date:May 18, 2012
uary. Other events to commemorate the anniversary include the Smithsonians Folklife Festival, which will be held June 27-July 1 and July 4-8 on the National Mall. The festival will include demonstrations, discussions and hands-on activities that relate to the partnership between the USDA and land-grant universities, which Lincoln also established during the Civil War, two months after signing legislation creating the USDA.