FOREVER FREE: ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S JOURNEY TO EMANCIPATION

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
and the
Friends of the Baron-Forness Library

Cordially invite you to attend

FOREVER FREE: ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S JOURNEY TO EMANCIPATION
A Traveling Exhibition Tracing Lincoln’s Changing Views of Slavery

Opening Reception and Exhibit

Thursday, January 20, 2011

5 p.m. - Hors d' oeuvres & Reception
6 p.m. - Program

at the
Second Floor Atrium
Baron-Forness Library
200 Tartan Road
Edinboro University Campus
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Please RSVP by January 13 by calling 732-2779 or e-mailing dkelly@edinboro.edu

The Baron-Forness library is sponsoring free programs
and other events for the public in connection with the exhibition.
For more information, contact Jack Widner at 814-732-2175 or widner@edinboro.edu.

"Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" has been organized by the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City, in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. This exhibition was made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, promoting excellence in the humanities, and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, created by Congress and charged with planning the national celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday.

Locally Sponsered by

Friends of the Baron-Forness Library -- WJET-24, Erie PA -- Mainstreet Media, North East, Pa -- Northwest Tri-county Intermediate Unit, Edinboro, PA -- Edinboro Area Historical Society.

All events are free and open to the general public.

University regulations require a parking pass available from Edinboro University Police.