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Lincoln Ancestral Home Damaged in Hingham, Massachusetts

Jul 19, 20213 min read

Lincoln Ancestral Home Damaged in Hingham, Massachusetts

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, July 19, 2021 A home associated with Abraham Lincoln's 4th-great grandfather was damaged on...

Save the Date, September 25 - For the Return of the Lincoln Group's Annual Picnic/Tour

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Jul 17, 20213 min read

Save the Date, September 25 - For the Return of the Lincoln Group's Annual Picnic/Tour

By Craig Howell Washington D.C. Saturday, July 17, 2021 The Tour will focus on the end of the Gettysburg Campaign@Williamsport, MD. The...

David J. Kent

Jul 14, 20212 min read

Lincoln Group is Going Live!

By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, July 13, 2021 The Lincoln Group of DC will return to live in-person programming beginning in...

Remembering the Day Lincoln Went to Watch the War...

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Jul 8, 20213 min read

Remembering the Day Lincoln Went to Watch the War...

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Thursday, July 8, 2021 And Came under Fire! The National Park Service (NPS) annually commemorates the...

Open Access at NARA: In a Precarious State

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Jul 6, 20214 min read

Open Access at NARA: In a Precarious State

By Karen Needles Washington, D.C. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (Editor's Note: Karen Needles, a past president of the Lincoln Group, is an Air...

Guy Fraker Donates Lincoln Letter to ALPLM

David J. Kent

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Guy Fraker Donates Lincoln Letter to ALPLM

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, July 1, 2021 Guy Fraker is a retired attorney in Bloomington, Illinois. He's also a collector...

Historians Rank Abraham Lincoln #1 in Presidential Leadership

David J. Kent

Jun 30, 20212 min read

Historians Rank Abraham Lincoln #1 in Presidential Leadership

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is #1. Again. C-SPAN began surveying historians, professors,...

Lincoln Venues in Washington DC Continue to Reopen to the Public

David J. Kent

Jun 30, 20212 min read

Lincoln Venues in Washington DC Continue to Reopen to the Public

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Eager to get back to reality in a post-COVID world? We're happy to report that...

Hear Frederick Douglass in Annapolis on July 4th

David J. Kent

Jun 28, 20212 min read

Hear Frederick Douglass in Annapolis on July 4th

If you're in the Washington DC/Baltimore area over the Fourth of July holiday, be sure to stop into the Paca House and Gardens in...

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Jun 24, 20212 min read

Lincoln Fan Conan O'Brien Moves On

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Thursday, June 24, 2021 Conan O'Brien hosts his last late-night TV show tonight, and with that one of...

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Jun 17, 20212 min read

Lincoln Home Legislation on the Move

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Thursday, June 17, 2021 A bipartisan group of members of Congress from Illinois, the Land of Lincoln,...

News Update: Senate Passes Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

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Jun 16, 20212 min read

News Update: Senate Passes Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 There is an additional reason for celebration this Juneteenth. Yesterday the...

Juneteenth: Good Reason–and Plenty of Locations to–Celebrate!

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Jun 14, 20214 min read

Juneteenth: Good Reason–and Plenty of Locations to–Celebrate!

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Monday, June 14, 2021 The artist Reginald Adams has created the above mural "Absolute Equality" in...

Ford's Theatre Announces Lincoln Legacy Commissions

David J. Kent

Jun 9, 20212 min read

Ford's Theatre Announces Lincoln Legacy Commissions

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Ford's Theatre always seems to have Lincoln in mind when they put on new stage...

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Jun 8, 20212 min read

A Lincoln Tale as a Teaching Device

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Looking for a fun way to introduce the youngest family members to a bit of...

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Jun 5, 20212 min read

Fresh Chance to See "One Destiny"

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, June 4, 2021 Could John Wilkes Booth have been stopped? That question is the basis for the play...

Mysterious Donation After a Mysterious Stolen Painting of Abraham Lincoln

David J. Kent

May 29, 20212 min read

Mysterious Donation After a Mysterious Stolen Painting of Abraham Lincoln

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, May 29, 2021 On a dark and stormy night, well, dark at least, a mysterious thief slunk into...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Annette Gordon-Reed "On Juneteenth"

David J. Kent

May 28, 20212 min read

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Annette Gordon-Reed "On Juneteenth"

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, May 28, 2021 Annette Gordon-Reed is known best for her groundbreaking work on Thomas Jefferson's...

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May 28, 20212 min read

The Lincoln Marriage under a Microscope

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Thursday, May 27, 2021 Michael Burlingame will speak on his latest work, An American Marriage: The...

Library of Congress to Reopen Four Reading Rooms in June

David J. Kent

May 27, 20212 min read

Library of Congress to Reopen Four Reading Rooms in June

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, May 27, 2021 Researchers take note - the Library of Congress will begin reopening four reading...

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