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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Spend the day tracking Abraham Lincoln’s assassin through D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. LincolnAssassinationTours.com

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Dave Taylor @linconspirators.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last year, a pair of "blood-stained" gloves from the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction. But are they the real deal? And what about the other gloves claimed to have been with President Lincoln that night? 🗃️ Learn more: lincolnconspirators.com/2026/09/21/a...

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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Gloves

On May 21, 2025, Freeman’s | Hindman Auction House in Chicago, Illinois, offered 144 lots related to the life of Abraham Lincoln. “Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of …

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In 1979, Ford's Theatre was struggling to raise funds. To support them, Dolly Parton hosted a special gala of country music stars. It aired on NBC and President Jimmy Carter attended. Dolly Parton's musical talent and philanthropy in so many countless ways have made the world a better place.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Time is running out for you to buy your tickets for our upcoming tours over the escape route of John Wilkes Booth. Join the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin on our all-day narrated excursions through D.C., Maryland, and Virginia: lincolnassassinationtours.com

A comic book depiction of John Wilkes Booth escaping on a horse at the back door of Ford’s Theatre.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Experience the escape and search for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Tickets for our narrated tours through D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, on Sept. 5, 12, and Oct. 17 are on sale now: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

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Dave Taylor @linconspirators.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Since 1865, one of the photographs found on the body of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin has been misidentified. After two years of searching, I’ve found the true identity of the veiled woman. Her name is Laura Redden, and she led a remarkable life: #skystorians 🗃️ lincolnconspirators.com/2026/07/08/u...

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Under the Veil: Revealing the True Identity of John Wilkes Booth’s Photograph

The Assassin’s Collection of Photographs In the early morning hours of April 26, 1865, Sgt. Boston Corbett ended the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin by firing the shot that fatally wounded J…

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

To assist in the search for Abraham Lincoln’s murderer, special envelopes were produced bearing the assassin's image so that his likeness could be spread far and wide. Join the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth with tours on Sept. 5, Sept. 12, and Oct 17, 2026: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

An envelope cover featuring the likeness of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Under the woodcut image of Booth’s face are the words: “Hunt the villain down. Scatter this likeness in every section of the country; scan every face, particularly if it shuns you; observe closely the features which cannot change; make due allowance for the beard to grow, the mustache shaved off, and the hair cut. It may be by your means that a benignant Government shall mete out justice to one for whom there should be no mercy.”

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Police Gazette @policegazette.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#OTD in @PoliceGazette 1865: Lincoln assassination continuing coverage. John Wilkes Booth is found and killed during confrontation with federal troops.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

On April 30, 1865, Mary Surratt was transferred from the Old Capitol Prison, where she had been held since April 17, to the Arsenal Penitentiary. Originally detained as a witness, this transfer demonstrated the government’s belief that Surratt had taken an active role in John Wilkes Booth’s plot.

A photograph of Mary Surratt with the caption: “Mrs. Mary E. Surratt. Executed July 7, 1865.”

An illustrated page from Harper’s Weekly showing the Arsenal Penitentiary where Mrs. Surratt and the rest of the conspirators were held during their trial.

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Police Gazette @policegazette.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#OTD in @PoliceGazette 1865: Continuing coverage of the Lincoln assassination: At left, John Wilkes Booth escapes from Ford's Theater; at right, the president is brought to a room across the street.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

After 12 days on the run, John Wilkes Booth's flight from justice came to an end in the early hours of April 26, 1865. Detectives set fire to the tobacco barn where he was hiding. A gunshot was heard, & the assassin fell, shot in the neck. The coward’s final words were, "Useless, useless."

An illustration of John Wilkes Booth being pulled from the burning Garrett tobacco barn after being shot. The assassin lingered for three hours after being shot in the neck.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Two more successful tours down! Thanks to @regchilton.bsky.social, @cwbc.bsky.social, @joebarry.bsky.social, @iknuppel.bsky.social, and @mpugliese.bsky.social for making the weekend so memorable for our participants. Stay tuned for your chance to join us on a future Lincoln Assassination Tour!

Joe Barry addresses the crowd in Baptist Alley about his research on Joseph Stewart.

