By Erin Carlson Mast
In early June, Pew’s Heritage Philadelphia Program visited President Lincoln’s Cottage for a private tour of the Cottage and a discussion with our Director, Frank Milligan.
Christy Schneider, who participated in the Heritage Philadelphia Program at the Cottage, chronicled her experience from the groups’ experience trying to get to the Cottage to finding out new information [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘White House’
August 17, 2009
Getting Lost and Finding the Past
February 25, 2009
Lincoln’s Commute Website Launched
By Erin Carlson Mast
While President Lincoln lived at the Soldiers’ Home with his family, he often commuted to the White House and other locations in downtown Washington, returning each night to the Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home. First hand accounts tell us about the many people and places Lincoln passed along his commute, including the [...]
December 18, 2008
Cottage Program Re-Airs on C-SPAN Tonight
On Thursday December 18 at 9:00 PM (EST) C-SPAN will re-air a two hour special featuring President Lincoln’s Cottage. This program contains the first high definition footage taken at the Cottage and includes a never-before-filmed panorama shot from the top of the tower adjacent to the Cottage. Historians Matthew Pinsker, Edna Greene Medford and Frank [...]
December 3, 2008
Malia Obama Eyes Lincoln’s Desk
By Erin Carlson Mast
The Associated Press recently wrote an article about the Obama girls being expected to do chores while living at the White House. The article also touched on Malia Obama’s interest in using President Lincoln’s desk to write papers for school.
“Obama, who is known to be an avid reader of Lincoln history, said his [...]
