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Crowe Academy

Abraham Lincoln: Now He Belongs to the Ages

June 18, 19, 20, 2004

Location: Hanover College Campus

Featured Speakers

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 18
12:00 - 1:00 Registration / Light Lunch /
Library & bookstore open til 4 pm.
1:00 - 1:15 Orientation
1:15 - 2:00 Campus Tours
2:00 - 3:30 Presentation - Matthew N. Vosmeier
"'My Childhood's Home I See Again': Lincoln Looks Back"
3:30 - 4:00 Refreshments - Library open/bookstore open til 4.
4:00 - 5:00 Small Discussion Groups
5:30 - 6:30 Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 Presentation: Gabor S. Boritt
"Was Lincoln a Racist?"
8:30 - 9:00 Reception
9:00 - 11:00 Film: Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Saturday, June 19
7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 Presentation: Sarah McNair Vosmeier
"Lincoln and Nineteenth-Century Popular Photography"
10:30 - 11:00 Group Photo and Break
11:00 - 12:00 Group Discussion
11:30 - 2:00 Hanover College Bookstore is open
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Presentation: Mark E. Neely Jr.
"Lincoln and American Political Culture"
3:00 - 4:00 Break
4:00 Meet in Campus Center Lobby to Board Spirit of Jefferson
5:00 - 8:00 Cruise/Dinner aboard Spirit of Jefferson
6:45 Presentation: Donna McCreary
"Lincoln's Table"
8:45 - 10:45 Film - Young Mr. Lincoln

Sunday, June 20
7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 Service in Campus Chapel - Michelle Bartel
"Help From Lincoln for a Thinking Faith"
10:30 - 12:00 Presentation: Daniel P. Murphy
"Hollywood's Lincoln"
12:00 - 1:30 Checkout, Pick up Box Lunch - Campus Center Lobby

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