Kentucky's HistoryMobile

Lincoln’s life in Kentucky will be featured in a new HistoryMobile exhibit, set to debut at the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration on February 12.

 The tractor-trailer traveling exhibit, has been redesigned to tell the story of “Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln.”

This 300-square-foot exhibit sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society explores Lincoln’s frontier childhood, his career from log house to the White House, and his struggles to end slavery and lead the nation through the Civil War. The exhibit contains artifacts, images, as well as audio, video and interactive elements to appeal to a variety of learners.

The HistoryMobile will visit communities throughout the state and a limited number of school campuses during the next two years. Pre-visit classroom materials will be available for intermediate and middle school teachers to provide background information and teaching ideas to enhance school group visits to the exhibit.

Early 2008 visits include:

• Tuesday, February 12 – Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Hodgenville
• Thursday, February 14 – 10 a.m. Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort
• Wednesday, February 20 - 10 a.m. Highlands Museum, Ashland
• Friday, February 22 - 11 a.m. National Quilt Museum, Paducah
• Wednesday, February 27 – 12 noon Lexington Public Library, Lexington  
• Friday, February 29 -- 10:30 a.m. Frazier International History Museum, Louisville
  

• The Historymobile is a forty-five-foot semi-trailer.
• Presentations are available to schools, fairs, festivals, libraries, parks, community centers, and other appropriate events.
• Since 1973, the HistoryMobile has presented a wide variety of exhibits on Kentucky history to at least 1 million Kentuckians, half of which have been students.
• The HistoryMobile makes a regular appearance at the Kentucky State Fair each August.
• The Historymobile is accessible to people with mobility disabilities.