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The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president’s…

Scientist and Abraham Lincoln historian David Kent talked about the 16th president’s interests in science and technology from farm science to patent cases to advances in warfare. Mr. Kent is…

The National Park Service and the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial with a ceremony featuring historian Harold Holzer. The memorial was dedic…

On August 14, 1862, President Lincoln met at the White House with five African American leaders to get their thoughts on how to spend $600,000 that Congress had designated for “colonization.…

In a multi-media presentation, artist Wendy Allen showed examples of her own and other artist’s works and talked about her influences and reasons for painting Abraham Lincoln. Since the earl…

John Muller talked about the connections between Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Mr. Muller is the author of Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C.: The Lion of Anacosti…

The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia hosted three authors who discussed various aspects of Abraham Lincoln’s life and career. Featured were David Kent, Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, a…

Brian Dirck talked about his forthcoming book, Lincoln in Indiana. He spoke about Abraham Lincoln’s childhood after his family moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1816 and how his formative ye…