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All About the Brave Ideas Game
The world can’t be changed through hard work alone. Often it takes playfulness to innovate. This is the theory behind the Brave Ideas Game from President Lincoln’s Cottage. In partnership with Game Genuis, Cottage teacher-in-residence, Brian Field, and with support from the Marder-Vaughn
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January 2023 Newsletter
Director’s Letter Dear Friends, Happy new year from all of us at President Lincoln’s Cottage! 160 years ago, on January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, calling for an end to slavery in those parts of the United States that were in rebellion. It was one
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Awards for President Lincoln’s Cottage
President Lincoln’s Cottage continues to garner recognition as a leader and innovator among cultural institutions in Washington, D.C. and around the country. We have received numerous awards and honors for our preservation, interpretation, events, and education efforts nearly every year since
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April 2022 Newsletter
Line Up for Bourbon & Bluegrass Announced We are pleased to announce that the upstate New York band Driftwood, celebrated for their “killer live shows,” will be headlining Bourbon & Bluegrass this year. Other performers will include bluegrass legend Tray Wellington, swingin’
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March 2022 Newsletter
Director’s Letter Dear Friends, The last two weeks have again shaken the foundations of our everyday life. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we are witnessing the largest ground offensive in Europe since the Second World War. Vladimir Putin has suggested more than once that he might
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February 2022 Newsletter
Director’s Letter Dear Friends, February is a busy time at President Lincoln’s Cottage, as we honor Black History Month and celebrate President’s Day. These commemorations provide us with the opportunity to reflect, and naturally my mind turns to the many qualities that made the sixteenth
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January 2022 Newsletter
Director’s Letter Dear Friends, The weeks surrounding the holidays have been filled with anxiety, both about the omicron variant and the state of the American republic. A recent survey from National Public Radio and Ipsos indicates that six out of ten Americans think our democracy is
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May 2021 Newsletter
INTERIM DIRECTOR’S LETTER Every year in May, organizations across the country celebrate Preservation Month to highlight the places that demonstrate the rich diversity of our national story. In many ways, every month is preservation month at President Lincoln’s Cottage as the work
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April 2021 Newsletter
Discovering the Parlor Frieze by Jeff Larry In 2002 paint historian Frank Welch conducted a paint analysis of the Cottage’s first and second floor rooms to learn more about how the painted finishes may have looked during Lincoln’s time. This past January, in preparation for
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