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President Lincoln's Cottage

President Lincoln's Cottage The Cottage was Abraham Lincoln's summer home during his presidency. The Lincoln family resided here

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Thank you for your support yesterday on . Friends like you keep our Cottage filled with beauty and brave ideas. If you d...
11/30/2022

Thank you for your support yesterday on . Friends like you keep our Cottage filled with beauty and brave ideas. If you didn't have a chance to donate, it's not too late: https://www.lincolncottage.org/donate/

There are only a few more hours to help us reach our  goal of $5,000 towards upcoming critical preservation work. Help u...
11/30/2022

There are only a few more hours to help us reach our goal of $5,000 towards upcoming critical preservation work. Help us keep the Cottage safe and lovely in 2023 and beyond! https://www.lincolncottage.org/donate/

This , donate to help us reach our goal of $5,000 to support the Cottage in 2023, including continuing critical preserva...
11/29/2022

This , donate to help us reach our goal of $5,000 to support the Cottage in 2023, including continuing critical preservation work. Upcoming preservation projects include:

• Repointing brickwork in the basement to eliminate water intrusion
• Remediation of areas with aging lead-based paint
• Everyday care of this historic structure

Thank you for your support!!
https://www.lincolncottage.org/donate/

 in 1864 President Lincoln received gifts of Thanksgiving.  For some modern gifts that Lincoln would love, stop by the L...
11/28/2022

in 1864 President Lincoln received gifts of Thanksgiving. For some modern gifts that Lincoln would love, stop by the Lincoln's Cottage shop. We also sell our bestsellers online: https://www.lincolncottagestore.com/s/shop

There's something for everyone at the Cottage shop! Visit us this  and give the gift of fair trade when you shop our ext...
11/26/2022

There's something for everyone at the Cottage shop! Visit us this and give the gift of fair trade when you shop our extensive selection. Our best sellers are also online: https://www.lincolncottagestore.com/

President Lincoln's Cottage is where Lincoln lived when he set aside Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Bring your fami...
11/25/2022

President Lincoln's Cottage is where Lincoln lived when he set aside Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Bring your family to this birthplace of Thanksgiving this holiday weekend. You'll come away with a better understanding of both Lincoln and the nation when you visit DC's hidden gem: https://www.lincolncottage.org/tours/

Did you know the pardoning of turkeys began with former Cottage resident and animal lover Tad Lincoln? Read all about it...
11/24/2022
The History of Pardoning Turkeys Began With Tad Lincoln

Did you know the pardoning of turkeys began with former Cottage resident and animal lover Tad Lincoln? Read all about it:

The rambunctious boy had free rein of the White House, and used it to divert a holiday bird from the butcher's block

Happy Thanksgiving!  Did you know that Abraham Lincoln set aside a national "day of Thanksgiving and Praise" in 1863 whi...
11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving! Did you know that Abraham Lincoln set aside a national "day of Thanksgiving and Praise" in 1863 while living at President Lincoln's Cottage? We wish you love and peace today.

 in 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered a short address at Gettysburg.  Afterward he lamented that it was a "flat failure." Y...
11/19/2022

in 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered a short address at Gettysburg. Afterward he lamented that it was a "flat failure." Yet we still heed these words today.

11/18/2022

All Aboard the Gettysburg Special

Wednesday, November 18, 1863.
Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Gettysburg, PA.

President and party leave Washington at 12:10 P.M. on special train of four cars furnished by B. & O. Railroad. Washington Chronicle, 19 November 1863; Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), 19 November 1863, 2d ed., 2:2; Nicolay, Lincoln's Secretary, 175.

Party consists of John Nicolay and John Hay, Secretary of State William H. Seward and Secretary of the Interior John P. Usher, Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, several members of diplomatic corps, and foreign visitors, together with military guard from Invalid Corps and Marine band. General Schenck's staff boards additional car at Baltimore about 2 P.M. Hay, Letters and Diary; Washington Chronicle, 19 November 1863.

During ride to Gettysburg President relates number of stories and puts everyone at ease. Little girl presents flowers to President at one stop and receives kiss in return. Rice, 509-13.

