Dr. Michael Burlingame
Connecticut State Liaison
4 Plover Lane
Mystic, CT 06355
http://www.yale.edu/glc/lincoln/
The Connecticut Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (CALBC) was established by Governor M. Jodi Rell in July, 2008.
Lectures & Presentations
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Jan Cohn Lecture: “Becoming Lincoln: The Conservative as Radical”
Part of “In Whose Symbolic Shadow We Stand,” the Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
4:15 pm, McCook Auditorium at Trinity College, Hartford, CT
James Oakes, Distinguished Professor of History, CUNY Graduate Center, and winner of the Lincoln Prize for his 2006 book, The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Triumph of Antislavery Politics.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery & Race, Public Discussion I
Part of “In Whose Symbolic Shadow We Stand,” the Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
12:15 pm, (Common Hour), 2nd floor of Mather Hall at Trinity College, Hartford , CT
Lincoln stood at the center of the most fractious and challenging issues to face the U.S. not only in the nineteenth century but also in our own time.
Sunday, December 14, 2008. 2:00 p.m.
“A Civil War Christmas” Sunday Symposium with David Blight and Paula Vogel
2:00 pm, Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT
Gilder Lehrman Center Director David Blight and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel lead a symposium following the matinee production of Vogel’s new musical A Civil War Christmas.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lincoln’s Rhetoric & Political Thought, Public Discussion II
Part of “In Whose Symbolic Shadow We Stand,” the Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
12:15 pm, (Common Hour), 2nd floor of Mather Hall at Trinity College, Hartford , CT
Just weeks after the inauguration of a new U.S. President, we will consider Lincoln’s rhetoric and political philosophy and their enduring impact on American politics and society.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Open VISIONS Forum with Harold Holzer
8:00 pm, The Regina A. Quick Center, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Lecture by Harold Holzer, Lincoln Biographer, Senior Vice President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Co-Chair of the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
“Lincoln: Man, Myth & Memory” Exhibition Opening and Celebration
11:00 am-7:00 pm, The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT
Enjoy a day-long event featuring a variety of programs for different age groups including tours of the exhibition, which is funded by the Lincoln Financial Group. Lincoln interpreter Howard Wright will be on hand in period attire to educate and engage visitors.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Conference on Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
3-4:30 pm, Location TBD on the campus of University of Connecticut, Storrs
Speakers to include Harry Stout, Professor of History, Yale University and a panel discussion with John Stauffer, Professor of American Civilization, Harvard University; Christopher Clark, Professor of American History, University of Connecticut; Wayne Franklin, Professor of American Literature, University of Connecticut; Lawrence Goodheart, Professor of American History, University of Connecticut; Robert A. Gross, Draper Professor of Early American History, University of Connecticut; and Professor Jeffrey Ogbar, Professor of African American History, University of Connecticut; moderated by Richard D. Brown, Director, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute. Reception to follow.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Daniel Bernard Roumain Performance “Darwin's Meditation for the People of Lincoln”
8:00 pm, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut, Storrs
This multi-media presentation is a musical examination of the literal and imagined relationship between Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who were born within hours of one another on the same day, and the people of the United States born after the end of the Civil War. Known for fusing his classical music roots with a myriad of soundscapes, Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain's (DBR) dramatic soul-inspiring pieces range fro m orchestral scores and energetic chamber works to rock songs and electronica. Serving as the ultimate classical-urban ambassador, DBR seamlessly blends funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music into a new, personal sonic vision, which continues to capture new music lovers worldwide.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Remembering Lincoln, Public Discussion III
Part of “In Whose Symbolic Shadow We Stand,” the Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
12:15 pm, (Common Hour), 2nd floor of Mather Hall at Trinity College in Hartford
How do we mark historical anniversaries, and what do such observances tell us about cultural memory? What does the ubiquitous image of Abraham Lincoln signify in the contemporary U.S.?
Monday, March 23, 2009
The Shirley Wassong Memorial Lecture: “The Life of Abraham Lincoln: New Findings, Fresh Perspectives”
Part of “In Whose Symbolic Shadow We Stand,” the Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
7:30 pm, McCook Auditorium at Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Michael Burlingame is Sadowski Professor of History Emeritus, Connecticut College; Co-Chair, CALBC, and State Liaison to the National Commission; and author of the two-volume Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008).
1860 Lincoln Lecture Tour Through Five Connecticut Cities
After Abraham Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union Address in New York City, he traveled through Connecticut during March of 1860, and spoke in Hartford, New Haven, Meriden, Norwich, and Bridgeport. Michael Burlingame and Howard Wright, Co-Chairs of the CALBC, will present a scholarly analysis of Lincoln and his words, and a recitation of selected speeches and writings. Dates to be determined.
Connecticut Medicine, February 2009 Issue
The Connecticut State Medical Society’s February 2009 issue of Connecticut
Medicine will feature articles on Lincoln’s medical history and on medical innovations of care and treatment in the Civil War.
Exhibits & Involvement by Museums and Historical Centers
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT
“Lincoln: Man, Myth & Memory” Curatorial Exhibition (February through April, 2009)
Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
A companion exhibition in conjunction with the Amistad Center (February – April, 2009) will be displayed.
The CHS will host a Civil War encampment with the 14th Connecticut (October 3, 2009).
The exhibition Civil War Treasures will feature objects related in some way to Lincoln (Aug/Sept – Dec ’09).
