
07/24/2023
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The Cottage was Abraham Lincoln's summer home during his presidency. The Lincoln family resided here
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Vote for us today for the Planners Choice Awards! We are up for category #15, Best Scenic Backdrop, and you know we deserve that. Vote here: https://uniquevenues.typeform.com/to/BN2FC0z0?typeform-source=www.uniquevenues.com
Actual footage of us running into the new week. Okay, okay, it's really a shot of last year's Homecoming Tots Dash by Brian Rimm. Have you saved the date of September 16th to join us for ?
Did you know Lincoln supported museum education programming? in 1862 he handed out awards to public school students at the Smithsonian, which had been designated a national museum in 1865. Engraving of the Smithsonian between 1940-1870 by the Library of Congress.
Learn about our own education programs: https://www.lincolncottage.org/learn/
This week and our new Historic Buildings & Grounds Technician, Seth, took an epic to on Monday to deliver the contents of Beninese artist Georges Adeagbo’s exhibit that debuted at the Cottage in January. Chesterwood is a fellow in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and the “historic home, studio, and gardens of the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, Daniel Chester French.” They also visited the and strolled the streets of .
Thanks to for posting this lovely image and tribute, which we are thrilled to on . 🎩
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Lincoln’s Cottage holds a very special place in my heart 🥰 It’s such an amazing venue tucked in the heart of DC, full of history and surrounded by gorgeous grounds 💚
Read the latest from our Director, Michael Atwood Mason, about on our current project: https://www.petworthnews.org/blog/community-cottage-corner
A shot of educators who participated in our Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows by our statue yesterday. Thanks to our wonderful partners: , , , and for a great week learning about teaching the Civil War. 🎩
We love Petworth and are always looking for ways to deepen our ties with our neighbors. If you live here, please volunteer to be interviewed as part of our new Cottage for Community project.
Everyone interviewed receives one free ticket for a tour of the Cottage.
Just DM us or email [email protected].
Photo of Petworth Jazz performance on our South Lawn by Brian Rimm.
It is an honor to be recognized as a trusted and critical small nonprofit in the Greater Washington region. Congratulations to our peer nonprofits, and thank you Spur Local for recognizing our work and impact.
A repost from .lopezphotography of a bride getting ready in Mary Lincoln’s dressing room. This lovely, intimate space is typically closed to the public. Get to know the secrets of the Cottage when you book a wedding with us. 🎩
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in 1864 Lincoln left the White House to visit Fort Stevens during the Confederate attack, having been evacuated from the Cottage at the Soldiers' Home the night before. He returned on the following day, July 12th, with Mary Lincoln. On both days he was spoken sharply to by concerned Union soldiers, and he is still the only sitting president to come under enemy fire. Photo of Fort Stevens in 1864 courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Beyond the lovely couple is a Lincoln quote, "The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel." We thought it was a good image for the after July 4th. Photo by Natasha Lamalle.
The July 4th holiday has us thinking about what it should mean for a citizen to be truly free. We return to this Q&Abe Episode to explore the differences between liberty and freedom and being the self-proclaimed 'Land of the Free' historically and in today's world. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://shows.acast.com/q-abe/episodes/whats-the-difference-between-liberty-and-freedom
Happy Independence Day! Our youth naturalization ceremony in May reminds us every year of the beautiful promise of America.
Last night participants in our were the good luck charms for the ! 🎩🏀
Students Opposing Slavery participants took their group pictures today. We are delighted to have such an inspiring and cohesive group of change-makers involved in this important work. 🎩
Two of our participants in the Students Opposing Slavery program met with a US representative of the Indonesian Social Ministry at the Indonesian Embassy earlier this week. 🇮🇩🎩🌏
Some for our cultural heritage colleagues from museum consultant Margeret Middleton on the last Monday of . They discuss the importance of allowing for the "q***r possibility" at historic sites in our podcast episode, "Was Lincoln gay?" Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://www.lincolncottage.org/q-abe-episode-5-1/
Join us tomorrow for our final June Social Studies for young learners (ages 2-8 and their grown-ups)! This one is all about potential. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-studies-june-2023-tickets-631099685147?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
"This really was our dream venue. It’s beautiful and you feel like you’re transported outside of the city without having to leave the District. I love the mixture of outside and inside the venue offers." - Recent wedding review.
