| Date | Event | City |
| 2/1/2009 through 2/12/2015 | Lincoln and the West, 1809–1859 web site
Drawing on an autobiography Lincoln wrote for the 1860 presidential election, this Newberry Library’s Web exhibition relates Lincoln's early life experiences to the events by which westward expansion and the future of slavery came to dominate American politics. http://lincolnat200.org
Contact Info:
Newberry Library
scholl@newberry.org
312.255.3524
Event Website:
http://lincolnat200.org | Chicago |
| 2/7/2009 through 2/28/2010 | Tall Man of Destiny: Images of Abraham Lincoln
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth, the Chicago Public Library will present an exhibition on the myriad of images of President Abraham Lincoln. Titled Tall Man of Destiny: Images of Abraham Lincoln, the exhibit opens February 7, 2009, in the 9th floor Special Collections Exhibition Hall at the Chicago Public Library Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. The Tall Man of Destiny exhibit will remain open to the public until February 28, 2010.
Contact Info:
Glenn Humphrey
ghumphre@chicagopubliclibrary.org
312-747-4050
Event Website:
www.chicagopubliclibrary.org | Chicago |
| 10/10/2009 through 4/4/2010 | Lincoln Transformed Exhibit
Explore Lincoln's changing views on slavery and the Union, and his posthumous role as an American icon in this exhibition at the Chicago History Museum.
Event Website:
http://chicagohistory.org | Chicago |
