Tag: new-york historical society
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150th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address
I received an email from Timothy Wroten of The New-York Historical Society concerning the upcoming museum exhibit on Abraham Lincoln’s famous 1860 Cooper Union speech. In his speech, Lincoln covered the topic of slavery and how to deal with that issue in new territories, the characterization of the Republican party as a “sectional” rather than […]
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New-York Historical Society Lincoln Exhibit Opens October 9
Timothy Wroten of the New-York Historical Society (yes the hyphen is meant to be there) sent in a nice message detailing the opening of a new Abraham Lincoln Exhibit set to occur on October 9, 2009. The exhibit will explore Lincoln and his relationship with New York City and will run until March 25, 2010. […]