As the sun sets on Juneteenth, we wanted to share a discussion of other important emancipation celebrations. How many of these are you familiar with? https://www.lincolncottage.org/q-abe-episode-5-2-bonus-content/
As we commemorate Juneteenth at the home where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation, we think of the relationship between the Proclamation and this national holiday. Explore this topic with our podcast epsisode, "How fast did emancipation happen?" Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://shows.acast.com/5d03b3c42be907ed3501a22e/episodes/641deade2a999d0011e34864
Lincoln was estranged from his father, lost two adored children during his lifetime, had a strained relationship with his eldest son, Robert, and was famously doting to his youngest, Tad. Fatherhood is complicated. We are sending love to all of the dads today.
Bring your young learner (ages 2-8) and join us at 10am Saturday for a program all about love!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-studies-june-2023-tickets-631099685147?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Are you a history enthusiast looking to commemorate Juneteenth? Please join us for an intimate program on Lincoln's emancipation policy, rarely offered to the public: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolns-toughest-decisions-complexities-of-emancipation-tickets-648192319677
Thanks to for posting on the first anniversary of this beautiful wedding. We are pleased to share on .
Vendor Team:
The most beautiful tree in Washington, our own , after a fresh trim. Which camera setting pic is best 1,2,3, or 4? 🎩🌳
Today is . We are lucky to interact with Children every day at the Cottage, but especially on Saturdays when we have our for Young Learners program. Bring your young learner this Saturday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-studies-june-2023-tickets-631099685147?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Looking for a meaningful way to commemorate Juneteenth next week? Explore 1860's perspectives on emancipation at the home where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolns-toughest-decisions-complexities-of-emancipation-tickets-648192319677
Lincoln was a talented listener, and he learned by listening to all sorts of perspectives. Bring your young learner (ages 2-8) to the Cottage at 10am TOMORROW to cultivate their own listening skills in a fun & interactive program, The Rabbit Listened.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-studies-june-2023-tickets-631099685147?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
On or around this day in 1862, the Lincoln family moved into the cottage at the Soldiers' Home for the first time. Photo by Brian Rimm.
Get ready for your wedding in historic rooms that witnessed intimate family moments by the Lincoln family: Lincoln reading aloud to friends in the evenings, Mary Lincoln dressing and making people laugh with a witticism, Tad running wild with his goats. Photos by . 🎩
Sharing this post by , who visited the Cottage as a bereaved mother as part of the program at the Cottage last year. On , we honor her son Darryl (who she is pointing out on the quilt), and all of the precious lives lost to gun violence.
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I’m a member of a club that I never wanted to join. A club that anyone can be in, and it doesn’t care of your race, gender, or socioeconomic status. I didn’t raise my hand and say “Pick Me” to become a member of this club. Our stories are different, but we all share the same heartbreak💔
Since I’m a member of the “parent that has lost a child to gun violence” club, I will do whatever it takes to keep my son, Darryl B. Dennis, II (aka, Lil D) memory alive, and help other parents. Let’s heal together 💔💙🙏🏽
By: Wanda S. Briscoe
Lincoln was more of a boiled egg and coffee kind of guy, but we choose to celebrate National Donut Day anyway. Have a good one! 🍩🎩
A red-bellied woodpecker enjoying some serviceberries on a tree beside the Cottage. Serviceberries are very important native species for birds and edible for humans too! Thanks to our Historic Buildings and Grounds Technician for the photo and info. 🎩🐧
had an ingenious alternative to a sparkler exit at a recent wedding: “At the last moment I asked everyone to use their phone flashlights and wave them around for some light in a dark exit!“. We are loving the result today on . Note the Cottage, a happy blur in the background. 🎩
The time is nigh! The weekend has arrived! Today and tomorrow from 1-5pm we are hosting our biggest, most rollicking, twangiest, booziest, fundraiser of the year. You can walk up and purchase tickets onsite (card preferred) or you can order them online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bourbon-bluegrass-2023-tickets-541556248317
Did we mention Bourbon & Bluegrass begins TOMORROW. Sip signature cocktails on Lincoln's lawn or under a shady tent while listening to icons of Americana. Who's coming with us? TIckets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bourbon-bluegrass-2023-tickets-541556248317
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This story by @nbcroots of a mother daughter in search of answers, set at the Cottage, is airing again this weekend. Check your local NBC channel for airtime. 🎩
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