The bus group slowly gathers around Rich Hill

The authors and special guests of our April 18 tour: Bill Binzel, Frank Gorman, Joe Barry, Dr. Diane Putney, Jim Garrett, Darin Weeks, Mary Fincher, Dave Taylor, and Ilka Knüppel. Photo courtesy of Mike Pugliese

Author Reignette Chilton posing with Dave Taylor

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

In 1956, a Maryland resident named Samuel J. Seymour appeared on the TV game show, I've Got a Secret. He was questioned by a panel of celebrities, who quickly determined that Mr. Seymour had witnessed a truly momentous event in our history that occurred 161 years ago today. youtu.be/bJz07pQv1dA

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The Last Witness to Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

On April 12, 1865, Richard Smoot visited Mary Surratt's boardinghouse on H St. in D.C. Smoot wanted final payment for his boat that John Surratt had purchased for John Wilkes Booth's plot against Lincoln. Mrs. Surratt told Smoot that the boat would be used soon and was anxious for him to leave.

The Mary Surratt Boardinghouse on H Street in Washington, D.C. as it appeared in 1895

The cover of Richard Smoot's pamphlet, "The Unwritten History of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln."

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

On April 11, 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave his last public address. In the crowd at the White House was Dr. Charles Leale and, it has been claimed, John Wilkes Booth. After hearing Lincoln speak in favor of Black suffrage, Booth is alleged to have said, "That is the last speech he will ever make."

A painting depicting Abraham Lincoln's final public address from the White House on April 11, 1865. Lincoln spoke in favor of readmitting Louisiana to the Union under a new state constitution, though he did not like the fact that the new constitution did not give voting rights to Black citizens. Lincoln's expression in support of Black suffrage caused one of the observers of the speech, John Wilkes Booth (shown on the bottom left), to vow, "That is the last speech he will ever make."

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Our first Lincoln Assassination Tour was a success! We had a great time taking a bus load of folks on the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. We have two more tours scheduled for April and more to be announced for the fall. LincolnAssassinationTours.com

The Surratt Historic Site and Museum in Clinton, Maryland.

The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House museum in Clinton, MD.

Dent’s Meadow, the spot where Booth set across the Potomac River.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Bettie Rollins in Port Conway, Virginia, gave the vital piece of information that led to John Wilkes Booth’s capture. Read more about her actions in the ALT text. #WomensHistoryMonth

Thousands of soldiers, detectives, and civilians were on the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, and yet John Wilkes Booth still managed to evade capture for 12 days. In the end, it was a stroke of luck that a detachment of the 16th New York Cavalry happened to stumble upon Booth’s trail while in Port Conway, Virginia. While resting there on the banks of the Rappahannock River, the troopers talked with residents William and Bettie Rollins. They mentioned having seen a man with a broken leg matching Booth’s description cross the river just a day before. They also noted that the fugitive was joined by three Confederate soldiers who had crossed the river with him. One of the soldiers was Private Willie Jett. William Rollins couldn’t help the Union troopers further, but Bettie Rollins knew some important information. She knew that Willie Jett had been courting a girl named Izora Gouldman, whose father owned a hotel in the town of Bowling Green. That gave the troopers a destination to head to, and sure enough, they found Jett at the Star Hotel in Bowling Green just as Bettie Rollins predicted. When questioned, Jett immediately told the troopers that Booth could be found at the Garrett farm, and he led the soldiers back there. In the end, it was Bettie Rollins who provided the essential information needed to capture Lincoln’s assassin. #WomensHistoryMonth

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

We had such a blast joining Mary and Darin on @cwbc.bsky.social to talk about Lincoln Assassination Tours! In addition the podcast version, you can watch a video of the discussion here: youtu.be/yQ13Oy4LBXc?...

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Civil War Breakfast Club Episode 164 - Lincoln Assassination Tour with guest Dave Taylor!

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Civil War Breakfast Club Podcast @cwbc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Boop! Our next episode is here and this time we are joined by the Lincoln assassination and John Wilkes Booth historian Dave Taylor to discuss his upcoming Lincoln Assassination Tours that follow Booth’s steps from Ford’s Theater to the Garrett Farm! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This 1921 photograph shows the former site of the pine thicket in Charles County, Maryland, where John Wilkes Booth and David Herold hid for days following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Check out the ALT text for a full description.

