President 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 [...]

Abe as You’ve Never Known Him

By George Rogers
As if being husband, father, President, and emancipator weren’t enough, soon you can add Vampire Slayer to the list of Abraham Lincoln’s many formidable roles. Yes, best-selling author Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is working on his next novel: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which, according to The New York [...]

Lincoln’s Personal Physician

By George Wellman
President Abraham Lincoln’s personal physician is buried in the Rock Creek Church Cemetery. Doctor Robert King Stone (1822-1872) is buried in the Stone family mausoleum just one block north from the Lincoln Cottage. He is among over 100,000 buried in the oldest cemetery in Washington, DC. The family mausoleum is located in Section [...]

Students Research the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery

By Erin Carlson Mast
In 2004, President Lincoln’s Cottage formed a partnership with high school history teacher Paul LaRue of the Washington Senior High School in Washington Court House, Ohio.  LaRue’s Research History students had recently completed an extensive research project on an historic Ohio cemetery, and were looking for a new project.  Staff members at the Cottage were [...]

Tip of the Week: Visiting USSAH National Cemetery

While you are in this part of the city visiting President Lincoln’s Cottage, we encourage you to see some of the nearby attractions such as Fort Stevens and the US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home (USSAH) National Cemetery.  USSAH National Cemetery is located on nearby Harewood Road NW, is easy to get to, and has a direct connection to [...]