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BICENTENNIAL CALENDAR

10/1/2008

Lincoln, Land, & Liberty Symposia
Fargo-Moorhead, ND

On-going IL ALBC Envelope Design Contest
Throughout Illinois

Lincoln: His Life, His Letters, His Legacy– September 6 – October 25
Peoria, Illinois

10/3/2008

Lincoln's Journey of Rememberance
Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Galesburg, IL
Galesburg, IL

Forever Free Exhibit Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation - St. Louis
St. Louis Public Library

10/4/2008

Harvest Frolic and Agricultural Fair
Lerna, IL

Sesquicentennial Metamora Visit
Metamora, IL

"Lincoln the Lawyer" Symposium
Northern Kentucky University

10/6/2008

Lincoln's Unique Louisiana Connection
Baton Rouge, LA

Living with Lincoln
Illini Union Bookstore - Urbana, IL

10/7/2008

Lincoln and Context of Leadership
University of Richomond - Richmond, VA

10/8/2008

"Lincoln at 200" Symposium
Western Kentucky University

10/10/2008

Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky

10/11/2008

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Quincy, IL
Quincy, IL

Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky

Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY

10/12/2008

Abraham Lincoln at Farmington: Three Weeks in Louisville
Louisville, KY

10/14/2008

Farmington: Setting the Scene - 1841
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

10/15/2008

National Archives Lincoln Lectures
National Archives - Washington, DC

Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series
Brookens Auditorium - University of Illinois, Springfield

10/16/2008

Restaging of October 16, 1858 Lincoln Rally
Logan County Courthouse Lawn

An Evening with James McPherson - North Dakota ALBC
Fargo, ND

10/17/2008

Abraham Lincoln Abroad
Louisiana State University

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Alton, IL
Alton, IL

10/18/2008

NLAPW hosts "Abraham Lincoln: Portraits in Poetry & Song"
Pen Arts Building - Washington, DC

Old Settlers Day
Springfield, IL

Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY

Farmington: Lincoln's Footprints - 1841
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

Farmington: African American Genealogy Workshop
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

10/23/2008

Farmington: James Speed, Lincoln's Attorney General
Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY

10/24/2008

Lecture “Story of Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont”
International Lincoln Center - LSU

Tea with the Lincolns
LaHarpe, IL

10/25/2008

Farmington: Slavery in the Ohio Valley
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

10/26/2008

Louisiana ALBC Inaugural Events
Baton Rouge, LA

Lecture Series - “Lincoln’s Legacy in Africa and Asia”
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Farmington: Parallel Lives - Farmington & the Oxmoor Sisters
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

10/27/2008

Kentucky Chautauqua
Hardin County History Museum - Elizabethtown, KY10:10 AM10:15 AM

10/31/2008

Haunted Pioneer Village
Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum - City Park, Rockport, IN

Dedication of Lincoln Statue
Springfield

11/1/2008

Reenactment of Lincoln's Last Visit
Rockport, IN

Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY

WHAT LINCOLN'S LEGACY MEANS TO ME

Congressman Baron Hill

Congressman Hill represents Indiana's 9th District. First elected in 1998, Rep. Hill is a leading advocate on education.  He authored the Smaller Schools, Stronger Communities Act encouraging funding and smaller classrooms.  His legislation is based on research that concludes children learn

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Lincoln's Legacy
Lincoln's Legacy
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NEW PENNY DESIGNS UNVEILED FOR LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL
The ALBC and Mint unveiled the design for the new Lincoln Penny.  Learn More >>> 

Rise Up and Hear:  An Evening of Poetry Honoring Abraham Lincoln's Legacy 
Hosted and co-produced by the ALBC, National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, the event will be held at the Sidney Yates Auitorium in the US Department of Interior.  See calendar to learn more >>> 

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