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It’s our 10-year anniversary year, and to celebrate, we’re rolling out lots of “top ten” lists. Since May is National Preservation Month, our Senior Preservationist Jeff Larry compiled a list of “10 Preservation Projects in 10 Years.” Every home owner knows that home repair seems never-ending. Well, how about if your home is 175-years old, a National Monument and Historic …

DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear Friends, This month, we’re focusing on preservation of President Lincoln’s Cottage, which makes this authentic space available to the public 362 days per year. When you donate to President Lincoln’s Cottage, a 501(c)(3) public charity, you are preserving “the Cradle of the Emancipation Proclamation” and enabling us to provide transformative experiences for tens of thousands of visitors …

Anyone knows an old house contains secrets, and the Cottage is no exception. As a teaser for May — National Preservation Month — we’re unveiling some objects never seen before to the public that were found during various projects and restoration of the Cottage. Consider it a taste of what will be on display in our exhibit space in May: …

Inspired by our annual Lincoln’s Ideas Forum, where we examine and discuss Lincoln’s legacy and what it means today, we posed the question to staff: how has Lincoln’s legacy impacted your life? Read our answers below: Nora Cobo Lincoln’s legacy affects my life every day in large and small ways, but one of the most significant is his 1864 immigration …

  It is with a heavy heart that we share that our dear friend, long-time supporter of the Cottage, and Lincoln aficionado, Paul Pascal, recently passed. Paul was a past President of the Lincoln Group of DC, one of the groups that helped raise awareness and rally support around the idea that the Cottage should be restored and opened to …

On April 13, 2018, President Lincoln’s Cottage hosted our fourth annual Lincoln Ideas Forum. We launched this program in 2015 for the 150 anniversary of Lincoln’s last visit to the Cottage, the day before his assassination. Our goal is to commemorate the ideas he created and the work he accomplished while living here, as well as to highlight his unfinished …

This Sunday, April 29th marks the 100th birthday for long-time AFRH resident, Soldiers’ Home history buff, veteran, retired teacher, former journalist of The Bugler (the Home’s newsletter), doting father and grandfather, and man-of-many-talents, Ray Colvard. Jenny Phillips, the External Communications Coordinator chatted with his son David to find out more about the man whose office used to be in what …

DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear Friends, May is National Preservation Month and for our ten-year anniversary we’ll be showcasing some of our quirkiest and most interesting preservation and archaeological finds over the years. We’re also putting the original Cottage doors on display. They suffered a great deal of wear, tear, and…modification over time. So we had to build them anew. We kept …