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BICENTENNIAL CALENDAR

1/5/2009

Tea Time with the Lincolns
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/6/2009

A House Divided Exhibit
Spokane, Washington

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Pharaoh’s Army
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/7/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

1/8/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Sleettown: The Birth of a Community
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/9/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

1/10/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

KY ALBC - History Zone: "Fun and Games with the Lincoln Boys"
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History - Frankfort, KY

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Lincoln Exhibit
Strawn Art Gallery - Jacksonville, IL

1/11/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Lincoln Lands
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/12/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Games Lincoln’s Sons Played
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/13/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

1/14/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Lincoln in Song
Lerna, IL

1/15/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Clothing of the Lincoln Era
Foundation for Historical Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

"A Lincoln Portrait" - Tokpeka Symphony Orchestra
Topeka, Kansas

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

Lecture - Lincoln’s Intelligent Patriotism
Catholic University of American - Washington, DC

Miss Dinnie Thompson: No Ordinary Woman
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

Images of Stephen Douglas
Jacksonville, IL

1/16/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - 'Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America'
Old Governor’s Mansion - Milledgeville, GA

1/17/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

KY ALBC - History Zone: "Fun and Games with the Lincoln Boys"
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History - Frankfort, KY

Happy Birthday Mr. Lincoln: an Inaugural Celebration
Pen Arts Building - Washington, DC

Film: Young Mr. Lincoln
National Archives - Washington DC

1/18/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/19/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/20/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/21/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

LSU-Shreveport to Host Abraham Lincoln Stage Portrayal
University Center Theater, LSU - Shreveport, LA

Stage Portrayal of Lincoln by Fritz Klein
International Lincoln Center

Abraham Lincoln, a President for Our Time
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center - Honolulu, HI

1/22/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Meet Lincoln Historian Phillip Stone
Orange County Regional History Center

National Archives Lecture - John Stauffer
National Archives - Washington, DC

Leadership During Wartime: Abraham Lincoln
University of Hawaiÿi Richardson School of Law - Honolulu, HI

Lincoln Presidential Victory Speech Display
Corcoran Art Gallery - Washington, DC

Lincoln’s Moral and Constitutional Dilemmas
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY

1/23/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration Exhibit - Orlando
Orange County Regional History Center

1/24/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

KY ALBC - History Zone: "Fun and Games with the Lincoln Boys"
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History - Frankfort, KY

Lincoln's Ideals in a New Century Cultural Festival
Spokane, Washington

1/25/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/26/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Kentucky Chautauqua - "I, too, am a Kentuckian"
Big Sandy Community Technical College - Prestonsburg, KY

Abraham Lincoln in American Art
Jacksonville, IL

The Camera and Abraham Lincoln
Jacksonville, IL

1/27/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/28/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Tribute to Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Washington, DC Public Library

1/29/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

1/30/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Symposium - Lincoln's Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the Current War on Terror?
Chapman University School of Law - Orange, CA

1/31/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

KY ALBC - History Zone: "Fun and Games with the Lincoln Boys"
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History - Frankfort, KY

2/1/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

DEADLINE - Global Essay Contest: Looking for Your Lincoln Hero
Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition

Lincoln Bicentennial Poster Exhibit
Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny - Wheaton, IL

Sunday Afternoon with the Lincolns
MCC Conference Center - Crystal Lake, IL

Lincoln and Will County during the Civil War
Joliet Museum - Joliet, IL

RHODE ISLAND ALBC - Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln
Woonsocket Museum of Work and Culture, RI

RHODE ISLAND ALBC - Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit

2/2/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Exhibit - Ladies of Lincoln’s Era
Mission San Juan Capistrano - San Juan Capistrano, CA

2/3/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

What Lincoln Should Have Heard - Spokane Symphony
Spokane, WA

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham - African American contributions during the Civil War
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Ford's Theatre Reopening Performances
Ford's Theatre - Washington DC

2/4/2009

Abraham Lincoln - Smithsonian Education Online Conference Series
Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

What Lincoln Should Have Heard - Spokane Symphony
Spokane, WA

Abraham Lincoln Symposium - Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

Lincoln the Poet
Springfield, IL

Lincoln Bicentennial High School Choir Festival
Various High Schools - Washington, DC

2/5/2009

Abraham Lincoln - Smithsonian Education Online Conference Series
Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Columbus-Lowndes
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, Columbus, Missouri

New-York Historical Society Lincoln Series - Lincoln’s Constitution
New York, NY

Holding Hands with History Exhibit
Pritzker Military Library - Chicago, IL

2/6/2009

Lincoln and North Carolina: Possibilities Exhibit
Civil War Living History Day - Elizabeth City, NC

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Our American Cousin
Springfield Theater, IL

Conference - Lincoln and the Civil War in Contemporary America
University South Carolina - Charleston, SC

Abraham Lincoln – His Legal Career and His Vision for America
Preston Bradley Hall - Chicago Cultural Center

From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois
Illinois State Museum - Springfield, IL

2/7/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln and North Carolina: Possibilities Exhibit
Civil War Living History Day - Elizabeth City, NC

Lincoln Birthday Celebration
Danville, IL

Lincoln Academy Bicentennial Award Ceremony
Lincoln Academy of Illinois - Springfield, IL

Amazing Grace: A Time of Spirituals
Old State Capitol - Springfield, IL

Lincoln Home Open House
Lincoln Home National Historic Site - Springfield, IL

Lincoln Birthday Celebration
The Museum and Fithian Home - Danville, IL

Newburgh Bicentennial Celebrations
Newburgh, NY

2/8/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Walk From Annapolis
Annapolis, MD

