Our Mission

Big government is not simply the size of the budget, or the number of federal programs; it is the role the federal government plays in our daily lives.

We at the Lincoln Heritage Institute will not sit idly by and allow bloated bureaucracies, burdensome tax policies, a failing public education system, an out-of-control regulatory system, and a growing disregard for the rule of law to become an accepted way of life.

Our purpose, through public education, is the revitalization and preservation of our traditional political, social, commercial, and legal environment in which the only limits to achievement are individual ability and effort.

The Guardian Award

Over the past half century, actions by many in the Executive Branch, in Congress, and in an increasingly activist federal Judiciary have pursued policies and actions that have eroded individual rights, threatened our republic form of government, negatively impacted our free-market system, and undercut the national security and sovereignty of the U.S.

The Guardian Award honors positive and courageous action that showcases, honors, promotes, and/or preserves individual and state’s rights, our free-market system, national security, and our sovereignty.

The presentation of the Guardian Award is the Institute’s way of calling attention to America’s heroes and honoring those individuals that stand up for freedom, many times in the face of personal adversity.

Guardian Award categories are:

1. Elected officials
2. Private sector commerce
3. Journalism
4. Literature
5. Law and justice
6. Education

Past recipients of the Award include:

• U.S. Representative Don Young
• U.S. Representative Helen Chenoweth
• U.S. Representative David McIntosh
• U.S. Representative J.C. Watts
• Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
• Fox News, California Bureau
• Mr. John McGowan, Mississippi
• Mr. Robert Brace, Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania State Representative Merle Phillips
• Pennsylvania State Representative Robert Godshall
• Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassilliev for “The Haunted Wood”

Nominations are currently being accepted for the above listed categories. A narrative of why a nominee should receive the award must accompany all nominations and be no longer than 1,000 words in length. Narratives must include specifics of events and accomplishments of nominee; background of nominee; and the identification and description of the events that warrant nomination.

Send nominations to lhi@wmis.net or fax to (517) 663-5245. Please include your name, address, and phone number; the nominee’s name, profession, and position; the Award category; and any other pertinent information.

For further information, contact us at the above e-mail or fax number.

Lincoln Heritage Institute • lhi@wmis.net
620 Hall Street, Eaton Rapids, Michigan 48827 • Fax: (517) 663-5245
Pennsylvania: 603 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17113
New York: Box 656 Main Street, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569