The Future of Lincoln Studies

To commemorate a special issue of Ohio Valley History, the Filson Historical Society will host a roundtable discussion on the future of Abraham Lincoln in American historical scholarship, popular culture, and memory.

We invite you to join eminent Civil War historians Kenneth Noe, Brian Matthew Jordan, and Kevin Waite for a conversation with OVH editor Matthew Christopher Hulbert. Topics will include Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief; the importance of the West in Lincoln’s understandings of wartime and postbellum America; how historical approaches to Lincoln have evolved over the last century; Lincoln’s importance to modern politics; and many more. Additionally, a select number of audience questions will be addressed by the panel.