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!

Communities, colleges and historic sites across the state have commemorative activities planned for February 2009, the month of Lincoln's 200th birthday. Visit the February 2009 page to find out more about what's going on in your area!

Would you like to plan an event in your community, school, or library? Visit the KALBC Toolkits page for resources and opportunities to fund your projects!

The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the Kentucky Historical Society, and other agency partners have developed the tools you need to create a memorable Lincoln Bicentennial. 

Toolkits are now available for communities, schools, and libraries to join in the Bicentennial commoration.

Find out more about these toolkits and available grants for planning your projects and events!

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.