It's hard to imagine, but John Wilkes Booth and David Herold spent the longest part of their flight from justice in the location of this photograph. In 1865, this was the site of a pine thicket, not far from Historic Rich Hill in Charles County, Maryland. For four and a half days, the fugitives hid among the pine brush, evading the Union patrols and waiting for a chance to try and get to the Potomac River. Lincoln's assassins were aided during this time by a Confederate mail agent named Thomas Jones, who regularly brought food and newspapers to the men. This hiding location had been selected as it had earlier been used as a forested "dead drop" where Confederate mail bound for the north was secreted. Booth and Herold hid out near a hollowed-out stump for the purpose. The pine thicket in the area did not last much past 1865. As shown by this #throwback photograph from Ms. Bessie Burns' 1921 album of the escape route of the assassins, the land was cleared for tobacco farms, and railroad tracks were eventually placed not far from the fugitives' hiding place. On a Lincoln Assassination Tour, we'll point out the site of the former Pine Thicket, which now has a house standing on the spot where Booth and Herold waited for days.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This is Rich Hill circa 1921. After leaving Dr. Mudd’s farm, J W Booth & Herold arrived at Rich Hill seeking help from its owner, Samuel Cox. The fugitives were fed a meal before directed to hide in a nearby pine thicket. Rich Hill will open as a new museum in Charles County, MD, a couple of months.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In 1865, Mary Swann lived at Rich Hill, the home of her former enslaver, Samuel Cox. She was present when John Wilkes Booth & David Herold were led to her home after they had left Dr. Mudd’s house. She lied about the fugitives time there. Read more about her story in the ALT text. #BlackHistoryMonth

During the manhunt, Mary Swann was arrested along with Cox & taken to D.C. She gave two statements stating that the men never entered the house. Cox swore to the same. They were both eventually released. The statements of Cox & Mary were contrary to the testimony of Oswell Swann – the guide who innocently took the fugitives to Rich Hill. Oswell Swann (no relation to Mary) stated that the men spent lots of time inside Rich Hill & were fed a meal. Mary Swann continued to live at Rich Hill after 1865, working as a servant for the Coxes. In 1882, she had married Oscar Kelly, a fellow servant. That same year, Sam Cox, Jr. sold the Kellys a plot of land to make a home. When Booth historian Stanley Kimmel visited the region in the late 1930s, he met “Aunt” Mary Kelly. She still claimed that she had told the truth in 1865 – while also acknowledging that her statement helped saved Samuel Cox’s life. While publicly & to white interviewers like Kimmel, Mary Kelly always swore she told the truth in 1865, amongst the Black residents of Charles County, it was understood that she had lied to protect the Coxes from danger. Mary Swann had a difficult choice in 1865 & beyond. Angering a wealthy white landowner like Cox would have had lifelong repercussions for her, so she chose to be his lifelong ally. Many other formerly enslaved people who didn’t move away after freedom likewise chose appeasement. This appeasement became misconstrued by white authors as the “loyal slave” & “good master” narratives, contributing to the myth of the Lost Cause. But Cox was far from the oxymoronic good enslaver. In fact, in 1862, Cox beat one of his enslaved men to death for reporting on him. It’s not surprising then that Mary Swann Kelly and so many others spent their whole lives appeasing the white folks around them & telling them what they wanted to hear. During Reconstruction and beyond, such appeasement was sometimes the only way to survive. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Rather than partaking in the traditional mattress sale to mark the occasion, why not spend this Presidents' Day learning about how two former Presidents reacted to the news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination: lincolnconspirators.com/2018/01/15/a...

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A Buffalo Resident and Lincoln’s Assassination

On Saturday, April 15, the news of Lincoln’s assassination in Washington, D.C. reached the residents of Buffalo, New York. The entire city followed the rest of the nation with massive demonstration…

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day! August Valentine Kautz was a German immigrant and army officer who rose to the rank of Major General in the Union army during the Civil War. After the death of Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Kautz was assigned to the military commission that tried the assassination conspirators.

A photograph of a Union general identified as General August V[alentine] Kautz.

A photograph of some of the members of the military commission that tried the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Gen. Kautz is the third figure from the left.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We are quite behind in our #throwback “Trail of Lincoln’s Assassin” images from 1921. Here are pictures of Mary Surratt’s Tavern, St. Mary’s Catholic Church Bryantown, and two photos of the home of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. Click the ALT text for details.

