November 15, 2008
LINCOLN AND REMEMBRANCE DAY IN OREGON
AN OREGON LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL EVENT
RECREATING THE CEREMONY WHERE LINCOLN FIRST DELIVERED THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Saturday, November 15, 2008
PART ONE: Recreation of the "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS"
will be presented "live" at Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery in Southeast Portland. PSU Vice Provost and OLBC chairman Mike Burton will kick off the ceremonies.
DATE: November 15, 2008
PLACE: Lone Fir Cemetery
ADDRESS: S.E. 21st and Morrison
TIME: 9:00 am -11:30am
Union soldier reenactors (Sons of Union Veterans)will be in full battle gear, authentic military band will be playing Civil War Music, Lincoln presenter Steve Holgate will recite the Gettysburg Address at 10:00am, Daughters of Union veterans will lay wreaths and there will be the playing of "Taps". After the program, guided tours will be led by "Living Historians" of Lone Fir showing where the Civil War Veterans are buried.
PART TWO: THE STORY BEHIND GETTYSBURG & the "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS" at PSU
DATE: November 15, 2008
PLACE: Portland State University
TIME: 1:00pm-3:00pm
ADDRESS: Smith Memorial Center Rm 333
INFO: Call the PSU Friends of History(503)725-5473.
Professor emeritus Elliott Trommald will explain the meaning of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. "Battle of
Gettysburg" video will be shown.