Presidential party reaches Camden Station in Baltimore in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Train is transported to North Central tracks at the Bolton Station and leaves that station at 2:00 P.M. It proceeds on that line to Hanover Junction, Pa. Changes to Hanover Line for remainder of trip. Proceeds west to Hanover where "train passing east compelled the Presidential train to halt. . . . The President stepped upon the platform . . . and delivered one of the brief, quaint speeches for which he is celebrated. Said he: 'Well, you had the rebels here last summer . . . did you fight them any?' " Train is delayed 8 minutes at Hanover. DNA—WR, RG 107, Sec. of War Telegrams Received, J. W. Garrett to Stanton, W. P. Smith to Stanton, 18 November 1863; Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 November 1863; Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), 19 November 1863, 2d ed., 2:2.

Are you ready to giggle, chortle, lol, and guffaw?  Our last  night of 2022 is tonight and we can not WAIT! 🎩
11/15/2022

Are you ready to giggle, chortle, lol, and guffaw? Our last night of 2022 is tonight and we can not WAIT! 🎩

11/15/2022

that Elizabeth Keckly, Mary Lincoln's personal dressmaker and close friend, was also a prominent philanthropist in the African-American community?

During the , thousands of enslaved people escaped across Union lines, settling in makeshift "contraband" camps. In 1862, Keckly and other members of her church founded the Ladies' Contraband Relief Association. She later became President of the association and used her connections in Washington, D.C. to fundraise.

Learn more: https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/elizabeth-keckly-businesswoman-and-philanthropist

11/15/2022

Sunday, November 15, 1863.
Washington, DC.

Lincoln, accompanied by Noah Brooks, visits Gardner's Gallery and poses for photographs. Brooks, Washington, 285

President's bodyguard, Marshal Lamon, announces program for dedication of National Cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. Washington Chronicle, 15 November 1863.

Thank you to all veterans, especially our neighbors at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
11/11/2022

Thank you to all veterans, especially our neighbors at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

 in 1864, Lincoln spoke these prophetic words. "The strife of the election is but human-nature practically applied to th...
11/10/2022

in 1864, Lincoln spoke these prophetic words. "The strife of the election is but human-nature practically applied to the facts of the case. What has occurred in this case, must ever recur in similar cases. Human-nature will not change. In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak, and as strong; as silly and as wise; as bad and good...."

Starting TOMORROW support great nonprofits as you accomplish your holiday shopping! ’s Museum Shop Holiday Market is ope...
11/09/2022

Starting TOMORROW support great nonprofits as you accomplish your holiday shopping! ’s Museum Shop Holiday Market is open November 10-12 and features local museum and cultural shops under one roof. RSVP today! strathmore.org/shop

In Lincoln's Sanctuary, Matthew Pinsker wrote that  in 1862, “Reporting that it had grown cold, Lincoln wires his wife, ...
11/09/2022

In Lincoln's Sanctuary, Matthew Pinsker wrote that in 1862, “Reporting that it had grown cold, Lincoln wires his wife, then on a trip to Boston, asking permission to return the household and servants to the White House. The move probably occurs that week.” Pinsker

It's a beautiful evening for the last movie night of the season.  It's also the anniversary of the day the Lincoln famil...
11/04/2022

It's a beautiful evening for the last movie night of the season. It's also the anniversary of the day the Lincoln family moved from the Soldiers' Home back to the White House in 1863.

Photos from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum's post
11/04/2022

Photos from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum's post

 in 1842 Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd married, which Lincoln desrcribed to a friend as a “matter of profound wonder.” W...
11/04/2022

in 1842 Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd married, which Lincoln desrcribed to a friend as a “matter of profound wonder.” We are thankful these brilliant people found each other, and are sorry for the tragedies they endured. Source: Print by Lloyd Ostendorf

Today, the first day of Dia de los Mu***os, honors children who have died. Tonight we will remember the Lincoln boys who...
11/01/2022

Today, the first day of Dia de los Mu***os, honors children who have died. Tonight we will remember the Lincoln boys who died young by offering up a favorite food: strawberries. Julia Taft Bayne remembered a time when Tad ate all of the strawberries set aside for a State Dinner. Willie told his mother, we imagine with outrage and a touch of jealousy. Not pictured: Eddy, who probably liked strawberries too.

 in 1862, President Lincoln wrote a letter endorsing Captain Derickson and the men of Company K, who guard the Soldiers’...
11/01/2022

in 1862, President Lincoln wrote a letter endorsing Captain Derickson and the men of Company K, who guard the Soldiers’ Home, stating they were ‘very agreeable.’

