BICENTENNIAL CALENDAR
5/1/2008
Exhibition Opening: "Lincoln and Alexander"
TBA
Lincoln Artifacts Display
Old Fort Harrod State Park
Opening of "General Burbridge's Slaves and Soldiers: Lincoln's Legacy in Logan County"
Russellville, KY
5/2/2008
Little Lady on Eighth Street
Springfield, IL
5/3/2008
Stitches in Time Series
Springfield, IL
19th Century Military Muster
Lerna, IL
C-SPAN's Lincoln 200 Years
Washington, DC8:00 PM10:00 PM
5/9/2008
Lincoln Bicentennial Encampment
Lincoln City, IN
5/11/2008
Mother's Day Celebration
Lincoln City, IN
National Signature Event: Mother's Day Celebration
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana
5/13/2008
The Legacy of 1858: The Lincoln and Douglas Debates
Kirby Auditorium - Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach
5/15/2008
Bite of History
The Frazier International History Museum
5/18/2008
Lincoln Speaker Series: Facing Lincoln's Neighbors
Lincoln City, IN
5/20/2008
Book Discussion - James McPherson
Hardin County Public Library - Elizabethtown, KY
5/22/2008
Documentary Film - Lincoln Speeches
Hardin County Public Library
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
New York Historical Society
5/24/2008
Lincoln Bicentennial Concert Featuring Suzy Bogguss
Lincoln City, IN
5/27/2008
Lincoln's Great Fair
Independence Mall - Philadelphia, PA
5/31/2008
Unveiling of "young Lincoln" statue
Hodgenville Town Square
6/1/2008
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: SELF-MADE IN AMERICA" BICENTENNIAL TOUR
Traveling Exhibit
97th Regimental String Band
Throughout the US
6/2/2008
Reinterpretation of Farmington Historic Home Plantation
Louisville, KY
6/3/2008
Lincoln and the Frontier Interpreters Workshop
Lincoln City, IN
6/4/2008
Lincoln and the Frontier Interpretive Workshop
Hodgenville, KY
6/5/2008
Jefferson Davis Bicentennial Luncheon & Program
Riverview at Hobson Grove
6/6/2008
Exhibition Opening: "Portraying Lincoln"
Madden Art Center, Decatur, Illinois
Stitches in Time Series
Springfield, IL
6/7/2008
Jefferson Davis 200th Birthday Commemoration
Kentucky
Kentucky Historical Society's HistoryMobile
Old Fort Harrod State Park
6/8/2008
Vintage Style Show
Mt. Pulaski, IL
History in Stone
Shelbyville, IL
6/9/2008
Lincoln and the Frontier Interpretive Workshop
Springfield, IL
6/12/2008
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation
Hardin County Public Library - Elizabethtown, KY
Lincoln on the Circuit Teachers' Workshop
Urbana, IL
6/13/2008
The Great American Brass Band Festival History Conference
Danville, KY
6/14/2008
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Wedding Celebration
Lincoln Homestead State Park
Old Glory Festival
Bement, IL
Peter Cartwright: Lincoln's Political Contemporary
Mt. Pulaski, IL
House Divided Speech Commemoration
Springfield, IL
6/17/2008
Lincoln Highway Association Conference
Evanston, WY
6/19/2008
Annual Lincoln Institute for Teachers
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
Belle of Louisville One Man's Lincoln Cruise
Belle of Louisville
6/20/2008
Annual Lincoln Institute for Teachers
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
6/22/2008
Lincoln Speaker Series: The Lincoln Family Album
Lincoln City, IN
Nevada Humanities Chautauqua
Reno, NV
6/27/2008
The Contested Legacy of Jefferson Davis
Frankfort
7/1/2008
Lincoln Flatboat Journey of Remembrance
Rockport, Indiana to New Orleans, Louisiana
7/3/2008
Lincoln Heritage Days
Lincoln, IL
7/4/2008
Abraham Lincoln in Song
Lincoln City, IN
7/5/2008
Stitches in Time
Sprinfield, IL
7/11/2008
Lincoln Chautauqua Character Presentation
Old Fort Harrod State Park
7/12/2008
Chautauqua Character: Mary Todd Lincoln
Old Fort Harrod State Park
7/13/2008
Presidential Academy for American History and Civics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/20/2008
Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
Lincoln, IL
7/26/2008
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Sesquicentennial Opening Event
Bement, IL
8/1/2008
Lincoln Bicentennial Playwriting Competition
Ragged Edge Community Theater
8/2/2008
Stitches in Time
Springfield, IL
8/8/2008
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation
Lexington, KY
Lincoln Walking Tours
Lexington, KY
8/10/2008
Bluegrass Jam
Lerna, IL
8/16/2008
Tour de Lincoln - Day 1
Hodgenville, KY to Tell City, IN
8/17/2008
Tour de Lincoln - Day 2
Tell City, IN to Huntingburg, IN
8/18/2008
Tour de Lincoln - Day 3
Hungtingburg to Vincennes, IN
The Civil War, Communicating History through Music
Bardstown, KY
8/19/2008
Tour de Lincoln - Day 4
Vincennes, IN to Marshall, IL
8/20/2008
Tour de Lincoln - Day 5
Marshall to Decatur, IL
8/21/2008
150th Anniversary of the First Lincoln-Dougles Debate
TBA
Tour de Lincoln - Day 6
Decatur to Springfield, IL
8/22/2008
Abraham Lincoln: The Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Ottawa
Ottawa, IL
Tour de Lincoln - Day 7
Springfield, IL
8/23/2008
Lincoln Triathlon Series
New Salem, IL
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
Tour de Lincoln - Day 8
Springfield, IL
8/24/2008
1800s Craft Fair
Lincoln, IL
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
8/25/2008
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Centennial
Highland Park, IL
8/26/2008
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
8/27/2008
Town Christening Re-enactment
Lincoln, IL
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
8/28/2008
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
8/29/2008
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Freeport, IL
Freeport, IL
8/31/2008
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
9/5/2008
11th Illinois Cavalry Co. G
Mt. Pulaski, IL
9/6/2008
Illinois Cavalry Regimental Band Concert
Mt. Pulaski, IL
9/7/2008
Mr. Lincoln-Mr. Douglas: One Act Play
Quincy, IL
9/9/2008
Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY
9/12/2008
Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest
Lincoln, IL
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Jonesboro, IL
Jonesboro, IL
9/15/2008
ALBC Commission Meeting
Washington, DC
9/16/2008
Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance
Metropolis, IL
9/17/2008
Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance
Cairo, IL
9/19/2008
Cemetery Tour
Spring Hill Cemetery
9/20/2008
Lincoln-Douglas Sesquicentennial -Charleston, IL
Charleston, IL
Lincoln and American Values: A Symposium
National Archives, Washington, DC
Civil War Encampment and Music of the Black Shakers
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
9/21/2008
Lincoln, Slavery, and the Legacy of Race
Mahomet, IL
Lincoln Speaker Series
Lincoln City, IN
9/26/2008
Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA
9/27/2008
Keepin' Up with the Joneses
Gentryville, IN
Civil War Encampment
Colonel William Jones Home, Spencer County, Indiana
Exhibition Opening: "Liberty on the Border"
Frazier International History Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA
Lincoln, the Civil War, and Sandburg
Flat Rock, NC
Civil War Era Ball
Rockport, IN
9/28/2008
Lincoln Memorial Garden Dedication
Lincoln City, IN
I Love America
Lincoln City, IN
Civil War Encampment
Colonel William Jones Home, Spencer County, Indiana
Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA
10/2/2008
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at St. Louis
St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri
10/3/2008
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Galesburg, IL
Galesburg, IL
10/4/2008
Harvest Frolic and Agricultural Fair
Lerna, IL
"Lincoln the Lawyer" Symposium
Northern Kentucky University
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
10/16/2008
Restaging of October 16, 1858 Lincoln Rally
Logan County Courthouse Lawn
10/17/2008
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Alton, IL
Alton, IL
10/18/2008
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
10/25/2008
Farmington: Slavery in the Ohio Valley
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY
10/26/2008
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
11/16/2008
Lincoln Forum Annual Conference
Gettysbug, Pennsylvania
11/17/2008
Lincoln Forum Annual Conference
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/18/2008
Lincoln Annual Forum Conference
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/19/2008
Gettysburg Address Presentation
Springfield, IL
National Signature Event: Dedication Day Ceremony
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
ALBC Town Hall on Equality, Opportunity, and Race
Gettysburg, Pensylvania
Dedication Day Ceremony
Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania
11/20/2008
ALBC Commission Meeting
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Wills House Lincoln Museum Opening
Gettysburg, PA
11/22/2008
Learnin' Like Lincoln
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Lincoln Thanksgiving Dinner
Chrisney 4-H Community Center, Spencer County, Indiana
Remembrance Day Activities
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/28/2008
A Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer
Lerna, IL
11/29/2008
Forever Free: Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation
Boyle County Public Library - Danville, KY
12/5/2008
Christmas Candlelight Tour
Lerna, IL
12/6/2008
1840s Christmas
Lincoln, IL
Christmas with Lincoln - Rockport, IN
Rockport, IN
12/7/2008
Christmas with Lincoln - Rockport, IN
Rockport, Indiana
12/13/2008
Christmas with Lincoln - Santa Claus, IN
Santa Claus, Indiana
12/14/2008
Christmas with Lincoln - Santa Claus, IN
Santa Claus, Indiana
1/15/2009
"A Lincoln Portrait" - Tokpeka Symphony Orchestra
Topeka, Kansas
1/24/2009
Lincoln's Ideals in a New Century Cultural Festival
Spokane, Washington
1/26/2009
Kentucky Chautauqua - "I, too, am a Kentuckian"
Big Sandy Community Technical College - Prestonsburg, KY
2/4/2009
Abraham Lincoln Symposium - Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas
2/5/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Columbus-Lowndes
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, Columbus, Missouri
2/8/2009
Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House
University of Louisville
2/9/2009
Lincoln: A Man for All Times
TBA
2/10/2009
Presentation by Richard Norton Smith
Murray, KY
2/11/2009
Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln
The American Legion, Springfield, Illinois
2/12/2009
Dr. Rhonda Smith-Daugherty and Dr. Leo Daugherty Presentation about Lincoln
Big Sandy Community Technical College Prestonsburg Campus
Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln
The American Legion, Springfield, Illinois
National Signature Event: Joint Meeting of Congress
Washington DC
Remembering Lincoln
Lincoln City, IN
2/13/2009
ALBC Commission Meeting
Washington, DC
An Evening with President Lincoln
Portland State University - Portland, Oregon
2/14/2009
Annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage
Detroit, Michigan
2/16/2009
Lincoln, Antietam & the Emancipation Proclamation
Sharpsburg, MD
2/23/2009
Lincoln and Shakespeare: Politics and Art
Washington, DC
4/2/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Vermillion
Vermillion Parish Library, Abbeville, Louisiana
4/15/2009
Lincoln Tomb Ceremony
Springfield, Illinois
4/16/2009
Emancipation and Race in the Age of Lincoln
Washington, DC
4/17/2009
Emancipation and Race in the Age of Lincoln
Washington, DC
4/18/2009
Emancipation and Race in the Age of Lincoln
Washington, DC
4/20/2009
Commission Meeting
Washington, DC
4/24/2009
Abraham Lincoln at 200
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
4/25/2009
How Far Would You Walk for a Book?
