By: Brian Anderson
Dave and Kate spent several hours yesterday showing our boy scout troop several historic sites in Charles County, including the Mudd House and Port Tobacco. The scouts were thoroughly engaged, full of...
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Hi Dave. The Chicago History Museum currently has an exhibit on Lincoln that includes the bed in which he died. I wrote about it and wanted to share with you:...
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Dave, your article on the Black Diamond disaster was spectacular, as were the photos. What a great and useful blogsite you’ve developed! Thanks, and hats off to you!! Bob Allen (Surratt Society)
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I have a comment , I have been on countless tours, read all the books and I still try to get in the mind of Booth on this issue . Knowing Fords theater as well as he did , He had to know it was a 12...
View ArticleBy: Dennis D. Urban
Andy, Booth had to pass along the back wall of the dress circle and its many seated people to reach the box. Many people saw him and he saw how crowded it was. To fire an shot, then pass through the...
View ArticleBy: Laurie Verge
Don’t forget that his horse was at the rear of the theater, not the front door (where the President’s carriage was). Also, one has to believe that he truly felt he had done a noble deed and wanted...
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HI Dave, I was thinking recently about a poem I encountered during my career as an Activity Professional in senior health care environments. It was a poem we were taught for use in Remotivation...
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Dave: My wife and I recently became aware that John Buckingham lived in the house we own circa 1894. It is in the 200 block of 9th Street SE. We have lived there for the last 49 years. Yesterday we...
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Hi, I came across your site today and it has more information than other ones I’ve looked at. I love history like you and always wanting to learn more. I am also currently reading Shakespeare books...
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Barb, It’s true that John Wilkes Booth was a slow student. His sister, Asia, stated that, “John Wilkes was not quick at acquiring knowledge, he had to plod, progress slowly step by step, but that which...
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