2010

March 2010

March 19 - April 16, 2010
Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America
Albright Memorial Library
Scranton, PA

This traveling exhibit examines Lincoln's life from his beginnings in the crudest of circumstances to his ascension to the presidency and his assassination. A world-class traveling exhibit featuring reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois is coming to The Albright Memorial Library in Scranton, PA from March 19 through April 16, 2010. The public may view the exhibit free of charge.

"Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America" was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of America's greatest president by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The "We, the People" program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency, provided major financial support for the exhibition and accompanying programs. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation and the History Channel provided additional financial and in-kind support. For hours of operation, please call  (570) 348-3000 or visit the Albright Memorial Library website.

March 24, 2010
"Lincoln and the Press" with Dr. Ford Risely
Evening Lecture Series
David Wills House, Gettysburg
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Dr. Risley is an associate professor and head of the Department of Journalism at Pennsylvania State University. A past president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA), he is the author of Abolition and the Press: The Moral Struggle Against Slavery, winner of the AJHA's award for best book on media history published in 2008, and editor of The Civil War: Primary Documents from 1860 to 1865.
Following the presentation, Dr. Risley will be available for a book signing.

The David Wills House, 8 Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325
Cost: $20.00 per person. Preregistration is Required.  Call 717-334-2499 to register. Space is limited!