Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposiums

“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”

Twenty-Third Annual Symposium

Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, governmental and community leaders, and the general public through symposia, seminars, lectures, and special events.

A Virtual Live Series
Jun 8 – Aug 3

Sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. and the Ford’s Theatre Society

The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society presented their annual symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln as virtual events: June 8 – August 3. The event schedule is listed below.
Monday, June 8
Dr. Carl J. Guarneri

Lincoln’s Informer: Charles A. Dana and the Inside Story of the Union War

Monday, June 22
Dr. Joseph A. Fry

Lincoln, Seward, and US Foreign Relations in the Civil War Era

Monday, July 6
Mr. William E. Bartelt

Abe’s Youth: Shaping the Future President

Monday, July 20
Dr. James M. Lundberg

Horace Greeley: Print, Politics, and the Failure of American Nationhood

Monday, August 3
Jason Emerson

Mary Lincoln for the Ages