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New Travel Resources Page on Website
President Lincoln’s Cottage is pleased to offer a new Travel Resources page on the official website. The page features information designed to assist visitors in planning their trip to the Cottage. Information on finding a hotel, looking up local restaurants, and visiting other nearby attractions is included to customize your D.C. experience. Check out the new Travel Resources page here: …
Read MorePresident Lincoln’s Profile Found on a Tree Trunk
By George Wellman Just when we think we have seen or read everything about President Lincoln during his bicentennial birth year, another discovery is made. This time it’s President Lincoln’s likeness on a tree trunk near President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home. The tree is located south of the Cottage in an area of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington (AFRH-W, …
Read MoreToys for Tots at President Lincoln’s Cottage
By Katie Needham Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program which collects new, unwrapped toys for needy children from October through December. While the program is national, the toys donated in your community are redistributed locally. Your donation of a new toy can make the holidays special for a child in your own neighborhood. President Lincoln’s Cottage …
Read MoreThanksgiving 2009 at President Lincoln’s Cottage
UPDATE: Friday, November 27, 2009 Tours are SOLD OUT. See our website for details. www.lincolncottage.org President Lincoln’s Cottage is closed only three days each year–Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day! Regular hours are in effect all other days of the week surrounding a holiday. Therefore, the schedule for Thanksgiving Week 2009 is: Monday, November 23-Wednesday, November 25, 2009 …
Read More2010 Tour Tickets Now Available!
President Lincoln’s Cottage tour tickets for January-June 2010 are now available for purchase. Tickets may be purchased online through Etix by visiting www.lincolncottage.org or by calling 1-800-3849 (Etix). All admission rates and discounts remain the same. Tour tickets for July-December 2010, will be made available in late spring.
Read MoreSpecial Promo for DC Residents!
Every weekday in August DC residents receive one free ticket with the purchase of a regular adult ticket AND 10{ec117f0059f8cde3a5e4f5b3c1b486659702d407977a37ffc575d2c0a9b4a69f} off in the Museum Store at President Lincoln’s Cottage. *Promotion is available at President Lincoln’s Cottage with a valid DC identification card or other proof of residence and is not available through online ticket purchases. Must buy a regular $12 ticket …
Read MoreTake a Vacation in the Country Right Here in DC!
President Lincoln’s Cottage will offer a “Buy One Get One Free” promotion to all DC residents for weekday tours in the month of August. The Details: With the purchase of a regular $12 adult ticket, DC residents will get a second adult ticket free of charge and 10{ec117f0059f8cde3a5e4f5b3c1b486659702d407977a37ffc575d2c0a9b4a69f} off any merchandise purchase in the Museum Store that day. This promotion …
Read MorePresident Lincoln’s Cottage, One of Washington’s “Best Things To Do”
By Callie Hawkins After hearing from many visitors that President Lincoln’s Cottage is Washington, DC’s best kept secret, I have become interested in finding out how our visitors hear about our site in our second year open to the public. I was intrigued one afternoon after giving a tour when a visitor told me that her family launched an “off …
Read MoreLincoln’s Personal Physician
By George Wellman A medical probe which may have been used by Doctor Stone to examine the wound to President Lincoln’s head is on display in the Army Medical Museum, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The bullet that killed Lincoln and other artifacts associated with the assassination of President Lincoln are also on display.
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