy year for the Lincoln Group of DC, and for LGDC president...

Chicago to Keep Lincoln Memorials, but Changes Possible

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Aug 21, 20223 min read

Chicago to Keep Lincoln Memorials, but Changes Possible

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Sunday, August, 21, 2022 A committee appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in early 2021 to study...

Unexpected Lincoln - in Muskegon, Michigan!

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Aug 18, 20222 min read

Unexpected Lincoln - in Muskegon, Michigan!

by Janet Saros Washington, D.C. Thursday, August 18, 2022 During a recent family vacation on the western side of my home state, I took a...

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Aug 15, 20223 min read

No Back-Down in Abraham Lincoln

By Craig Howell Washington, D.C. Monday, August15, 2022 Save the Date - October 1 - for Our Annual Picnic/Tour This year our focus will...

Hold the Date - September 17 at Congressional Cemetery for Brady, Lincoln, and Douglass

David J. Kent

Aug 8, 20222 min read

Hold the Date - September 17 at Congressional Cemetery for Brady, Lincoln, and Douglass

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 7, 2022 Many Lincoln Group members attended Craig Howell’s tour of Congressional...

Lincoln Presidential Foundation Makes Huge Announcement

David J. Kent

Aug 4, 20222 min read

Lincoln Presidential Foundation Makes Huge Announcement

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, August 4, 2022 The Lincoln Presidential Foundation (the Foundation), based in Springfield,...

American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words

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Aug 3, 20223 min read

American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words

By Rod Ross Washington, D.C. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 You owe it to yourself to catch the “world-premiere musical” currently playing at...

Once Alexandria's Slave Pen, The Freedom House Museum is Now Open

David J. Kent

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Once Alexandria's Slave Pen, The Freedom House Museum is Now Open

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, August 1, 2022 Old Town Alexandria has a lot to offer. Many of us have strolled the historic...

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Jul 27, 20224 min read

Abraham Lincoln on the Value of Science

By David J. Kent Washington, DC Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Abraham Lincoln understood the value of science to ordinary Americans. Lincoln’s...

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Jul 26, 20223 min read

Happy Anniversary Lincoln Papers!

By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 The Lincoln Papers collection in the Library of Congress includes not only...

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Jul 25, 20223 min read

Lincoln Is No. 1, but Questions Loom

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, July 25, 2022 The fact that there are more monuments to Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. than...

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