Overview

Lincoln-related educational resources are being developed for teachers, students, and adults across the commonwealth during the Lincoln Bicentennial. 

• Lincoln: “I, too, am a Kentuckian,” KET’s newest Kentucky Life Special, is scheduled for broadcast in March, 2008.  Host Dave Shuffett will explore the life and career of Kentucky’s most famous -- though not always its most favorite -- son.
  
• The Kentucky Department of Education, in partnership with the Underground Railroad Institute at Georgetown College, is creating Lincoln-related teaching tools to be shared with teachers throughout the commonwealth beginning in 2008.
  
• The Kentucky Historical Society, the Lincoln Museum, Farmington Historic Home, and the Mary Todd Lincoln House are planning major Lincoln-related exhibits during the Bicentennial.
  
• Beginning in 2008, the Kentucky Historical Society's Historymobile will feature an exhibit on Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln.
  
• Dramatic performances exploring Kentucky’s Lincoln story will be offered throughout the state.  The Kentucky Repertory Theatre is developing a major theatrical production to tour in Kentucky and in neighboring states.
  
• The Kentucky Humanities Council has created four new Lincoln-related Chautauqua characters, which are available to schools and organizations throughout Kentucky.
  
• The Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives has developed a suggested reading list and is proposing ways that all of Kentucky's public libraries can celebrate the bicentennial and encourage Lincoln-related scholarship.