Here's a pic from last night we wanted to share on . It's a costume inspired by of one of our favorite books for childre...
11/01/2022

Here's a pic from last night we wanted to share on . It's a costume inspired by of one of our favorite books for children by our friend Kobi Yamada and published by Compendium. We love it when parents inspire a love of reading early and a love of thinking boldly.

And the best Halloween costume of the decade goes to....🎩🎩
10/31/2022

And the best Halloween costume of the decade goes to....
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Happy Halloween!! We celebrated a little early at yesterday’s Sherman Circle Spooktacular! 🎃🎩
10/31/2022

Happy Halloween!! We celebrated a little early at yesterday’s Sherman Circle Spooktacular! 🎃🎩

158 years ago yesterday (in 1864), Lincoln met with abolitionist and Civil Rights activist Sojourner Truth at the White ...
10/30/2022

158 years ago yesterday (in 1864), Lincoln met with abolitionist and Civil Rights activist Sojourner Truth at the White House. The meeting was captured by Franklin C. Courter in an 1893 painting that was later destroyed in a fire. Luckily for us, a photo of the painting still exists and is posted here.🎩

 in 1864 the Lincoln family moved back to the White House from the Soldiers' Home for the last time
10/28/2022

in 1864 the Lincoln family moved back to the White House from the Soldiers' Home for the last time

This day in 1864 was the last full day the Lincoln Family lived at the Cottage.
10/27/2022

This day in 1864 was the last full day the Lincoln Family lived at the Cottage.

We wanted to share ’s awesome  content at a recent Cottage wedding this . We love the red dress and colorful foliage! 🎩 ...
10/26/2022

We wanted to share ’s awesome content at a recent Cottage wedding this . We love the red dress and colorful foliage! 🎩

Thanks for  for your beautiful partnership and for sharing these photos of round two of 2022 Two Faces Comedy! We had a ...
10/26/2022

Thanks for for your beautiful partnership and for sharing these photos of round two of 2022 Two Faces Comedy! We had a (thermobaric) BLAST with at Science Comedy, honoring Lincoln's love of science. November 15 is our last comedy show. Don’t miss it! 🎩

 in 1862 Lincoln tells Mrs. Eliza P. Gurney, "If I had had my way, this war would never have been commenced; . . . but w...
10/26/2022

in 1862 Lincoln tells Mrs. Eliza P. Gurney, "If I had had my way, this war would never have been commenced; . . . but we find it still continues; and we must believe that He permits it for some wise purpose of his own, mysterious and unknown to us." Picture of the National Cemetery by Lincoln's Cottage as it looks today.

"The pandemic compounded underlying drivers of forced labor: the economic crisis led more people into debt to an employe...
10/25/2022
No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million

"The pandemic compounded underlying drivers of forced labor: the economic crisis led more people into debt to an employer while the virus put workers under greater health risks." Learn more about the state of modern slavery today:

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

: our own Joan Cummins loved visiting  in Springfield and was reminded of the Cottage by the following: 1. The hat stuff...
10/25/2022

: our own Joan Cummins loved visiting in Springfield and was reminded of the Cottage by the following:

1. The hat stuffed with notes in the bedroom
2. The portraits of George and Martha Washington
3. The marble topped table in the parlor

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Address

140 Rock Creek Church Road, NW, Washington
Washington D.C., DC
20011

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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(202) 829-0436

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National Wrestling Hall of Fame Executive Director Lee Roy Smith discussed Abraham Lincoln and other United States Presidents who wrestled during a recent episode of “Q & Abe” – a podcast that investigates real questions from visitors to President Lincoln's Cottage.

