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Preservation Update: Architectural Paint Research Conference
Our Senior Preservationist, Jeff Larry, was in New York City last week attending the Architectural Paint Research Conference hosted by Columbia University. The conference featured conservators, experts in paint analysis and decorative painters from around the world presenting their latest
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Students Research the Soldiers' Home National Cemetery
By Erin Carlson Mast In 2004, President Lincoln’s Cottage formed a partnership with high school history teacher Paul LaRue of the Washington Senior High School in Washington Court House, Ohio. LaRue’s Research History students had recently completed an extensive research project
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Tip of the Week: USSAH National Cemetery Burial Research
By Erin Carlson Mast We recently received a question about researching ancestors buried at the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, which is very nearby the campus where President Lincoln’s Cottage sits. The USSAH National Cemetery is managed by Arlington
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Tip of the Week: Researching the Soldiers' Home
Occasionally we receive requests for access to the Armed Forces Retirement Home (aka Soldiers’ Home)archives. While we, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization, have an agreement with the Home to steward President Lincoln’s Cottage, we are not
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Tip of the Week: Researching Lincoln's Day
If you’re hoping to visit President Lincoln’s Cottage on particular date–perhaps the day the Lincolns first moved out to the Soldiers’ Home in 1862, or the day President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation the following September while still living
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Preservation Spotlight: The History of Abraham Lincoln's Writing Desk and its Famous Double
Even in a presidential term defined by turmoil, the early months of 1862 were particularly difficult for President Lincoln. Little progress was made by the Union army on the battlefield, leading to growing frustration among the public with Lincoln’s administration and the war effort. Personally,
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February 2024 Newsletter
Happy 215th Birthday Abraham Lincoln! Critiquing Justice through Art and Film You have TEN days left to see Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project, a groundbreaking exhibit that shares new perspectives and inspires dialogue. As we get ready to close the exhibit, we have a special
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