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Cottage Conversations Returns to President Lincoln’s Cottage
2013-2014 lecture series brings authors to the Cradle of the Emancipation Proclamation. September 27, 2013. Civil War scholars and political historians return to President Lincoln’s Cottage for a sixth season of “Cottage Conversations,” the signature lecture series held at the Cradle of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featured authors in the 2013-2014 season of Cottage Conversations will discuss a range of topics, …
Read MorePAST EVENT: Cottage Conversation with Kenneth Winkle
Kenneth Winkle, political historian and author of “Lincoln’s Citadel: The Civil War in Washington, D.C.,” reveals how the war transformed Abraham Lincoln and the capital city on Thursday, December 5th at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Reception: 6:00 pm, Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center Lecture: 6:30 pm, President Lincoln’s Cottage Admission: $10 for the lecture and $10 for the reception. Free …
Read MorePAST EVENT: Congressman Lincoln: Cottage Conversation with Chris DeRose
Chris DeRose, legislative historian and author of Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America’s Greatest President, will discuss Lincoln’s little-known congressional years on Thursday, November 21st at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Reception: 6:00 pm at the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center Lecture: 6:30 pm in the Emancipation Room at President Lincoln’s Cottage Admission: $10 for the lecture and $10 for the …
Read MorePAST EVENT: Gettysburg Address Commemoration
Join us for a recitation of Lincoln’s most enduring words: The Gettysburg Address November 19, 2013 You are invited to participate in a day of reflection at President Lincoln’s Cottage, a place that framed Lincoln’s development of one of the most famous speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address. D.C. Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick will kick off a day of …
Read MorePAST EVENT: Cottage Conversation with Richard Moe
Richard Moe, President Emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and author of Roosevelt’s Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War, will compare Lincoln’s and Roosevelt’s presidencies. Join us on Thursday, October 17th as Moe discusses his work at Cottage Conversations, here at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Reception: 6:00 pm at the Robert H. Smith Visitor …
Read MoreoriginALs: The Albert Nelson See Diary
For the first time ever, the diary and personal belongings of Albert Nelson See, a soldier who guarded President Lincoln at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, DC, will be on public display. The original Civil War diary and personal artifacts of Albert Nelson See, a member of Abraham Lincoln’s Presidential Guard, will go on public display for the first time …
Read MoreGroundbreaking Interactive Tour Experience at President Lincoln’s Cottage
Guides can curate tours to group interests in real time, with the aid of tablets and enhanced multimedia. September 16, 2013. New interactive technology is enhancing the tour experience at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Thanks to the introduction of resource-rich tablets, guides can now curate tours of the Lincoln family’s home in Washington, DC by tailoring the tour to the needs …
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