Prolific author and Lincoln historian, Dr. Brian R. Dirck, who recently returned from Japan where he was a Fulbright lecturer, will deliver the second “Samuel C. Rinella Jr. Memorial Lincoln Lecture” in Quincy Friday, October 29.

A professor of history at Anderson University in Indiana, Dirck will address the subject of his most recent book, The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death. Dirck’s presentation will be at the McHugh Theater on the campus of Quincy University at 7 p.m. Friday, October 29. The event will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the theater and will be followed by questions and answers. The event will be free of charge and open to the public. Per the university’s policy on COVID, those attending will be required to wear masks.