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Category: Events
Bob Lichty at the Packard Museum on February 18
Bob Lichty, past president of the Lincoln Highway Association and former board member of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, will be speaking at the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio on February 18, 2012 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, on The Lincoln Highway Revisited.
For more information on the National Packard Museum, visit its website at packardmuseum.org.
Lincoln Highway traveling exhibit in Oswego, IL
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition’s traveling exhibit on the Lincoln Highway is currently in the Village Hall in Oswego, Illinois until the end of December.
- Valley Briefs: Become bell ringer or learn about Lincoln Highway, The Beacon News (Aurora, Ill.), November 8, 2011
2012 LHA Conference in Canton
The Ohio chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association and the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway will be hosting the 2012 Lincoln Highway Association conference in Canton, Ohio, for a week beginning Monday, June 18.
- 2012 Lincoln Highway conference in Canton, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, October 11, 2011
Indiana LHA meeting this Saturday at 10:30 am
The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association is holding its fall meeting this Saturday, October 15, 10:30 a.m., at the old Carnegie Library in Goshen.
- Highway group plans fall meeting, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, October 14, 2011
Lincoln Highway rally in Pennsylvania returns
The Lincoln Highway Road Rally in Pennsylvania, organized by the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, returns October 8 and 9, after a three-year hiatus.
- Lincoln Highway rally to return, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 8, 2011
- 2011 Road Rally, Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
Lincoln Highway Days in Nevada, IA through Sunday
Along with other events along the Lincoln Highway this weekend, the city of Nevada, Iowa is holding its 28th annual Lincoln Highway Days festival through Sunday.
- Lincoln Highway Days official web site
- Lincoln Highway Days in Iowa this weekend, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, August 26, 2011
Lincoln Highway weekend events
Here are a few events to enjoy along the Lincoln Highway this weekend.
The 4th Annual Iowa Lincoln Highway Motor Tour runs for three days, starting tomorrow.
- Sweet rides to make local stops, Andrew Potter, Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), August 25, 2011
One of the stops the tour is making will be at the Pioneer Days festival in Le Grand, Iowa on Saturday.
- Pioneer Days gets Le Grand hopping Saturday, Andrew Potter, Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), August 23, 2011
On Saturday, two classic Ford car clubs are taking tours of Noble County, Indiana, through which the Lincoln Highway passes.
- Classic Ford tours to stop throughout Noble County, Bob Braley, KPCNews.com (Kendallville, Indiana), August 20, 2011 (requires paid subscription for entire article)
On Saturday and Sunday, more than 300 quilts will be displayed at the Heart of the Lincoln Highway Quilt Show in Jefferson, Iowa.
- Arts & Culture, Aug. 21, Michael Morain, Des Moines Register, August 18, 2011 (scroll down to the bottom of the article)
On Sunday, the Second Annual Lincoln Highway Car Show will take place in Matteson, Illinois.
- Library Hosts 2nd Annual Car Show and Craft Fair, Colleen Vander Hye, Mokena (Ill.) TribLocal, August 21, 2011
8/23: Walking tour of public art in Geneva, IL
Geneva History Center educator Margaret Selakovich will lead a guided walking tour exploring the public art in Geneva, Illinois, including its Lincoln Highway mural, on August 23.
- Walking tour to explore 
Geneva’s public art, Kane County (Ill.) Chronicle, August 13, 2011
8/19: Rochelle, IL kicks off Lincoln Highway festival with ice cream social
The community of Rochelle, Illinois is invited to city hall on August 19 for an ice cream social, to kick off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival.
- City to host ice cream social, Rochelle (Ill.) News-Leader, August 8, 2011