We're going to church in today's #throwback from Ms. Bessie Burns' album on "The Trail of Lincoln's Assassin." This is St. Mary's Catholic Church - Bryantown, Maryland, as it appeared in 1921. In the fall and winter of 1864, John Wilkes Booth traveled into Explore Charles County to scout the roads and recruit possible co-conspirators into his initial plot to abduct President Lincoln. On November 13, 1864, Booth attended St. Mary's Bryantown in the company of Dr. William Queen and his family. While at church, Booth was introduced to Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, marking the first time the two men met. Booth would return to the area on December 17, this time staying some time at Dr. Mudd's home. How much Dr. Mudd knew about Booth's plot against the President is a matter of great debate, but there is no doubt that the doctor knew Booth before the assassin sought medical attention for his broken leg during his escape. After Dr. Mudd's death in 1883, he was buried at St. Mary's near the front of the church. To the left of the group of standing parishioners in this photograph, you can see a small white headstone. This *might* be the original gravestone of Dr. Samuel Mudd. The Mudd family erected a replacement stone for the doctor and his wife in 1940, but the original gravestone can be seen today at the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum. On a Lincoln Assassination Tour, we drive right up to St. Mary's Catholic Church and point out the final resting place of the man whose name is Mudd.

Here's another #throwback to 1921 and Ms. Bessie Burns' "Trail of Lincoln's Assassin" photo album. These are two photographs of the home of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd near Waldorf, Maryland. Dr. and Mrs. Mudd were awakened at around 4:00 am on April 15, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David Herold. Dr. Mudd provided medical attention to Booth's broken leg, and the fugitives rested at the home for about 12 hours before continuing on. The standing figure in the second photograph is Samuel A. Mudd II, the son of the man who went to prison for his involvement in John Wilkes Booth's plot. Through the efforts of some of Dr. Mudd's grandchildren in the 1970s and 80s, the home and surrounding property were turned into a museum. All Lincoln Assassination Tours visit the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum, which has done an amazing job over the past decade to tell a more honest and inclusive story about its past.

Another shot of the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House with Sam Mudd II shown. See the prior image for more info.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our March 14, 2026, Lincoln Assassination Tour is officially sold out! We're so excited to have a completely full bus for our inaugural tour over the escape route of John Wilkes Booth. There are still tickets available for our tours on April 18 and April 19 at www.lincolnassassinationtours.com

A graphic showing the three planned Lincoln Assassination Tours for Spring 2026, with the words Sold Out on top of the March 14th date.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

On April 15, 1865, Robert Nelson found a knife laying in front of William Seward’s home. Hours earlier, Seward was attacked with the knife by conspirator Lewis Powell. Nelson turned it over to the authorities & later testified about it at the trial of the conspirators. #BlackHistoryMonth

A Lincoln assassination your badge with an image of the trial testimony from Robert Nelson. The text on the badge reads: “26. Robert Nelson - On April 15, Nelson discovered the knife used by Lewis Powell to attack the Seward household lying in the street. He turned it over to the authorities.”

The knife used by conspirator Lewis Powell when he attacked the home of William Seward which was picked up by Robert Nelson and turned over to the authorities. It was later gifted to George Robinson, the army nurse who saved Seward, and his descendants gave it to the Huntington Library in California.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Abraham Lincoln by William H. Johnson, ca. 1945. This painting shows scenes surrounding the life and death of Abraham Lincoln. It was painted by William H. Johnson, one of the nation's foremost Black artists of the 20th century. Check out the ALT text for more. #BlackHistoryMonth #skystorians 🗃️

This painting depicts the 16th President surrounded by small scenes related to his life and death. The small log cabin and U.S. Capitol represent his rise from humble beginnings to the highest office in the land. The flags, hands holding a piece of paper, quill, and graves reference Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The capture and death of Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, is shown on the top right. This is followed by a depiction of the gallows where four of Booth's co-conspirators were executed and the prison bars for the remaining conspirators.

William H. Johnson (1901-1970) was born into a poor African American family in South Carolina. At the age of 17, he moved to New York and held multiple jobs to pay for classes at the National Academy of Design. He later traveled to Europe, where he met and married Danish artist Holcha Krake. Inspired by Krake's background in Scandinavian folk art, Johnson began to create American folk art scenes, often focusing on the lives of Black Americans. The rise of Nazism led Johnson and Krake to return to the U.S., where Johnson became a teacher at the Harlem Community Art Center. Back in New York, Johnson was motivated to "paint his own people" and produced hundreds of paintings showcasing African American culture and history. Johnson was deeply affected by the death of Holcha Krake in 1944 from breast cancer. His grief, combined with medical issues, led him to be institutionalized on Long Island starting in 1947 until his death in 1970. His collection was almost lost during his institutionalization, as he had no funds to pay for its continued storage. Luckily, a group of friends had the works transferred to the Harmon Foundation, which funded and collected the work of Black artists. In 1967, the Harmon Foundation presented the Smithsonian with over 1,000 paintings and prints by William H. Johnson. Johnson is considered one of the nation's foremost African American artists of the 20th century. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hooray! Our John Wilkes Booth escape route tour on Sunday, April 19, 2026, is now confirmed. Thanks to everyone who purchased their tickets early in advance to make this happen. There are still tickets available for all 3 of our spring tours. Register now: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Some folks in Alaska have a view of Mount Sergeant Robinson, a 10,660-foot-tall peak in the Chugach Mountains. It was named after Private George Foster Robinson, the army nurse who was tending to Secretary of State William Seward on the night Lewis Powell attacked the household.

