The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The National Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth began on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.
Lincoln-related events are scheduled in Kentucky and the rest of the nation throughout the next two years. See our Calendar of Events for a complete listing of Kentucky Lincoln-related programming.
Please join us as we continue to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's Kentucky connections!
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Travel Kentucky's Lincoln Heritage Trail |
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The Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Heritage Council have teamed up to revamp Kentucky’s Lincoln Heritage Trail (KLHT) for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration.
Lincoln Heritage Trail signs will be unveiled at Kentucky's Lincoln sites throughout the spring and summer. For more details, visit the Lincoln Trail Web site.
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KHS HistoryMobile Now Touring the State |
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The Kentucky Historical Society's HistoryMobile exhibit, "Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln," is now touring the commonwealth!
The traveling exhibit focuses on Lincoln's Kentucky connections and is divided into five areas which explore his frontier childhood, his career path from log house to the White House, and his struggles to end slavery and lead the nation through the Civil War. Within the exhibit are touchable objects, images, audio clips, video, and interactive elements that appeal to a variety of learners. Visitors will also experience different periods in Lincoln's life and how each time period shaped the legacy that has followed Lincoln for the past two hundred years.
See our HistoryMobile page for more details.
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