Lincoln Bicentennial

Lincoln Bicentennial Events

  • Beginning March 2009
    Florida Department of State
    State Library and Archives
    Online Exhibit: Permanent collection of documents that refer to Lincoln as a presidential candidate and leader of the Union during the Civil War. All writers included have a Florida connection.
    http://www.floridamemory.com./timeline/Lincoln/ Contact: Jody Norman (850) 245-6706
  • February 11 – March 15, 2009
    Florida Atlantic University
    Main Campus Library, Boca Raton
    Exhibit and Lecture
    Type of event: Includes letters, pamphlets, and historical artifacts, focusing on Lincoln and civil liberties.
    Lecture with Dr. Stephen D. Engle, American Civil War historian, professor of history and author.
    Contact: Ellen Randolph, (561) 297-3594
  • February 2009
    Black History Month Celebration
    Governor's Mansion, Tallahassee
    Includes student essay contest focusing on Lincoln’s legacy.
    Contact: Governor’s Office, (850) 410-0501
  • September 25-26, 2009
    Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville
    Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    Lincoln Portrait, by American composer Aaron Copland with Clifton Davis, narrator Contact: Stacy Ridenour, (904) 345.2767, www.jaxsymphony.org
  • October 2009
    Nova Southeastern University
    Alvin Sherman Library, Fort Lauderdale
    Traveling exhibit Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Time from Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History and National Endowment for the Humanities.

Contact: Nora J. Quinlan, (954) 262-4637

Let Us Know About Your Event
Please provide information about your Black History Month or Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial event by emailing us at blackhistorymonth@myflorida.com. Please include event name and description, name of host organization, date, time, location and contact name and phone number. The Governor’s office reserves the right to edit your submission for clarification and space considerations.

The Kinsey Collection. Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey
From top to bottom: 'Guest House' by Claude Clark; 'Beach Runner' by Ernie Barnes; 'Bernard and Shirley Kinsey' by Artis Lane; 'The Cultivators' by Samuel Dunson.