The mission of the Michigan Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Committee is to provide leadership and direction for Michigan's celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth (Feb. 12, 2009). It will do so by helping people appreciate how Lincoln's life relates to the lives of countless Michiganians today, serving as a clearinghouse for information about celebration activities, promoting partnerships that provide programming, and demonstrating how Michigan is forever linked to the life of Abraham Lincoln. The official, comprehensive Michigan Lincoln Bicentennial site is at http://www.milincoln.org

Committee Chair
Dr. William Anderson, Director
Department of History, Arts and Libraries

Sen. Cameron Brown

Elaine Didier, Director
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

Brian Flanagan, Assistant Director
Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies,
Grand Valley State University

Sen. Tom George

Michelle Johnson, Director
Michigan Freedom Trail Commission

Christian Overland, Vice President
Museums and Collections,
The Henry Ford

Dan Packer
Plymouth Historical Museum

Weldon Petz
Lincoln lecturer and scholar

Doug Roberts, Director
Institute for Public Policy & Social Research,
Michigan State University

Roger Rosentreter, Editor
Michigan History Magazine

Daniel J. Schairbaum
Dykema Gossett PLLC and Michigan State Bar

Sen. Buzz Thomas

Karen Todorov
Michigan Department of Education

Gleaves Whitney, Director
Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies,
Grand Valley State University

Updated 2/12/2008

Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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