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Happy Holidays from President Lincoln's Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 5 days ago: We hope you are having a happy holiday season.  If you’re spending the holidays in the D.C. ar … more →

Tags: Visitor Tips, washington dc, American Holidays, DC, Washington

Record Snowfall at President Lincoln's Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 week ago: Perched on a hilltop in Washington, D.C., President Lincoln’s Cottage often experiences more w … more →

Tags: musings, News, washington dc, DC, December 2009, Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center, snow, Washington

New Travel Resources Page on Website

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 weeks ago: President Lincoln’s Cottage is pleased to offer a new Travel Resources page on the official we … more →

Tags: Visitor Tips, washington dc, DC, Heritage Travel, Washington

President Lincoln’s Profile Found on a Tree Trunk

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 3 weeks ago: By George Wellman AFRH Residents noticed the knot in this tree bears a resemblance to Lincoln's … more →

Tags: Lincoln Bicentennial, related sites, Visitor Tips, washington dc, Abraham Lincoln, Armed Forces Retirement Home, DC, Lincoln's Likeness, National Cemetery

Toys for Tots at President Lincoln's Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 3 weeks ago: By Katie Needham Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program which collects new, unwrapped … more →

Tags: Events, washington dc, DC, toys for tots, Washington

Frank Milligan of Lincoln's Cottage departs for Morven Park

Max van Balgooy wrote 4 weeks ago: After four years as Director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, a National Trust Historic Site, Frank M … more →

Tags: Site Directors, STAFF, Morven Park

President Lincoln’s Cottage Wins Volk Award

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: By Katie Needham On November 18, 2009, President Lincoln’s Cottage was awarded the prestigious Volk … more →

Tags: Events, lincoln forum, Volk Award

Thanksgiving 2009 at President Lincoln's Cottage1 comment

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: UPDATE:  Friday, November 27, 2009 Tours are SOLD OUT.  See our website for details.  www.lincolncot … more →

Tags: Visitor Tips, DC, Thanksgiving Schedule, Washington

"Don't ask me to memorize his speech."

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: By Erin Carlson Mast While reading a book of short stories, I came across a line about Lincoln … more →

Tags: musings, 20th Century Literature, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone, president-lincoln, Resurrection of a Life, Short Stories, Walt Whitman, William Saroyan

2009 Museum Shop Around at Strathmore

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: President Lincoln’s Cottage is pleased to participate this year in the Museum Shop Around at S … more →

Tags: Events, Decatur House, Maryland, Museum Shop Around, Strathmore

Lincoln and the Dakota Conflict of 1862 2 comments

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: By Niles Anderegg Here at President Lincoln’s Cottage we spend a lot of time both on our tours … more →

Tags: History, 19th Century Politics, 19th Century Trials, 19th Century U.S. Government Relations, alexander ramsey, american indians, dakota conflict, Native Americans, sioux uprising

Veterans Day at the Soldiers' Home

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Events, washington dc, DC, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Double Nickels Theater Company, Inc., Veterans Day, Washington

Mary Lincoln's Seance at the Soldiers' Home

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: By Erin Carlson Mast Starting with Willie Lincoln’s death in February 1862, Mary Lincoln began … more →

Tags: History, Abraham Lincoln, Lord Colchester, Mary Lincoln, Noah Brooks, Seances, Soldiers Home, Spiritualism

2010 Tour Tickets Now Available!

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: President Lincoln's Cottage President Lincoln’s Cottage tour tickets for January-June 2010 … more →

Tags: Visitor Tips, washington dc, DC, Historic House Tours, Washington

Lincoln's Cottage offers Lesson Plan through TWHP

Max van Balgooy wrote 2 months ago: Teachers who have helped their students grasp the key dates, places, events, and people in Civil War … more →

Tags: interpretation, Education, Teaching with Historic Places

Lincoln and Slavery: Wish vs. Duty in the Greeley Letter

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: By Erin Carlson Mast How many of us have heard this quote from Abraham Lincoln, “If I could sa … more →

Tags: History, 19th Century Politics, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Horace Greeley, Lincoln and Slavery, New York Tribune, president-lincoln

Cottage Featured on Teaching with Historic Places

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: We are pleased to announce President Lincoln’s Cottage: A Retreat, is now online as the featur … more →

Tags: Events, American University, lesson plans, national park service, Teaching with Historic Places

An Argument for Moving the Cottage, 1903

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: By Erin Carlson Mast The  National Trust for Historic Preservation assumed stewardship of the Cottag … more →

Tags: History, Preservation, Anderson Cottage, Armed Forces Retirement Home, George Washington Riggs, Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Soldiers Home

Lincoln's Last October at the Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: By Erin Carlson Mast Today is another crisp October morning at the Cottage. October 1864 marks Linco … more →

Tags: History, 1864 Election, 19th Century Politics, Abraham Lincoln


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