Reference section

 

Register now for Lincoln, War, and the Constitution Symposium

Sept. 15, 2012

 

New Blog online!

 

Report of Nominating Committee for 2012-14 Officers

New Forum Online

coming soon!


May

meeting at Pier 7 Restaurant at the Channel Inn

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View the Speech of Stephen Lang and James Getty at the Gettysburg Dedication Ceremony Nov. 19, 2011

Books to Read

Have you read these newly published books by scholars like Michael Burlingame, Russell McClintock, Douglas Wilson, and many others. Here you will find recommendations and reviews of newly published books by members of the Lincoln Group of D.C.

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Lincolnpedia...

Do you know? Coming soon, a place where you can post your questions about Abraham Lincoln. We will do our best to answer your questions. But we want you to share your Lincoln sightings as well. Is there a statue of Lincoln in your town? Take a picture and send it to us. Tell us a little bit about the history of the object in your photo.

Have you seen Lincoln?

Send images and info to Karen Needles

Podcasts

For our members outside of the D.C. area, with permission from the speakers, we will post the speaker presentations online for your viewing. Click for more info...

You can also view podcasts from leading Lincoln scholars from previous Lincoln Symposiums by clicking here.

 

 

 

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elcome to the web site of The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, Inc. The Lincoln Group was founded in 1935, and is a non-profit, historical society with a nationwide membership devoted to the study of Abraham Lincoln. It holds monthly dinner programs (except during June, July and August) in Washington, D.C., featuring nationally and locally recognized Lincoln scholars and specialists. In addition, The Lincoln Group sponsors a variety of Lincoln-related social events throughout the year, and membership includes a June picnic at an historic site in the Washington, D.C., area and a subscription to The Lincolnian, our bi-monthly newsletter.

The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia is the oldest, continuously active Lincoln society in America. It is actively involved in supporting the preservation of historic monuments and battlefields and in assisting authors, writers and lecturers in their research by providing them with historic information and sources. The Lincoln Group played a key role in the major, three-volume reference work, Lincoln Day by Day 1809 - 1865, and has been publicly credited with being instrumental in the decision to permanently illuminate the Lincoln Memorial at night.

The Lincoln Group has been honored by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George W. Bush.

Lincoln Quote

"At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. "

Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois
January 27, 1838


Home Page

This section is dedicated to news related to accomplishments of Lincoln Group of D.C. members .

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President - Burrus Carnahan

First Vice President - Karen Needles

Second Vice President - Craig Howell

Treasurer - Paul Pascal

Membership Secretary - Susan Dennis

Outreach Chairman - John Miller

Lincolnian Editor - Wendy Swanson

 

Chairman
Edwin C. Bearss
Chief Historian Emeritus
 National Park Service

Lt Col Edgar F. Russell III, USAF (Ret)
Past President
The Lincoln Group of DC

Dr. Gabor S. Boritt
Director, Civil War Institute
Gettysburg College

Hon. Alan J. Dixon
United States Senate (ret.)

Hon. Paul Findley
U.S. House of Representatives (ret.)

Rev. Philip B. Kunhardt, III
 Author, Historian

Paul L. Pascal
Counsel

  • Dr. Richard N. Current
  • Dr. Mark E. Neely, Jr.
  • Dr. Wayne Temple
  • Individuals $30
  • Families/Couples $45
  • Full-time Students $15
  • Lifetime membership $500
Subscription
  • The Lincolnian (outside the Washington DC area) $15

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Subscription Rates

Lifetime membership $500

Mike Maione

For many years, Mike Maione was a member of, and friend to, The Lincoln Group.  But more than that, Mike Maione was a Lincoln scholar.  It is fair to say that Abraham Lincoln was his passion.  He studied what was known about Lincoln, researched what was not know about Lincoln, and learned what he could from Lincoln.  Mike also shared his encyclopedic knowledge about Lincoln with any and all who were interested, and with some who were not so interested, but who could not resist the shear force of Mike's exuberance.

The Lincoln Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Lincoln Group for contributions to Lincoln studies and/or the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, Inc. The Lincoln Award was created in 1996, and is presented each May at The Annual Mike Maione Lecture and Lincoln Award presentation.

Click to view past award recipients.

 

Archives of past meetings

May 2012-

Edna Greene Medford

June 2012 - Annual Picnic

July 14, 2012 - PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S 1862 EMANCIPATION DECISIONS

August 2012

September 2012- John C. Waugh

October 2012 - Roberta and Lydon Swartzendruber

November 2012 - John Michael

December 2012 - Jonathan White

January 2013

February 2013

March 2013

April 2013

May 2013-

Eric Foner

June 2013

July 2013

August 2013

September 2013

October 2013

November 2013

December 2013

Dinner Coordinator -

Susan Dennis

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A newsletter is more than just a summary . Great historical events have taken place, some under the influence of the LGDC. Great speakers! History in motion. So take a few moments to read a few of the Lincolnians.

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Wordsearches, Crossword Puzzles, and more.

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Read short stories passed down through time about Abraham Lincoln