Fall 2009
Premier of the documentary film, Lincoln and the Homestead Act on Prairie Public Television, in partnership with the SHSND, the NDHC and the NDCA.
Ongoing
Traveling Exhibit of Lincoln’s Legacy in North Dakota, based on exhibit at North Dakota Heritage Center. Developed and produced by the SHSND as part of its Traveling Interpretive Exhibits Service (TIES) program.
Ongoing
Abraham Lincoln Fun Facts on Cass-Clay Creamery milk cartons
Ongoing
North Dakota Council on the Arts sponsoring artist-in-residence programs in more than 10 rural schools by the Northern Prairie Performing Arts Troupe from the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre. Residencies will include workshops on Shakespeare, makeup, improvisation and stage combat, beginning Spring 2008
Ongoing
NDCA sponsorship of a North Dakota performance of an original composition about Lincoln by former Fargo resident Peter Schickele, commissioned by the National Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (tentative).
Ongoing
Battle Cry of Freedom, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Dr. James McPherson, featured in the North Dakota Reads book discussion list of nonfiction titles; other Lincoln-related material.
For information about the national commemoration, visit the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission website at www.abrahamlincoln200.org.
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