Remembering the Gettysburg Address

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  • Five children in matching yellow t-shirts stand in a row at a sports event. The middle child holds a sign reading #GETTYREADY. An out-of-focus crowd is visible in the background.
  • A person in a brown bear mascot costume wearing a yellow shirt and white shorts stands on a basketball court. Spectators and players are visible in the background.
  • A sports team mascot wearing a yellow shirt with an image of Abraham Lincoln and the words “The Gettysburg Address: Learn it. Live it.” stands on a basketball court.
  • A man with a bandana and gloves speaks into a microphone at center court, surrounded by children in yellow shirts forming a circle, while a camera operator films him. Spectators fill the arena seats in the background.
  • A man wearing a beanie, gloves, and a denim vest sings into a microphone on a football field, with a blurred crowd in the stadium stands behind him.
  • A scoreboard at Brigham Young University displays part of the Gettysburg Address. The score shows BYU leading 49–3 with 1:10 left in the third quarter. Fans are visible in the stadium below.
  • A man with long blond hair, wearing a bandana, gloves, flannel shirt, and denim vest, holds a microphone on a sports court. Children in yellow shirts and a crowd are visible in the background.
  • A person with long hair, wearing a bandana and a denim vest that says AMERICAN RIDE and FREEDOM, stands on a football field facing a crowd in the stadium. The vest is decorated with American flags and patches.
  • A man wearing a black beanie, gloves, and denim vest stands on a football field holding a microphone, with a stadium crowd in the background.
  • A person dressed as Abraham Lincoln, wearing a black suit, bow tie, and top hat, speaks into a microphone on a stadium court with green seats and people in the background.
  • A diverse group of people stand together on a basketball court near a microphone, facing the audience in an arena with many empty green seats. The Jazz logo is visible on the court.
  • A large group of people, mostly teenagers, pose together on a basketball court inside an arena. Some are dressed formally. The arena seats behind them are mostly empty, and a scoreboard is visible in the background.
  • Four adults stand on a basketball court posing with a bear mascot in a yellow jersey; the arena seats and scoreboard are visible in the background.
  • Three adults stand on a basketball court, smiling with a bear mascot wearing a yellow shirt and white shorts between them. The mascot waves one arm. Spectators sit in the stands behind them.
  • A person in a brown bear mascot costume wearing a yellow shirt and white shorts stands on a basketball court. Spectators and players are visible in the background.

 

Comments

"I LOVED the Getty Ready paper "Celebrate 150 Years of the Gettysburg Address!" that was in our local San Juan Record. I would like to know how I can purchase 25+ more copies, so that I can give one to each of my 21 grandchildren and their parents. I want to encourage them to read/study the paper at Home Evening(s)! I love Pres. Lincoln and have decided to take the challenge of memorizing the Gettysburg Address. What a blessing this paper is to all of us, not just in Utah, but throughout the nation! One of my grandchildren is in Mr. Robert Turk's 5th grade class at Blanding Elementary. Mr. Turk is a phenomenal teacher - the kids don't just study history, they live it, through him! My granddaughter who is in the 8th grade now, still has the Gettysburg Address memorized thanks to this teacher! I would really appreciate your help in purchasing more of these valuable papers. Thank you."
"Hello from Roy, Utah. I am a 5th grade teacher at Freedom Elementary school and I challenged all my fifth grade students to memorize the Gettysburg Address. Many students have taken on the challenge. Some even had it memorized the very next day it was assigned. Most importantly, they can explain the importance of the address and how it can empower them today as young citizens of America. Thank you for your website and the efforts in promoting such valuable piece of history."
"i plan on having students recite "in flanders fields," a poem which they have been memorizing from veteran's day commemoration. then, they will complete a venn diagram showing the differences & similarities between the poem "in flanders fields" and the "gettysburg address" as shown under the teacher's document camera. students will then write a one page essay giving their reasons/explanation for their own sense of patriotism citing out of both documents and their morning pledge of allegence. "
"I loved hearing about Pres. Lincoln when I was a kid and reading about his history. In fifth grade I had to make a scrape book about each of the states and in that scrape book I put in several articles about President Lincoln from the newspaper. I am now 64 yrs old and now looking back now, I bet it was the 100th celebration of his address??? By the way, I think I still have them stored away somewhere, because I couldn't through them away when was cleaning out a few months ago!"