Preserving History

Throughout 2009, HistoryTM will commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with a new initiative entitled "Give a Lincoln for Lincoln." In association with the National Park Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this program encourages Americans to donate Lincoln-head pennies, five dollar bills, or make larger donations online to help preserve six key sites associated with Lincoln's life and legacy.

The six sites are:

• Lincoln’s birthplace in Kentucky

• His boyhood home in Indiana

• The Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois

• Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC

• The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

• Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Teacher and student contests, original short form video about Lincoln’s life and Presidency, related lesson plans, as well as instructions for how to donate to this campaign will be available online at www.history.com/lincoln. Log on today to learn how you can help save Lincoln’s legacy!

Stealing Lincoln's Body premieres on The History Channel^TM premieres Monday, February 16, 2009, 9:00-11:00pm e/p. This documentary explores the little known story of a group of counterfeiters who plotted to steal Lincoln's body and hold it for ransom.