Past Events

April 9, 2025

Dred Scott: Struggle for Freedom & Continued Legacy

April 14 - April 18

Spring Break Offerings at the Cottage

March 27

Cry 'n Vibe

April 14 - April 18

Spring Break Family Tours

Wednesday, March 12

Q&Abe LIVE: Was Willie's Death Preventable?

February 26, 2025

Emancipation Proclamation 101: A Virtual Program

February 7, 2025

Lincoln: A National Treasure

February 5, 2025

Lincoln for Today's Leaders

April 11, 2025

Lincoln Ideas Forum 2025: Fear Itself

November 23

Cottage for Community Share-Out at Petworth Neighborhood Library

November 21 - November 23

Cottage for Community Share-Out

November 11

VIRTUAL Lincoln's Toughest Decisions

November 6

Whole Soul: An Evening of Reflection

December 5, 2024

Holiday Shop Open House

October 14

Lincoln's Toughest Decisions

September 19

Tapas for Teachers 2024

October 15

President Lincoln’s Cottage Architecture Experience

September 21, 2024

Homecoming 2024

September 25th - November 13

Two Faces Comedy 2024

July 29, 2024

Rediscovering our Common Humanity

August 13

Scholar Session: Carole Adrienne

June 20

Scholar Session: The United States Patent and Trademark Office

July 12

Election of 1864 Symposium

June 15th - June 19th

Lincoln's Toughest Decisions: A Juneteenth Edition

April 21, 2024

Tombs and Tomes Book Festival 2024

May 8

Preservation Month Behind-the-Scenes Experience

Saturday, March 16 - Saturday, June 8

Music Class with Mr. Rob

February 23

Commemoration of Black History Month with Carlos Walker

May 18 - May 19

Bourbon and Bluegrass 2024

May 27

Memorial Day 2024

February 15

Film Screening: The First Step

November 26

Museum Store Sunday 2023

December 7, 2023

Quiet Comfort: A Reflective Writing Workshop

January 5 - February 19

Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project

October 26

Scholar Session: Dr. Stephen A Goldman

October 5

Tapas for Teachers 2023

November 9 - November 11

Strathmore Museum Shop Holiday Market 2023

September 30

Teacher Workshop: Rediscovering Lincoln

September 25th - November 14th

Two Faces Comedy 2023

October 6 - November 3

Movie Nights 2023

September 16th, 2023

Homecoming 2023

June 19, 2023

Lincoln's Toughest Decisions: The Complications of Emancipation

May 3, 2023 - May 31, 2023

Social Studies: May 2023

June 3, 2023 - June 24, 2023

Social Studies

May 29

Memorial Day 2023

April 22

Spring Landscape Beautification Day 2023

April 13

Lincoln Ideas Forum: Threats to Democracy

May 20, 2023 - May 21, 2023

Bourbon and Bluegrass 2023

January 17 - February 15

Create to Free Yourselves: Georges Adéagbo Installation

February 18

Presidential Family Fun Day at the National Portrait Gallery

February 24

Commemoration of Black History Month with Christopher W. Wilson

March 9

The National Symphony Orchestra at President Lincoln's Cottage

February 7

Transformations: A Creative Writing Workshop

January 28

Create to Free Your Self Portrait: A Program for Children Inspired by Georges Adéagbo

January 12, 2023

Scholar Session: An Evening with David J. Kent

November 10, 2022 - November 12, 2022

Strathmore Museum Shop Holiday Market 2022

November 9, 2022

Scholar Session: An Evening with Dr. Holly Pinheiro, Jr.

November 15

Two Faces Comedy Night: Comedy Kumite

October 25th

Two Faces Comedy Night: Science Comedy

January 17 - February 15

Create to Free Yourselves: Georges Adéagbo Installation

September 28th

Two Faces Comedy Night: The Answer is Murder

November 4th

Movie Night: Inside Out (Audience Choice)

October 14th

Movie Night: Ghostbusters

September 9th

Movie Night: Onward

September 17th

Homecoming 2022: Freedom 5K, Free Family Day, and Jazz Concert

July 10th - July 15th

Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows

May 30th

Memorial Day Tours of the Soldiers' Home National Cemetery 2022

Public Event

April 20, 2022

Poetry in Dialogue

Public Event, Members Event

May 2, 2022

Revising the Record on Race: Three Moments from the Civil War in Public Memory

April 13, 2022

2022 Lincoln Ideas Forum: Grief and Loss

May 21, 2022 - May 22, 2022

Bourbon and Bluegrass 2022

February 15, 2022

Scholar Session: An Evening with Jonathan White

November 23, 2021 - December 12, 2021

All About Fido: A Lincoln Letter

November 16th

Two Faces Comedy Series: Five Years of Two Face

October 28th, 2021

Scholar Session: The Ghost and Mrs. Lincoln

November 10th; November 13th

November Social Studies

October 9th; October 13

October Social Studies

October 19th

Two Faces Comedy Series: Couples Therapy

September 22nd

Two Faces Comedy Series: Grief & Loss

September 18th

Homecoming 2021

June 13th

Bourbon and Bluegrass 2021

April 13, 2021

Scholar Session: A Conversation on CNN's Lincoln: Divided We Stand

April 17th

Spring Landscape Beautification Day

Bike Lincoln's Commute

April 7th, 2021 - May 26, 2021

Social Studies

Public Event

Monday, February 15; 11:30am; 2pm EST

Seventh Street Challenge for Families

Public Event

Thursday, February 11; 7:30pm EST

I will tell you the truth about this: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

Educator Event

Tuesday, February 9; 6-7pm EST

Revising the Record on Race: Three Moments from the Civil War in Public Memory

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