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The Proclamation: Spring 2015
The Spring 2015 newsletter is available now! Download the full PDF and enjoy the latest news from President Lincoln’s Cottage. Highlights include: -Great gifts for dads and grads -Upcoming events at President Lincoln’s Cottage, including the final Cottage Conversation of the season
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Registration for the 2015 SOS International Summit is Open!
President Lincoln’s Cottage is now accepting applications for the third annual Students Opposing Slavery (SOS) International Summit on June 22-26, 2015. During the Summit, participants will: Continue Abraham Lincoln’s fight for freedom Create an international network of young
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#WhatIWouldMiss
The #WhatIWouldMiss campaign is a public-private partnership to raise awareness about human trafficking among high school students through a peer-to-peer social media competition, organized by President Lincoln’s Cottage, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department
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Teenagers Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking with #WhatIWouldMiss Campaign
Groundbreaking public-private partnership with President Lincoln’s Cottage, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Education inspires teenagers – one of the most vulnerable demographics to fall victim to human traffickers – to raise awareness of modern
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Joan Benoit Samuelson Runs Inaugural Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln’s Cottage
District resident Sebi Devlin-Foltz beats nearly 230 runners with a remarkable 16:42 race time. September 27, 2014. Olympic champion Joan Benoit Samuelson presented District resident Sebi Devlin-Foltz the top prize at the inaugural Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln’s Cottage on Saturday
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Continuing Lincoln's Fight for Freedom: Preservation Leadership Forum
Associate Director for Programs Callie Hawkins wrote this article on the Students Opposing Slavery program at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Originally published on the Preservation Leadership Forum blog. In February 2012, President Lincoln’s Cottage launched an exhibit on modern slavery
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Run in Lincoln’s Footsteps with Joan Benoit Samuelson at the First Annual Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln’s Cottage
On September 27th, runners will tread the same grounds that Lincoln did with Olympic Marathon Champion Joan Benoit Samuelson at the historic Soldiers’ Home in Northwest Washington, D.C. August 8, 2014. On September 27th, runners will become a part of history when they join Olympic champion
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Schoolboy in Lincoln's Footsteps
This article was originally published in The Telegraph (Calcutta, India) on July 20, 2014. Abhishek Basu, essay author and 2014 SOS International Summit participant, won an essay contest organized by The Telegraph, in association with Apne Aap Women Worldwide. There exist two worlds. A sheltered
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Passing the Torch: Spring Free 2014
On the fourth day of the Students Opposing Slavery International Summit, student participants were joined by their families, friends, anti-trafficking leaders, and President Lincoln’s Cottage supporters for Spring Free, an evening reception benefiting the SOS program. From the Cottage veranda
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The Proclamation: Spring 2014
The Spring 2014 Newsletter is available now! Download the full PDF and enjoy the latest news from President Lincoln’s Cottage. Highlights include: -Upcoming programs, including our annual free Memorial Day commemoration -An update on our recently completed roof restoration project -Brief
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