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 23, 2010
"Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War"
Lecture and Wine and Cheese Reception
5:30-7:30 p.m.
National Civil War Museum
Harrisburg, PA

Author Donald Markle, an alumnus of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College and a veteran of 34 years with the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence will speak as part of the grand opening of the exhibit "Spies Among Us: Espionage in the Civil War."  Mr. Markle will speak at approximately 6:10 p.m.

Cost for this event is $10 per person and includes the reception, a glass of wine, museum galleries and the speaker presentation. FREE to members (not a member? become one today by visiting the support page!)  RSVP required by 3/19. To reserve a seat, please contact Lynn Smolizer  717.260.1861 x. 1108

March 24 - September 6, 2010
"Spies Among Us: Espionage in the Civil War"

The National Civl War Museum
Harrisburg, PA

"Spies Among Us" will largely focus on Confederate & Union efforts to formulate a spy network of formally trained individuals and private citizens. Read the exhibit press release here.

Admission to the exhibit is included with the purchase of Museum admission ticket.
One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, PA 17103

For more information, please contact Lynn Smolizer ( 717) 260.1861 x. 1108 or visit the National Civil War Museum website.

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

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!