“Imagining Lincoln: The Louisiana Poetry Project”
State Library of Lousiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln Tribute - Monmouth Civic Chorus
Count Basie Theatre - Red Bank, NJ

Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House
University of Louisville

Ford's Theatre Reopening Performances
Ford's Theatre - Washington DC

Reflecting on Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Springfield, IL

Collecting Lincoln
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Springfield, IL

The Lincoln Project
Illinois Gallery - Lincoln Presidential Museum - Springfield, IL

The Dole Institute of Politics - Richard Norton Smith
University of Kansas - Lawrence, KA

Reflecting on Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Springfield, IL

Forbes House Museum Annual Lincoln Celebration
Forbes House Museum - Milton, MA

The Lincoln Project: Don Pollack
Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library - Springfield, IL

2/9/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

National Archives Lincoln Celebration - Lecture, Jason Emerson
William G. McGowan Theater - National Archives

Lincoln: A Man for All Times
Living Hope Baptist Church - Bowling Green, KY

The Last Lincoln Lecture
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum - Springfield, IL

First Issuance of Lincoln Bicentennial Stamps
Old State Capitol

2/10/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Presentation by Richard Norton Smith
Murray, KY

Anniversary of the Lincoln Reception at the Home
The Vachel Lindsay Home - Springfield, IL

The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum - Springfield, IL

Lincoln: I, too, Am a Kentuckian
Hodgenville's Civic Center - Hodgenville, KY

2/11/2009

Living History Programs
Lincoln Home National Historic Site - Springfield, IL

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

LAST DAY - Guess How Many Pennies!
Orange County Regional History Center

With Malice Toward None - Play
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln
The American Legion, Springfield, Illinois

Grand Reopening Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre - Washington DC

Lincoln's Farewell Address
Prairie Capitol Convention Center - Springfield, IL

Illinois Symphony Bicentennial Performance
Prairie Capitol Convention Center - Springfield, IL

Lincoln's Legal Loyal League
African American Civil War Museum - Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Lecture - Karl H. Purnell
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA

One Man's Lincoln
LaRue County High School - Hodgenville, KY

2/12/2009

Exhibit - With Malice Toward None: An Abrham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
W. R. Poage Legislative Library - Waco, TX

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln’s 200th Birthday Party - Orlando
Orange County Regional History Center - Orlando, FL

Restoring Lt. Lamson: Lincoln's Stalwart Webfoot
Portland State University - Portland, OR

ALBC SIGNATURE EVENTS
Washington, DC

Mister Lincoln - Fargo, ND
Fargo, ND

Lincoln Commemoration - North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Bismark, ND

ILLINOIS Bicentennial Events
State-wide

Antietam National Battlefield - Lincoln’s Birthday
Sharpsburg, MD

KENTUCKY Bicentennial Events
State-wide

WASHINGTON, D.C. Bicentennial Events
City-wide

INDIANA Bicentennial Events
State-wide

2/13/2009

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Exhibit - With Malice Toward None: An Abrham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
W. R. Poage Legislative Library - Waco, TX

Emancipation Proclamation - Featured Document Display
National Archives - Washington, DC

An Evening with President Lincoln
Portland State University - Portland, Oregon

Grierson's Memoir Gala Dinner
Jacksonville, IL

Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln’s City
Jewish Historical Society Greater Washington - Washington, DC

2/14/2009

Emancipation Proclamation - Featured Document Display
National Archives - Washington, DC

Exhibit - With Malice Toward None: An Abrham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
W. R. Poage Legislative Library - Waco, TX

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

People of Color: A Living History of African Americans during the Civil War
Orange County Regional History Center - Orlando, FL

Annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage
Detroit, Michigan

The 2009 Lincoln Reenactment
TBA

National Archives Film - Shenandoah
Washington, DC

A Visit to Abraham Lincoln’s White House
Park Village Playhouse - Estes Park, CO

2/15/2009

Emancipation Proclamation - Featured Document Display
National Archives - Washington, DC

Exhibit - With Malice Toward None: An Abrham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
W. R. Poage Legislative Library - Waco, TX

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln’s Ideals – Quincy Symphony Orchestra
QJHS Morrison Theater - Quincy, IL

The Moustache
St. John's College - Annapolis, MD

Dr. Matthew Pinsker - Lincoln and the House Divided Era
Independence Hall - Wheeling, WV

Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
National Gallery of Art - Washington, DC

Civil War Military Mass
Orange, NJ

2/16/2009

Exhibit - With Malice Toward None: An Abrham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
W. R. Poage Legislative Library - Waco, TX

Emancipation Proclamation - Featured Document Display
National Archives - Washington, DC

Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Faith – A Legacy United
State Library of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Exhibit - Lincoln and the Quakers
Swarthmore College Library - Swarthmore, PA

Lincoln, Antietam & the Emancipation Proclamation
Sharpsburg, MD

Ford's Theatre - Lincoln Seen and Heard by Sam Waterston and Harold Holzer
Ford's Theatre - Washington, DC

Ford’s Theatre Open House and Lincoln Birthday Celebration
Ford's Theatre - Washington DC

WHAT LINCOLN'S LEGACY MEANS TO ME

Steven Lee Carson

From the plains of the American Midwest to the frozen steppes of Russia to the rice paddies of Vietnam, Abraham Lincoln is known, revered and quoted. This is all the more remarkable considering his harsh impoverished childhood and lack of formal education.

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