Pam Rees Named to Presidential Commemoration

On April 20, 2007, Governor Chet Culver signed House File 826 establishing the Iowa Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (IALBC).

Medical librarian Pam Rees, State Library, has been asked to serve on the Commission. 

The IALBC is directed to plan, coordinate and administer activities and programs relating to the commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.

On February 12, 2009, the nation will celebrate the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln. The official bicentennial celebrations will run from February 12, 2008, to February 12, 2010. On a national level, the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is planning several major initiatives, including:

• The rededication of the Lincoln Memorial

• The redesign of the Lincoln penny

• A televised Lincoln documentary

• A national traveling exhibition

• Educational materials for schools
  
  In conjunction with these national activities, states and communities have been invited to plan their own celebrations.  Please send your ideas, plans, and questions regarding the IABLC to Walter Reed, Jr., Director of the Department of Human Rights at walter.reed@iowa.gov or Darla R. Welch, Administrative Secretary at (515) 242-5655 or darla.welch@iowa.gov.
  
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