This Week in History February 9, 1864 President Lincoln sits for photographs by Anthony Berger which later are used on the penny and five-dollar bill. Febrary 10, 1807 Lincoln's older sister Sarah is born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. February 11, 1861 President-elect Lincoln bids farewell to Springfield, Illinois, as he begins his inaugural journey to Washington. Today in Lincoln's Life Lincoln's Words "In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and in eternity." --Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862

Lincoln Events February 9 Lincoln Lecture, Bloomington, IL February 10 Birthday Parade, Philadelphia, PA February 10 Debate Reenactment, Norwich, CT February 11 Lincoln Ball, Gettysburg, PA February 11 Birthday Events, Lincoln, IL February 11-12 Tomb Pilgrimage, Springfield, IL February 11-12 Birthday Events, Springfield, IL February 11-12 Birthday Events, Washington, DC February 12 Birthday Dinner, Redlands, CA February 12 Cemetery Ceremony, Harrisonburg, VA February 12 Lincoln Ceremony, Jersey City, NJ February 12 Lincoln Lecture, Washington, DC February 12 Lincoln Program, Naperville, IL February 12 Lincoln/Douglas Program, Kenosha, WI February 12 Lincoln Lecture, Warrenville, IL February 12 Lincoln Dinner, Waterville, NY February 12 Lincoln Day Program, Milton, MA February 12 Lincoln Lecture, Beardstown, IL February 12 Lincoln Film, Quincy, IL >> More Events/Exhibits Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

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