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Project Proposal Update1 comment

bruicarney wrote 2 months ago: Toussaint L’ouverture was a notably active agent. For my project, I will collaborate with Pres … more →

Tags: lesson plans, agency, self-emancipation

A President's Sanctuary: Lincoln's Cottage13 comments

transplantedtatar wrote 3 months ago: Three miles north of the White House and the Capitol stands the 19th-century equivalent to Camp Davi … more →

Tags: weekend escapes, washington dc, Armed Forces Retirement Home, president-lincoln, Soldiers Home, US National Cemetery, Washington DC hidden gems

Interpreting the Enslaved Pt. 1

allisonmschell wrote 4 months ago: I suppose it is fitting that my first post be on the topic that inspired me to begin writing this bl … more →

Tags: Slavery, interpretation, African-American, Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Paradox of Liberty, Monticello, Jefferson, Mount Vernon

Week 6: President Lincoln's Cottage

Laura DiSciullo wrote 5 months ago: Museum Mission: We engage the public in an exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s leadership and ideas, an … more →

Tags: Museums and Holidays, photos, Weekly Museum Visits Part III, museum, weekly museum visit, DC, historic house museum, Holidays, Christmas

New Site Under Construction

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 8 months ago: Readers of our blog: You might be wondering why we haven’t posted much to this blog recently ( … more →

Tags: Multimedia, Newsroom, Announcements, Emancipation Proclamation, Website

Lincoln's Cottage Breaks Ground on Gay Weddings for Military8 comments

Max van Balgooy wrote 8 months ago: Travis Hollenbeck and Daniel Vukelich at their ground-breaking wedding at President Lincoln’s … more →

Tags: cultural diversity, community engagement

Put Your Organization to the Rorschach Test

Max van Balgooy wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. If you’re finding that your organization is in a rut and y … more →

Tags: Governance and Management, community engagement, Historical Interpretation, Strategy, Cliveden, colonial williamsburg, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Historic Deerfield, Homestead Museum

The Civil War: Bringing It Home to Grant County

marionpubliclibraryindiana wrote 10 months ago: The Marion Public Library presents Abraham Lincoln in Song on Thursday, July 26 @ 6 p.m. in Meeting … more →

Tags: The Civil War: Bringing It Home to Grant County, Civil War, grant county, Marion Public Library, National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana Humanities, Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln Assassination

The First Reading of The Emancipation Proclamation: July 22nd, 18621 comment

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 10 months ago: By Scott Ackerman As we move through the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2012 has already seen th … more →

Tags: History, Emancipation Proclamation, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, va, Fredericksburg, Seven Days' battle, Scott Ackerman

Jewish Participation in the Civil War

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 10 months ago: By John R. Sellers This is the second year in a four year sesquicentennial celebration of the Americ … more →

Tags: History, Anti-Semitism, Civil War, Jewish Civil War Roster, Jewish Soldiers, John R. Sellers, Library Of Congress, president-lincoln, Shapell Manuscript Foundation

Lincoln 2012: Vampire Hunter and (international) Box Office Slayer

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 10 months ago: By Catherine Clinton My obsession with action adventure films and my status as a Lincoln scholar, I … more →

Tags: History, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Catherine Clinton, Seth Grahame-Smith, Gettysburg, Mary Todd Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln

Juneteenth: The Emancipation of Texas Slaves

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 11 months ago: By Curtis Harris As a nation we can celebrate January 1, 1863, as the day Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipa … more →

Tags: History, president-lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Texas, Slavery, Curtis Harris, Revolutionary War

Lincoln’s Own Flag Day

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 11 months ago: By Zachary Klitzman Let’s face it: Flag Day — which commemorates the official adoption of the … more →

Tags: History, president-lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Pa, Mary Todd Lincoln, Declaration of Independence, Zachary Klitzman, Washington DC-2

The Lincolns' First Move to the Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 11 months ago: Detail of Mary Lincoln’s letter to a friend in May 1862. President Lincoln and his family move … more →

Tags: History, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Abraham Lincoln, Soldiers Home, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Mary Todd Lincoln, Newsletter, Cottage Courier, Willie Lincoln

Property Entrance Change

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 11 months ago: On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the entrance to President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ H … more →

Tags: Newsroom, Visitor Tips, Museum Store, Soldiers Home, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center, Washington D C, lincolncottage.org, visitor tips

Girl Scouts at President Lincoln's Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 11 months ago: President Lincoln’s Cottage would like to give a special welcome to all of the Girl Scouts fro … more →

Tags: History, Newsroom, Education, 100th Anniversary, Abraham Lincoln, activities for kids, “Rock the Mall” 100th Sing- Along Anniversary, building art, Civil War

A Beautiful Spring at President Lincoln's Cottage

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 12 months ago: We couldn’t resist sharing some photos of the Cottage on this beautiful (and hot!) day. We hop … more →

Tags: History, Multimedia, president-lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, MEMORIAL DAY, Washington D C, springtime, spring in Washington DC, History 2

Decorating Our Fallen Soldiers: Memorial Day Past and Present

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 year ago: President Lincoln often walked among the graves of the first National Cemetery, just steps from the … more →

Tags: History, Newsroom, Public programs, Abraham Lincoln, Soldiers Home, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Civil War, MEMORIAL DAY, Washington D C

Latest Happenings and Upcoming Events

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 1 year ago: The latest edition of the Cottage Courier is now available on our website! Stay up-to-date with all … more →

Tags: History, Public programs, Press Releases, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Abraham Lincoln, White House, Soldiers Home, harold holzer, MEMORIAL DAY


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