2015 150 Year Anniversary of Lincoln's Death
April 14-15, 2015 Mary Lincoln's Friends Remembered
The great-great grandchildren of Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, Mary C.Kinney and Countess Constance Kinney Gianotti were invited to attend private and public events to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's death. The ancestors wished to privately honor the strength and courage shown by their great-great grandmothers; who silently offered comfort to their friend, Mary Lincoln throughout the night-long vigil at the Petersen House and witnessed the death of President Abraham Lincoln. After President Lincoln was pronounced dead at 7:22 on April 15, 1865 these women had the arduous task of accompanying their friend, Mary Lincoln back to the White House and offering comfort during her last days in the White House.
2015 Kelton House Civil War Sesquicentennial Programs
At Lincoln’s Deathbed, One Woman’s Recollections
Elizabeth Lord Cogswell Dixon, confidant of Mrs. Lincoln and ancestor of Caroline Van Deusen had a unique view of Lincoln’s passing. Caroline will share her research into that moment in history through the eyes of her ancestor.
2014 20th Annual Communicator Award
White House Historical Association, Winner of Award of Excellence for Magazine Copy/Writing. White House History, Issue 33
White House History, Issue 33 features The Diary of Elizabeth Dixon. Intro and copy by Caroline Welling Van Deusen. the great-great granddaughter of Elizabeth L. C. Dixon, who originally completed the transcription of the 80 page diary and submitted this copy to the White House Historical Association for publication.2013 Cogswell Family Association Annual Meeting
2013 Cogswell Family Association annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio featured the Civil War letters and relics of the Cogswell women that witnessed the death of President Lincoln.
On April 14, 1865 Elizabeth L. Cogswell Dixon was summoned from her home on Lafayette Square to the Petersen House where President Lincoln lay mortally wounded. Mrs. Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, her sister, Mary Cogswell Kinney and niece, Miss Constance Kinney were close friends of President Lincoln and his wife, Mary Lincoln during the Civil War. Mary Lincoln had sent for 'Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Kinney' where they remained throughout the night and present at the time of President Lincoln's death.
The program speaker, Caroline Welling Van Deusen, the great great-great granddaughter of Elizabeth L.Cogswell Dixon shared 150 year old family relics and Civil War letters not seen before. Each relic shared a story that retraced back to the Civil War from the Lincoln's first days in Washington until their last. The multimedia program offered a glimpse into the lives of the Lincolns from a new vantage point.
Alonzo Chappell, Hay Library, Brown University
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