Rockport, IN
Abraham Lincoln at 200
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
4/26/2009
62nd Annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage
Springfield, Illinois
4/27/2009
62nd Annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage
Springfield, Illinois
4/28/2009
62nd Annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage
Springfield, Illinois
5/23/2009
Saint-Gaudens Tours
Cornish, NH
5/27/2009
Lincoln's Great Fair
Independence Mall - Philadelphia, PA
5/28/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Athens-Clarke
Athens-Clarke County Public Library, Athens, Georgia
5/30/2009
Annual Lincoln Institute for Teachers
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
6/1/2009
Portraying Lincoln - Fenimore Art Museum
Cooperstown, New York
6/13/2009
MVPA 2009 Transcontinental Motor Convoy
Various
6/18/2009
Annual Lincoln Institute for Teachers
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
6/19/2009
Annual Lincoln Institute for Teachers
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
7/3/2009
Lincoln's Legacy: An International Conference
University of Oxford, England
7/4/2009
Lincoln's Legacy: An International Conference
University of Oxford, England
7/5/2009
Lincoln's Legacy: An International Conference
University of Oxford
7/12/2009
Presidential Academy for American History and Civics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/23/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at West Georgia
West Georgia Regional Library, Carrolton, Georgia
8/5/2009
Lincoln Bicentennial Jubilee
Grandview, IN
8/12/2009
Pioneer Week
Rockport, Indiana
8/13/2009
Pioneer Week
Rockport, Indiana
8/14/2009
Pioneer Week
Rockport, Indiana
8/15/2009
Pioneer Week
Rockport, Indiana
8/16/2009
Pioneer Week
Rockport, Indiana
9/17/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at UNC Park
UNC Park Memorial Library, Asheville, North Carolina
10/2/2009
Lincoln in New York Exhibit
New York Historical Society
10/10/2009
Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky
10/11/2009
Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky
10/22/2009
Conference: Abraham Lincoln Without Borders - Part 1
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana
10/23/2009
Conference: Abraham Lincoln Without Borders - Part 1
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana
10/24/2009
Conference: Abraham Lincoln Without Borders - Part 1
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana
11/12/2009
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at New Bern-Craven
New Bern-Craven County Public Library, Mineola, New York
11/16/2009
Lincoln Forum Annual Conference
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/17/2009
Lincoln Forum Annual Conference
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/18/2009
Lincoln Forum Annual Conference
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/19/2009
Dedication Day Ceremony
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11/21/2009
Remembrance Day Activities
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
12/17/2009
Conference: Abraham Lincoln Without Borders - Part 2
Baroda, India
12/31/2009
Sale of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Concludes
TBA
1/21/2010
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at UNC-Jackson
UNC-Jackson Library, Greensboro, North Carolina
3/18/2010
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Mt. Olive
Mt. Olive College, Moye Library, Mt. Olive, North Carolina
7/8/2010
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Henderson
Henderson County Public Library, Hendersonville, North Carolina
9/2/2010
Opening of Forever Free at Loudoun County
Loudoun County Public Library, Leesburg, Virginia
10/28/2010
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Penn State
Penn State Harrisburg Library, Middletown, Pennsylvania
12/23/2010
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Reed Memorial Library
Reed Memorial Library, Ravenna, Ohio
3/3/2011
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Knox
Knox County Public Library, Vincennes, Indiana
4/28/2011
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Frankfort
Frankfort Public Library District, Frankfort, Illinois
6/23/2011
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Garland
Garland County Library, Hot Springs, Arkansas
8/25/2011
Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at Ross State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
