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The 13th Annual


“THE FORUM LAUNCHES THE
LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL”

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Last updated: 08/21/08 08:09 PM

Sunday, November 16th
1:00 pmRegistration begins in the lobby of the Holiday Inn
1:00 pmBookstores and exhibitors in the Terrace Room of the Holiday Inn
5:30 pmCash bar in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
6:00 pmDinner in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
 Welcome to The Forum: Hon. Frank J. Williams, Chairman
 Welcome to Gettysburg: Tina Grim, Program Coordinator of the Civil War Institute
7:00 pmHarold Holzer, Abraham Lincoln: President-Elect

 

Monday, November 17th
8:30 amBook display and sale continue all day in the Terrace Room
9:00 amAllen Guelzo, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
10:00 amWilliam Lee Miller, The Duty of a Statesman
11:00 amCraig L. Symonds, Abraham Lincoln: Admiral in Chief
12:00 noonBuffet Lunch in the breakfast room of Holiday Inn
2:00 pmPhilip Kunhardt, Lincoln: The Documentary
3:00 pmEdna Greene Medford, What Slaves Expected from Emancipation
4:00 pmAuthor book signing in the Breakfast room of the Holiday Inn
6:00 pmCash bar in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
6:30 pmDinner in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
7:30 pmJean Edward Smith IN HONOR OF JOHN Y. SIMON & John Marszalek, Who Won Lincoln's War? Grant or Sherman

 

Tuesday, November 18th
7:00 amAnnual Board of Advisors breakfast meeting
8:00 amBookstores and exhibitors in Terrace Room, open until 3pm
9:00 amAnnual State of The Forum report and election of officers, in the Ballroom
9:15 amDon McCue, Announcement: Winner of 2008 Platt Family Essay Contest
9:30 amJean Baker, Abraham and Mary: A 166th Anniversary Assessment
10:30 amPanel: “Lincoln in Myth and Memory”, Frank J. Williams, Moderator, featuring Gerald Prokopowicz, Edward Steers Jr., Harold Holzer & James Percoco
12:00 pmLunch at the Historic 1776 Dobbin House, a short walk to restaurant
2:00pmGuided tour of the new Gettysburg Visitor's Center
6:00pmCash bar in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
6:30pmDinner in the Holiday Inn Ballroom
7:30 pmRichard Nelson Current Award of Achievement
 Ken Burns, Keynote

 

Wednesday, November 19th

Town of Gettysburg Remembrance Day Activities:

9:45 amWreath-Laying Ceremony, Soldiers' National Monument, Gettysburg National Cemetery; free and open to the general public
10:00 amDedication Day Ceremony Soldiers' National Cemetery; free and open to the general public
Speaker: Ken Burns
 Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania Luncheon (Advance registration and payment required)
5:30 - 9:30 pmThe Friends of the National Parks will host the Sixth annual Remembrance Illumination in the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
8:00 pmAnnual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial; free and open to the general public Lecture, at the historic Majestic Theatre
Speaker: Catherine Clinton
 The town activities are optional and not sponsored by The Lincoln Forum.
 Transportation is not provided on the 19th.

Last updated: 08/21/08 08:09 PM

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