Here is an historic event you are invited to attend and it's right here in Springfield.
Simultaneous Reading of Lincoln's Farewell Address
February 11, 2011 – 11:00 am Central Standard Time
People of all ages are invited to help set a new Guinness World Record ™ as part of the national kickoff of the Civil War Sesquicentennial.
The 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War will begin on February 11, 2011, exactly 150 years after Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois on his Inaugural journey as President-elect to Washington, D.C. Lincoln made an impromptu speech that day from the Great Western Depot before departing Springfield for the last time. The speech will be re-enacted at that same depot at 11 a.m. Central Standard Time on February 11, 2011 and organizers are inviting people from around the world to join in and simultaneously read Lincoln’s Farewell Address through a variety of live media links that will be set up for that purpose.
February 11, 2011 – 11:00 am Central Standard Time
People of all ages are invited to help set a new Guinness World Record ™ as part of the national kickoff of the Civil War Sesquicentennial.
The 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War will begin on February 11, 2011, exactly 150 years after Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois on his Inaugural journey as President-elect to Washington, D.C. Lincoln made an impromptu speech that day from the Great Western Depot before departing Springfield for the last time. The speech will be re-enacted at that same depot at 11 a.m. Central Standard Time on February 11, 2011 and organizers are inviting people from around the world to join in and simultaneously read Lincoln’s Farewell Address through a variety of live media links that will be set up for that purpose.
For more information visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum website.
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