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Apr 2, 20212 min read

Remembering Everett Ladd: A Gentleman and A Scholar

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Friday, April 2, 2021 The Lincoln Group sadly reports the recent loss of Everett Ladd. He passed away...

ALI Announces Legacy Awards for Outstanding Lincoln Scholarship

David J. Kent

Apr 1, 20212 min read

ALI Announces Legacy Awards for Outstanding Lincoln Scholarship

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, April 1, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI), based in Washington, D.C., has announced...

David J. Kent

Mar 28, 20212 min read

The President and the Historians

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, March 27, 2021 President Joe Biden apparently had an unpublicized meeting on March 2nd with a...

Lincoln in Washington Zoom Tour March 29

John O’Brien

Mar 25, 20211 min read

Lincoln in Washington Zoom Tour March 29

By John O'Brien Washington, D.C Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Discover what Washington, D.C., was like for President Abraham Lincoln under...

David McCullough says D.C. is Lincoln's town

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

David McCullough says D.C. is Lincoln's town

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Back in the April-May 1986 issue of American Heritage magazine, the great...

Center for Lincoln Studies Debuts at University of Illinois-Springfield

David J. Kent

Mar 24, 20211 min read

Center for Lincoln Studies Debuts at University of Illinois-Springfield

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 On February 12, 2021, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, a new birth of freedom arose...

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Mar 22, 20212 min read

Lincoln comes off well in CNN series

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, March 22, 2021 CNN let critics of President Abraham Lincoln have their say in the six-part...

John O’Brien

Mar 22, 20211 min read

Campaign for Memorial Penny in 2022

John O'Brien Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 20, 2021 The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in 1922. Next year we will celebrate the...

David J. Kent

Mar 22, 20211 min read

Abe Wins Another Award

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, March 22, 2021 David Reynolds has been on a roll. His book, Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,...

David J. Kent

Mar 17, 20212 min read

The Lincolns Visit the Patent Office

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, March 17, 2021 On March 17, 1863, President Lincoln and his wife, Mary, tour the Patent...

Abraham Lincoln Institute Updates 2021 Virtual Symposium Speakers

David J. Kent

Mar 13, 20211 min read

Abraham Lincoln Institute Updates 2021 Virtual Symposium Speakers

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, March 13, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) has updated its list of speakers for their...

Lincoln Study Forum Dives Deep into "How the South Won the Civil War"

David J. Kent

Mar 10, 20211 min read

Lincoln Study Forum Dives Deep into "How the South Won the Civil War"

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 The Lincoln Group Study Forum continues its review of How the South Won the Civil...

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Mar 9, 20212 min read

Samuel Seymour Had a Lincoln Secret

Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Samuel Seymour was 96 years old and he had a secret. On the Feb. 8, 1956, edition...

David J. Kent

Mar 9, 20211 min read

ALPLM Picks New Executive Director

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, March 8, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield,...

How Abraham Lincoln Started HBCUs, At Least Indirectly

David J. Kent

Mar 6, 20211 min read

How Abraham Lincoln Started HBCUs, At Least Indirectly

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, March 6, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the creation of Historically Black Colleges...

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Mar 5, 20211 min read

A Day in the Life of the Lincoln Group

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 4, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives Lincoln Group members and friends...

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Mar 4, 20211 min read

Catch Up on New Lincoln Books

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 2, 2021 The flow of new books about Abraham Lincoln just keeps gushing, and the Lincoln...

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Mar 4, 20213 min read

160 Years Ago This Week…

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 3, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives The above image shows the 1861 inaugural...

A Close Look at Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

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Mar 4, 20213 min read

A Close Look at Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 3, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives This article provides additional...

David J. Kent

Mar 3, 20212 min read

Lincoln and Stone Protest Slavery

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 On March 3, 1837, twenty-eight-year-old Lincoln was a state legislator in...

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