Bicentennial Commemoration Events Announced http://www.kylincoln.org/photo/kickoffevent.htm The National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission held a press conference in September to announce plans for the Gala and National Commemoration Kick-off events, which will be held in Kentucky. A gala is planned for February 11, with the actual kick-off ceremony on February 12, 2008. Copyright 2010,Commonwealth of Kentucky All rights reserved. webmaster@kentucky.gov Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMTen National kick-off events were announced at Farmington Historic Home in Louisville. Farmington Regent Speed Stodghill and committee chairwoman Dolores Delahanty opened the conference. http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4180AC33-E494-44C5-9FE3-B5A8C09AD802/0/FarmingtonOfficials.jpg <img src="http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4180AC33-E494-44C5-9FE3-B5A8C09AD802/0/FarmingtonOfficials.jpg" alt="Farmington Historic Home Regent Speed Stodghill and Dolores Delahanty"/> Kentucky: Lincoln Bicentennial <webmaster@kentucky.gov> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMT http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4180AC33-E494-44C5-9FE3-B5A8C09AD802/0/FarmingtonOfficials.jpg Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson talked about events that will take place in Louisville. http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/C933BC7A-9CBC-426F-B7DF-ED2F0B88CF92/0/AbramsonDiscussesBicentennial.jpg <img src="http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/C933BC7A-9CBC-426F-B7DF-ED2F0B88CF92/0/AbramsonDiscussesBicentennial.jpg" alt="Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson"/> Kentucky: Lincoln Bicentennial <webmaster@kentucky.gov> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMT http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/C933BC7A-9CBC-426F-B7DF-ED2F0B88CF92/0/AbramsonDiscussesBicentennial.jpg Abraham Lincoln appeared at the press conference and thanked all those in attendance for celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth. http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/20EE50C3-70EE-47C5-88DE-0D4651ED6ABE/0/AbramsonMeetsLincoln.jpg <img src="http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/20EE50C3-70EE-47C5-88DE-0D4651ED6ABE/0/AbramsonMeetsLincoln.jpg" alt="Abramson and Abraham Lincoln"/> Kentucky: Lincoln Bicentennial <webmaster@kentucky.gov> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMT http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/20EE50C3-70EE-47C5-88DE-0D4651ED6ABE/0/AbramsonMeetsLincoln.jpg Abraham Lincoln look-alike and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson. http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4B826C94-1531-44A1-93A5-5D17491C9E19/0/AbramsonandLincoln.jpg <img src="http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4B826C94-1531-44A1-93A5-5D17491C9E19/0/AbramsonandLincoln.jpg" alt="Abraham Lincoln presenter"/> Kentucky: Lincoln Bicentennial <webmaster@kentucky.gov> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMT http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/4B826C94-1531-44A1-93A5-5D17491C9E19/0/AbramsonandLincoln.jpg LaRue County Judge Executive Tommy Turner talked about the kick-off event, scheduled for Hodgenville on February 12, 2008. http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/452A6507-7828-41D4-BBF7-BA8AFDC2FBA5/0/TurneratPressConference.jpg <img src="http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/452A6507-7828-41D4-BBF7-BA8AFDC2FBA5/0/TurneratPressConference.jpg" alt="LaRue County Judge Executive Tommy Turner"/> Kentucky: Lincoln Bicentennial <webmaster@kentucky.gov> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:31:37 GMT http://www.kylincoln.org/NR/rdonlyres/452A6507-7828-41D4-BBF7-BA8AFDC2FBA5/0/TurneratPressConference.jpg