LISTEN -> https://www.lincolncottage.org/q-abe-episode-4-3/

Honored as an Outstanding American by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992, Lincoln was a "catch as catch can" wrestler who was widely known for his wrestling skills and had only one recorded defeat in a dozen years.

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We currently have an animatronic Abraham Lincoln on display, whose mouth, eyes and arms move as it speaks, for approximately six minutes, about Lincoln’s early life and how he entered into politics.

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Lincoln is featured in our Presidential Grapplers interactive exhibit with eight other Presidents who wrestled.

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You can be whatever you desire in this sport because wrestling truly is for everyone!
Washington DC!
We are FINALLY heading back to our nation’s capitol for two shows at Bourbon and Bluegrass 2022 (May 21 & 22)!

This festival will be held at President Lincoln's Cottage, making it one of the most unique spots we’ve ever played. Hope to see you there!

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Lincoln used his daily commute through the heart of Civil War Washington as an opportunity to reflect on the challenges of his presidency and to learn from those he encountered along the way. In the Seventh Street Challenge, students trace Lincoln’s route from the White House, up the 7th Street Turnpike, and home to the Cottage – participating in scavenger-hunt-style challenges to find thematic objects within their own homes as they go – and build their own capacity for meaningful daily problem-solving.
Presented by Joan Cummins, Program Coordinator, President Lincoln's Cottage
Lincoln used his daily commute through the heart of Civil War Washington as an opportunity to reflect on the challenges of his presidency and to learn from those he encountered along the way. In the Seventh Street Challenge, students trace Lincoln’s route from the White House, up the 7th Street Turnpike, and home to the Cottage – participating in scavenger-hunt-style challenges to find thematic objects within their own homes as they go – and build their own capacity for meaningful daily problem-solving.
There are lots of ways to learn about the Commander in Chief in Washington, DC! Explore well-known spots like President's Park (White House) and George Washington's Mount Vernon along with hidden gems like President Lincoln's Cottage and the Washington National Cathedral (the final burial place of Woodrow Wilson). You can celebrate today’s with the three-day linked below.
We're gearing up for the Presidents' Day weekend with a virtual road trip featuring five National Trust Historic Sites with a connection to U.S. presidents or presidential history.

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House
James Madison's Montpelier
President Lincoln's Cottage
Woodrow Wilson House
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Happy President Lincoln's Birthday 2022!! 🎩💪
This statue at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C., shows President Abraham Lincoln and one of the many horses he used. Lincoln loved animals - he was fond of horses, adored his dog Fido at Lincoln Home National Historic Site, collected cats, and indulged his sons’ love of goats in the White House at President's Park (White House). One of these pets was even present for his funeral. While Lincoln had sold his Springfield horse Old Bob before moving to D.C., upon his body’s return for burial, the older horse, led by Rev. Henry Brown and decorated in black, followed the late president’s hearse in the funeral procession.

Image: Library of Congress
The challenge - something interesting and fun for a crew of hardy bikers, several of whom grew up in DC, lived her for many years or still live here. My friend Susan (center with one of her dogs) connected me with her family and I had the pleasure of taking this awesome crew for a long tour around DC. From President Lincoln's Cottage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to the original Lincoln Memorial, we blended some of the best of several of my favorite tours and it seems they did get to discover a lot of great new sights, history and new developments around DC.
"But she is still with us. We need her and yet we have her. We can't touch her, and yet we can feel her" -George H.W. Bush

October is Child Loss Awareness Month. Pauline Robinson Bush, daughter to George and Barbara Bush, passed away two months short of her fourth birthday after a tough battle with Leukemia. The trauma of child loss has shaped the Bush family and many alike.

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James Monroe and his wife Elizabeth Kortright Monroe suffered the death of their toddler son James Spence Monroe on September 28, 1800. The following day, James Monroe wrote to his friend James Madison, and spoke of their devastation in the most poignant of Monroe’s surviving writings https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-17-02-0264. The Monroes’ only son, James Spence may have used this crib, which is now on display at Highland. On Child Loss Awareness Day, we are joining our colleagues at President Lincoln's Cottage in

*Photograph by Gene Runion
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