Multi-faceted Refractions

In celebrations of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Smithsonian Institution is conducting a series of online presentations Wednesday, February 4th and Thursday, Febraury 5th. The session are (all times CST):

Wednesday
9:00 a.m. – Lincoln’s Deathbed: Images of a Martyred President
10:00 a.m. – Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
1:00 p.m. – Stamp Stories: Philatelic Images of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
2:00 p.m. – One Life: The Mask of Abraham Lincoln
3:00 p.m. – One Life: Classroom Applications

Thursday
10:00 a.m. – Lincoln’s Air Force
1:00 pm. – Public and Private Photographs During the Civil War
2:00 p.m. – The Enduring Emancipation: From President Lincoln to President Obama

The sessions are being recorded, so you can watch in the future.

For more information, visit the Smithsonian Lincoln Conference Site (http://www.smithsonianconferences.org/)