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President Lincoln and Newark

This program, sponsored by the Newark History Society, will feature speakers Harold Holzer, Lincoln scholar and Chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; and Thomas McCabe, Lecturer, Rutgers-Newark. Holzer, author of numerous books on Lincoln, including Lincoln President-Elect, will discuss Lincoln's journey from Springfield to Washington, DC in 1861 before his inauguration and touch on the important decisions he faced in the early days of his presidency.

 For more information or to reserve space, please contact the Newark History Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or 973-376-8273.

More Info: http://www.npl.org

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