February through April is peak “Abraham Lincoln Season,” with many events associated with his birthday, final stages of the war, and assassination. The year 2026 is also the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and Lincoln was a stalwart adherence to its principle of “all men are created equal.” And this year also sees the release of my newest book, Lincoln in New England: In Search of His forgotten Tours. The following is a selection of some upcoming Lincoln events to check out. Bolded are my book events or others where I expect to present. LGDC = Lincoln Group of DC, ALI = Abraham Lincoln Institute, CWRTDC = Civil War Round Table of DC. Click on the links for more info and registration. Most events are free. Check out my Media page for updates.
January 20, 2026: LGDC speaker event, Raymond McKoski – David Davis [Register for Zoom here]
February 10, 2026: Special In-Person LGDC/CWRTDC Event with Nathan Richardson as Frederick Douglass, Washington, DC [Register Here]
February 17, 2026: Livestream interview on YouTube with John Heckman, The Tattooed Historian, about Lincoln: The Fire of Genius [Register for Free Link Here]
February 21, 2026: Interview with Plodding Through the Presidents Podcast [More Info Soon]
March 3, 2026: Release of Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours, Globe Pequot. [Pre-Order at your favorite bookseller here]
March 10, 2026: Presentation to Lincoln Group of DC on Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours [Register Now Here]
March 17, 2026: Co-Presentation at Lincoln 250 Event on Lincoln and America’s Founding [More Info Coming Soon Here]
March 19, 2026: Abraham Lincoln Institute Annual Symposium, Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC [More Info Coming Soon Here]
April 14, 2026: Participation in the 150th Anniversary Program at the Freedman’s Memorial, Lincoln Park, Washington DC. [More Info Coming Soon]
April 16, 2026: Presentation at the Olde Colony Civil War Round Table, Dedham, MA [More Info Coming Soon]
May 1-3, 2026: Presentation at the Lincoln Forum Spring Symposium at Hildene in Vermont [More Info and Registration Here]
May 9, 2026: Presentation at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office in Washington, DC [More Info Coming Here]
May 12, 2026: LGDC speaker event, Lois Romano – Mary Lincoln [More Info Coming Soon Here]
July 12, 2026: “Lincoln and General Isaac Stevens” Presentation at Fort Stevens, Washington, DC [More Info Coming Soon]
July 17, 2026: Presentation of Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours [Cosmos Club, Washington, DC]
I’m constantly updating the schedule, so check back at my Media page regularly for new events.
And pre-order Lincoln in New England now at your favorite bookseller!
[Photo of Lincoln bust in the Seward home, Auburn, NY by David J. Kent, 2025]
Coming in March 2026: Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours
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David J. Kent is Immediate Past President of the Lincoln Group of DC and the author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America and Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America.
His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
