Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Activities (OLBC)

In 2000, Congress passed Public Law 106-173 establishing a national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.  Each state was asked to appoint a liaison to assist in the national celebration and to generate activities marking the bicentennial across the nation.
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed Michael Burton as the Oregon representative to the ALBC.  The Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial (OLBC) was subsequently formed to carry-out celebratory and educational activities in Oregon.

The mission of the OLBC is:

To increase the knowledge and awareness of Abraham Lincoln in the State of Oregon and to encourage research, scholarship and an increased understanding of Lincoln around the themes of democracy and equal opportunity

Members of the Commission are:
Michael Burton, Chair
Jodie MacLean, Secretary
John MacLean, Treasurer
George Forbes, Director-at-large
George Beard
Alexander Bram
Richard Etulain
Steve Holgate
Chet Orloff
K.C.Piccard-Krone
William Stack
Elliot Trommald
Tony Wolk
Douglas Tracy
Mark Cushing

Andrea Morgan is liaison to the Commission from the Oregon Department of Education

John Price is web master

Membership in the Commission is open to any person or organization demonstrating a commitment to then vision and purposes of the commission.

The Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is a Nonprofit 501 (c) (3) registered with the State of Oregon registry number 480541-91. The by-laws of the OLBC are available on this web site.

The following is a synopsis of major activities that the OLBC is planning for the bicentennial: