DATE: Tuesday, July 8th
TIME: The event begins at 6 p.m. and the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m
Location: The Old Governor's Mansion is located at 502 North Boulevard in downtown Baton Rouge
COST: Free (FHL members) $10 (non-members/guests)
Refreshments will be provided by Calandro's Fine Cellars
The Foundation for Historical Louisiana (FHL) announces its participation in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln with a special lecture on Lincoln at the Old Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 8th.
David Madden, LSU Robert Penn Warren Professor of Creative Writing, will lecture on "Lincoln's Unique Louisiana Connection" as part of the bicentennial anniversary, which is being celebrated throughout the nation. Lincoln was born on February 12,1809.
Madden's presentation is part of the popular monthly lecture series sponsored by the Foundation for Historical Louisiana to enhance member’s historical and cultural knowledge, particularly in Louisiana.
The lecture will focus on the little-known, very positive, and very important relationship during the Civil War between President Abraham Lincoln and the state of Louisiana, said Madden, a noted Civil War scholar.
Madden, an award-winning novelist, creative writing teacher and lecturer, has served as the LSU Writer-in-residence from 1968 to 1992, director of the Creative Writing Program 1992-1994, and founding director of the United States Civil War Center 1992-1999. He has also given lectures at many conferences and dramatic readings from his fiction at over 100 colleges and universities.
FHL members may attend free; guests are $10. Memberships are encouraged. Refreshments will be provided by Calandro's Fine Cellars.The event begins at 6 p.m. and the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.The Old Governor's Mansion is located at 502 North Boulevard in downtown Baton Rouge