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Team Lincoln: Robert Rixman, Woodford Reserve
We sat down with Field Marketing Manager, Robert Rixman from Woodford Reserve to discuss our partnership. What made you want to partner with President Lincoln’s Cottage in the first place? Learning about the great nonprofit work Lincoln’s Cottage does preserving Abraham Lincoln’s legacy drew us to partner with Lincoln’s Cottage in the first place. Additionally, just like Abraham Lincoln, Woodford …
Read MoreJanuary 2017 Newsletter
DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear Friends, This year marks the 175th anniversary of construction beginning on President Lincoln’s Cottage. The original owner, George Washington Riggs, who sold his estate to the Federal Government in 1851, had no way of knowing what would become of this place — nor the nation — just a decade later. He could never have predicted that this …
Read MoreUnveiled: the Floor Boards Lincoln Walked on
Continuing with the steps towards restoring the Cottage floors, over the holiday break workers refinished the floors in the Library and the Drawing Room. Since the cocoa matting was removed–the preliminary step to replacing it fully with a slavery-free carpet–visitors have been able to walk on the 1880s flooring. The lower layer (with the hand) is the original flooring, dating …
Read MoreA Most Unlikely Friendship: Abraham Lincoln and Matias Romero
by Dr. Jason H. Silverman With the exception of a brief trip to Niagara Falls Abraham Lincoln never left the United States.[i] And yet no one would deny that today he is a global figure. In many ways, Lincoln is larger than life both within and without the United States, including the many countries of Latin America. During his lifetime, …
Read MoreCottage Conversation: The Quartermaster
Join us as author Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress discuss O’Harrow’s book, The Quartermaster: Montgomery C, Meigs, Lincoln’s General, Master Builder of the Union Army. Robert O’Harrow is a reporter with the investigative unit of The Washington Post who has focused on data privacy, cyber security, federal contracting and the financial world. Last year, …
Read MoreCottage Conversation: Midnight in America
On Thursday, April 20th, join us as author Jonathan White and Michael Bishop of the George Washington University’s National Churchill Library, discuss White’s book, Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams During the Civil War. Dr. Jonathan White is an associate professor of American Studies and a senior fellow with the Center for American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is the author …
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: How do you fight modern slavery?
Did you know that January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month? President Lincoln’s Cottage and its youth education program, Students Opposing Slavery, are dedicated to continuing Lincoln’s unfinished work and fight for freedom. President Obama published the Presidential Proclamation late in December, and if you’ve been following our social media accounts, you’ll notice we’ve been joining the discussion …
Read MoreDecember 2016 Newsletter
DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear Friends, It’s stunning to think of all that has changed in 2016. We initiated the new year by officially spinning off and becoming an independent, 501(c)(3) public charity, a profoundly gratifying moment that was several years in the making. Since independence, we’ve only deepened our commitment to our vision and mission with results that exceeded our expectations. We’ve …
Read MoreHistorical Accuracy and Ethical Practice Can Clash: An SOS Participant’s Reflections
By Jessica Seidenberg The things that we own and create can be so beautiful — every object is art and the ability to see that beauty is an art itself. But a component of the beauty that our material goods possess is in how they are created. The knowledge that they have been created by the forced and needless suffering of …
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Favorite Cottage Moments of 2016
From our first year as an independent entity, to winning a Presidential award, from lots of bourbon and bluegrass to transforming the drawing room into a comedy den: 2016 has been quite a year! We asked President Lincoln’s Cottage staff: What is your favorite Cottage moment of 2016? Read the answers below: Zach Klitzman My favorite moment was getting to talk …
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