September 10, 2008
Classic Movie screening of
WHEN: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
WHERE: PSU's Cramer Hall, Room 494 (1721 SW Broadway)
TIME: 7:30pm
COST: Free and open to the public
INFO: Call the History Department at (503)725-3917
As Oregon and the rest of the nation prepares for the upcoming Bicentennial celebration of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War Round Table, together with the Friends of History and the Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is presenting a free screening of the 1939 fictionalized bio-drama about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as the newly minted frontier lawyer. The free showing of "Young Mr. Lincoln" will kick off the seventh year of free presentations by the Civil War Round Table and is part of the programming the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Friends of History has planned for the months leading up to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of our 16th President on February 12, 2009. Refreshments will be offered at the September 10 event, and parking is free in the PSU parking structures after 7pm.
