Bicentennial Calendar

Lincoln200™: The Bicentennial Festival

07/02/2009

July 2-5, 2009
Lincoln200™: The Bicentennial Festival
Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by members of the Civil War History Consortium Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia, PA. Endorsed by the Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

The 2009 Presidential Academy

07/12/2009

July 12-July 29, 2009

The Presidential Academy for American History and Civics will lead secondary school teachers in a careful study of the pivotal turning points in American history memorialized by the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and the "I Have a Dream" speech. Participating teachers will spend five days in Philadelphia, six days in Gettysburg, and five days in Washington, DC, studying the American Revolution and Founding, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement, respectively. For more information, visit the website

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Time of Lincoln in Pennsylvania

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  • Edward G. Rendell
    Governor Commonwealth of PA
  • Gordon A. Haaland
    Commission Chair
    Former President of Gettysburg College