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.
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Upcoming Kentucky Events Include: |
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Dedication and Unveiling Ceremony for the Boy Lincoln Statue in Hodgenville, May 31, 2008.
Forever Free Travelling Exhibit, beginning in December 2007 and travelling to five different Kentucky venues through January 23, 2009
Thomas Lincoln-Nancy Hanks Wedding Anniversary Celebration, scheduled for June 14, 2008 in Springfield.
Jefferson Davis Symposium, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, June 27, 2008
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 opens at the Thomas D. Clark Kentucky History Center, 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
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