A photograph of Mount Sergeant Robinson, a peak in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska taken by photographer Tony Naciuk.

A Lincoln Assassination Tour badge of Private George Foster Robinson. The text next to the image of Robinson states “An army nurse caring for William Seward, Robinson fought off Lewis Powell’s attack. He earned a medal & an Alaskan mountain is named after him.”

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, after a snowfall in the 1930s.

A sepia toned photograph of the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois m, with snow and ice on the trees, ground, and memorial. The photo was taken in the 1930s and is in the collection of the ALPLM.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We're wishing everyone in the path of the big winter storm the comfort of a big, toasty fire. Even if you're snowed in, there's no need to feel "useless, useless." You can still register for a spring 2026 Lincoln Assassination Tour! lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

A drawing of the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Booth is shown looking at his hands while a large fire burns in the background.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Our John Wilkes Booth escape and manhunt tour on Saturday, April 18, 2026, is officially confirmed! Thank you to all participants who purchased their tickets early to make this happen. There are still tickets available for this tour & our other upcoming tours: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

Lincoln Assassination Tours is pleased to announce that our John Wilkes Booth escape and manhunt tour on Saturday, April 18, 2026, is officially confirmed! All of our tours require a minimum number of advance ticket sales in order to be confirmed. Thank you to all participants who purchased their tickets for our April 18 tour early to make this happen. There are still tickets available for this tour, and our other upcoming tours on March 14 and April 19, so snag yours today: https://lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This week's #throwback image is this 1921 photograph of the Petersen House, also known as the House Where Lincoln Died. After the shooting at Ford's Theatre, Lincoln was carried across the street, up these stairs, and into the back bedroom of this boardinghouse owned by William and Anna Petersen.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Our first Maryland stop is the Surratt House Museum. John Wilkes Booth arrived at this country tavern about two hours after shooting Lincoln. He picked up a rifle & some whiskey, before leaving. Register to visit the Surratt House (& more) during our day-long tour: lincolnassassinationtours.com

The front exterior of the Surratt House Museum in Clinton, Maryland.

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pugoc13.bsky.social @pugoc13.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I saw Frank Gorman speak yesterday and he was great. I have bought a ticket for April 18 and you should too. Can’t wait to spend sometime with Mr Gorman and Dave Taylor. Book now folks

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

On April 14, 1865, conspirator Lewis Powell attacked the home of Sec. of State William Seward. Seward survived, partly because of the quick thinking of William Bell who rushed from the home to sound the alarm. Later, Bell testified at the trial of the conspirators, being one of 29 Black witnesses.

A Lincoln Assassination Tours badge featuring an illustration of William Bell. The text on the badge reads “20. William Bell / Servant at the Seward home / Bell answered the door and gave the alarm when Lewis Powell attacked the house. He later identified the culprit.”

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Spaces are filling up for our March and April bus tours over the escape route and search for Abraham Lincoln's assassin. Register today for an all-day guided tour through D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with lunch included: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

A stylized image of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln based on a newspaper drawing from 1915. Above and below the image of John Wilkes Booth jumping from the President’s box at Ford’s Theatre are the words “Join the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s killer / LincolnAssassinationTours.com”

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Register for our April 18, 2026, John Wilkes Booth escape route bus tour to meet lawyer and author Frank Gorman. In 1995, Mr. Gorman represented Green Mount Cemetery in the trial seeking to exhume JWB’s remains over a conspiracy theory. www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-as...

