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elcome to the web site of The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, Inc. The Lincoln Group was founded in 1935, and is a non-profit, tax-exempt historical society with a nationwide membership devoted to the study of Abraham Lincoln. It holds monthly dinner programs (except during June, July and August) in Washington, D.C., featuring nationally and locally recognized Lincoln scholars and specialists. In addition, The Lincoln Group sponsors a variety of Lincoln-related social events throughout the year, and membership includes a June picnic at an historic site in the Washington, D.C., area and a subscription to The Lincolnian, our bi-monthly newsletter.

The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia is the oldest, continuously active Lincoln society in America. It is actively involved in supporting the preservation of historic monuments and battlefields and in assisting authors, writers and lecturers in their research by providing them with historic information and sources. The Lincoln Group played a key role in the major, three-volume reference work, Lincoln Day by Day 1809 - 1865, and has been publicly credited with being instrumental in the decision to permanently illuminate the Lincoln Memorial at night.

The Lincoln Group has been honored by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George W. Bush.

The Lincoln Award

The Lincoln Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Lincoln Group for contributions to Lincoln studies and/or the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, Inc. The Lincoln Award was created in 1996, and is presented each May at The Annual Mike Maione Lecture and Lincoln Award presentation.

Recipients

Biographical sketches


	Senator Richard Durbin 2006 Co-Recipient	Congressman Ray LaHood 2006 Co-Recipient
	Harold Holzer 2005	Velma Cherwek 2004
	Steven Lee Carson 2003	Hon. Frank Williams 2002
	Prof. Gabor Boritt 2001	James Getty 2000
	Dr. Edward Steers 1999	Edwin C. Bearss 1998
	James O. Hall 1997