Endorsement Program
The following projects have been endorsed by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission:
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The Lincoln Bicentennial Magazine, Kentucky Commemorative Edition |
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 Produced by The Clark Group and Back Home Kentucky, Inc., the Lincoln Bicentennial Magazine, Kentucky Commemorative Edition, will focus on the remarkable life and times of Abraham Lincoln, with emphasis on his childhood years in the commonwealth. Leading Kentucky poet and author Dr. Richard Taylor is the principal author of the magazine, which will be available in spring 2008.
For more information, see the Back Home in Kentucky website.
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The Lincoln Family in Northern Hardin County Brochure |
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Radcliff historian Paul Urbahns and the Cultural Resources Office at Fort Knox have produced a brochure describing Abraham Lincoln-related sites in the northern Hardin County area. The brochure primarily describes the 16th president's family before he was born and when he was a youth.
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Lincoln Bicentennial Bike Tour |
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The Lincoln Bicentennial Bike Tour, planned for August 2008, will closely follow the Lincoln family's pioneering trek through Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. The 360-mile tour will begin at the Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site near Hodgenville and will continue through Indiana and Illinois.
Presentations will occur along the way, offering participants a unique educational experience about the Lincoln family's move west. For more information about the tour, contact tour organizers at FirstServePress, 1630 W. Main Street, Ottawa, Illinois, 61350 or by telephone at 800-433-8868.
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