Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration January 23, 2009
Orlando, Florida 32801
In conjunction with the national celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the History Center honors Abraham Lincoln’s legacy through a special limited-run exhibit. The exhibit will include rarely seen artifacts that provide glimpses into Lincoln’s personal and public lives including an 1837 letter to Mary Owens, a woman Lincoln wanted to marry before Mary Todd; an 1865 letter from Frederick Douglass to Mary Todd Lincoln following Lincoln’s assassination; a letter from Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, prophesying Grant’s victory during the Civil War, and more.
The History Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Official Website: http://www.thehistorycenter.org
Added by The History Center on January 15, 2009