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Saturday, February 07, 2009

Ind. Law - Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday

"Lincoln lands celebrating: Three states share claim to legacy" is the headline to this story by Seth Grundhoefer in the Louisville Curier Journal. Some quotes:

Thursday's not a federal holiday, but many state and national parks in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois will treat Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday as if it were.

The three states each claim the 16th president as their own and will conduct memorials to honor the life of the 16th president of the United States and the time he spent in each region.

James Glass, director of the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, has a very interesting column in the Indianapolis Star today about Abraham Lincoln's "visits to Indiana after he left for Illinois in 1830. Much is known about his boyhood days in Spencer County, but many people are not aware that the future president returned to our state several times."

"The Indiana Supreme Court is partnering with the Indiana State Bar Association to host a statewide birthday bash for Abraham Lincoln.." For details, check here.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 7, 2009 08:53 AM
Posted to Indiana Law