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Kentucky's Bicentennial Celebration of Abraham Lincoln

Bicentennial Events

Lincoln-related celebrations and other planned activities are ongoing in communities throughout the Commonwealth and in Indiana and Illinois through the official closing of the bicentennial commemoration on February 12, 2010.

For a complete listing of Kentucky events, see our calendar.

Upcoming Kentucky Events Include:

Forever Free Travelling Exhibit, beginning in December 2007 and travelling to five different Kentucky venues through January 23, 2009

Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln Educational Exhibit at the Kentucky State Fair, set for August 14-24, Louisville.

Three-week Lincoln-related program at Farmington Historic Plantation, October 2008

Beyond the Log Cabin: Abraham Lincoln and Kentucky Kentucky state exhibition for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort. Opens October 20, 2008.

Unveiling of new Lincoln statue by renowned Kentucky sculptor, Ed Hamilton, on the Louisville Waterfront Park, June 4, 2009

 

Last Updated 7/31/2008
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