President Lincoln's Cottage

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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READ more about Lincoln and other wrestling Presidents in “The Wrestling Presidents – From Pins to Patriots” by William S. Worley and Gary M. Gray.

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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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Presented by 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.

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
The White House Historical Association

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

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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.

President Lincoln's Cottage

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