[ May 1, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] President Abraham Lincoln will take center stage in southwest Ohio on May 1, 2011, at the Freedom Festival in Blanchester.   This new and exciting event will celebrate our freedoms and recognize the 150th. anniversary of the Civil War.

Fritz Klein, a living history Lincoln portrayer, will kick things off at 10 a.m., traveling through the village [...]