May 14, 2008
Lincoln's Birthday and Memorial Day
"Lincoln's Birthday and Memorial Day : the History of two important American Holidays" is a free PSU Civil War Round Table program scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Cramer Hall, Room 447 starting at 7:30pm. History professor Matthew Dennis, author of the best-selling book Red, White and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, will dispel all rumors and dismantle the legends surrounding the founding of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, the interesting origins of Memorial Day and more at this fun and educational meeting of the CWRT at Portland State University. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the PSU parking structures after 7pm. For more information, please call (503)725-5473.
"Dennis reminds us of the fascinating, complicated and often twisted histories of our most cherished national holidays. He writes with elegance and humor; of interest to those of us who continue to write and think about celebrations in American life."
--April Schultz, Illinois Wesleyan University
The Journal of American History
