Liberty’s Legacy: Celebrating 250 Years of Independence
Register for the Jon Meacham presentation, September 29, 2026, 7:00 pm, Memorial Chapel, University of Redlands. Admission is free.
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The Watchorn Lincoln Memorial Association (WLMA) supports the mission of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. Founded in 1938 by Robert Watchorn as a 501(c)(3) non-profit California corporation, the WLMA helps advance the educational work of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. The organization sponsors numerous programs throughout the year, including the Watchorn Lincoln Dinner. The dinner, hosted in coordination with the Special Collections Division of A.K. Smiley Public Library, is held annually on Lincoln’s birthday. Since the first dinner in 1932, more than ninety historians, authors and enthusiasts have addressed Watchorn Lincoln Dinner guests.



