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## Join us at the Library for the 155th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
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On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress will mark the 155th anniversary of this historic speech with a one-day celebration, featuring a pop-up exhibit of the earliest known draft of the speech, and a Letters to Lincoln transcribe-a-thon for volunteers on and offsite!
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress will mark the 155th anniversary of this historic speech with a one-day celebration, featuring a pop-up exhibit of the earliest known draft of the speech, and a Letters to Lincoln transcribe-a-thon for volunteers on and off site!

### Schedule
- 8:30am Library doors open!
- 10:00am Talk by Dr Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress
- 10:05am: Gettysburg address delivered by student orator
- 10:10-10:30am: Talk by historian and curator Michelle Krowl
- 10:30am-1:30pm: Transcribe-a-thon for and offsite participants
- 10:30am-1:30pm: Transcribe-a-thon for onsite and remote participants

#### In the area on November 19th?
Join us in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building (Library of Congress) to have the rare opportunity to see the Nicolay copy in person. Dr. Hayden will kick things off at 10am, followed by a special talk about Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, by historian and curator Michelle Krowl.
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