[Talk] Celebrating Lincoln's bicentennial
P-I STAFF
Some of the biggest celebrations of the bicentennial of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday kick off in Washington, D.C., today. But you
can also catch many Lincoln- related exhibits and events later
this year and in other parts of the country.
Here are some details, with more information available at
lincolnindc.com, or from the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission,
abrahamlincoln200.org.
On April 12, Easter Sunday, the Lincoln Memorial will host a
re-creation of Marian Anderson's landmark concert there in 1939
after a nearby concert hall turned her away because she was black.
On Memorial Day, May 25, the Lincoln Memorial will be formally
rededicated.
Regular tours of Ford's Theatre -- where Lincoln was shot in 1865
-- resume Tuesday after an extensive renovation. The theater is
also debuting a new play about Lincoln that will run through March 8.
The original Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the
National Archives in Washington, D.C., through Monday, and the
Library of Congress today opens a major national Lincoln
bicentennial exhibit called "With Malice Toward None" on Feb. 12.
The exhibit, at 10 First St. S.E., will include items such as the
Bible he used to take the oath of office (also used by Barack
Obama) and handwritten speeches and letters.
"With Malice Toward None" will travel to The California Museum in
Sacramento this spring and summer; to the Newberry Library in
Chicago this fall; to the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis in
early 2010; to the Atlanta History Center in the fall of 2010, and
to the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha, Neb., in 2011.
Another destination for visitors to Washington, D.C., is President
Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home, a National Trust Historic
site that opened a year ago after a $17 million restoration.
Lincoln lived there when he drafted the Emancipation Proclamation
and often spent time there with his family, commuting 3 miles
daily to the White House by horse or coach. A life-size statue of
Lincoln and his horse, recently installed in front of the cottage,
will be formally dedicated Thursday. Also, the exhibition "My
Abraham Lincoln" at the cottage showcases Lincoln- related
memorabilia, such as a 1920s set of Lincoln Logs.
For bicentennial events taking place in Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky, visit lincoln200.net; chicagohistory.org,
kylincolntrail.com and in.gov/lincoln.
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