An image advertising the April 18, 2026, Lincoln Assassination Tour which will feature lawyer Frank Gorman, author of Confronting Bad History: How a Lost Cause and Fraudulent Book Caused the John Wilkes Booth Exhumation Trial.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Here's Ford's Theatre circa 1921. During this time, it was being used as a warehouse for the Adjutant General's office. The building next to Ford's advertises the business of "Joseph D. Campbell, Electrical Merchant and Contractor.” lincolnassassinationtours.com

An image of Ford’s theatre from 1921:

Here's the second photograph in Ms. Bessie Burns' "The Trail of Lincoln's Assassin" album. It shows the scene of the crime, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, circa 1921. During this time, the theater was being used as a warehouse for the Adjutant General's office. The building next to Ford's advertises the business of "Joseph D. Campbell, Electrical Merchant and Contractor." At the bottom right of the picture, a sliver of a fender and tire can be seen. This is likely part of a Ford Model T, and it may have belonged to Mr. Campbell, the electrician. On August 30, 1921, The Washington Herald newspaper reported that: "An automobile driven by Joseph D. Campbell, of 517 Tenth St street northwest, collided at Tenth and H streets northwest with the machine of Mrs. Eva Reynolds, of Marlington, W. Va. Neither party was injured. Both cars were damaged." On a Lincoln Assassination Tour, you'll see Ford's Theatre from the comfort of a climate-controlled charter bus, rather than one of those clearly unsafe Model Ts.😄 #throwback

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Author Alan E. Hunter, an expert on the Petersen House where Lincoln died and Osborn Oldroyd, the home’s long time live-in curator, will be joining us for our March 14, 2026, tour! Register today and you might win a free signed copy of one of Mr. Hunter’s books: www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-as...

A graphic with the words “Meet the Author / Alan E. Hunter / on the March 14, 2026 / Lincoln Assassination Tour.” The text is flanked by images of two of Al’s books and a picture of the author himself in the middle.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Mary Surratt’s D.C. boarding house as it appeared around 1921, taken by Ms. Bessie Burns (1899-1981). This is one of many never-before-seen photos by Ms. Burns that we’ll be sharing on social media in advance of our Lincoln Assassination Tours this spring. lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

A slightly double exposed photograph showing the building once owned by Mary Surratt and operated as her boardinghouse. The image dates to about 1921.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This unique CDV shows an eagle holding a small Lincoln portrait in its beak and figures of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the dead assassin in its talons. The real John Wilkes Booth met his end via bullet rather than bird, as you'll learn on a tour: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

A carte de visite entitled "Traitor's Doom and the Assassin's End." The subtitle notes that it was "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by H. Tilden in the Clerk's Office of the District of Massachusetts." The image shows a "photoshopped" photograph of an eagle, holding a portrait of Lincoln in its beak and the figures of Jefferson Davis and John Wilkes Booth in its talons.

A close-up of the figures being held in the eagle's talons. Jefferson Davis is wearing a bonnet and a dress with the words "Jeff the Traitor" written on the dress. The figure of Booth is clearly dead and is hanging limply from the eagle's talon. His head is hanging forward, and his long arm, hanging down, contains the words "Booth the Assassin."

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Our inaugural John Wilkes Booth escape route tour on March 14, 2026, is now confirmed! Thank you to all who purchased tickets early to make this tour a reality. For those who want to join us, there are still some limited tickets remaining. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-as...

A graphic advertising the March 14, 2026, Lincoln Assassination bus tour with an image of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold escaping on horseback with the words "Limited Tickets Remaining" superimposed on the image. The graphic also notes that this debut tour is discounted by $20.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This is the staff of D.C. Provost Marshal Maj. James R. O’Beirne (marked with an X). After Lincoln’s assassination, Maj. O’Beirne and his men protected Vice President Andrew Johnson & hunted for the assassin in Maryland and Virginia. Experience the manhunt on a tour: lincolnassassinationtours.com

A photograph of the office of the D.C. Provost Marshal draped in black bunting in mourning of President Lincoln. There are several men standing in front of the building, posing for the photo. One figure near the middle left has an X drawn below him. This is Major James Rowan O’Beirne, the Provost Marshal.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Make a resolution to experience a Lincoln Assassination Tour in 2026. Follow the escape route of assassin John Wilkes Booth through D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with lunch included! We are now booking three tours for March and April. Learn more and register today at: lincolnassassinationtours.com

A graphic headed with part of the wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth noting that “The Murderer of our late beloved President Abraham Lincoln is still at large.” This is followed by a graphics of Lincoln seated at Ford’s Theatre and Booth riding away on horseback. Added text gives the name of Lincoln Assassination Tours and an appeal to “join the manhunt.”

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Do you wanna build a snow-Abraham Lincoln? In 1935, Duane Bryers created this 15-foot-tall bust of Lincoln out of two tons of snow in Virginia, Minnesota. Bryers was assisted by 31 members of the local Pillsbury club, who put on an open house to celebrate Lincoln's birthday. @ushxguy.bsky.social

A black and white photograph of a snow sculpture bust of Abraham Lincoln.

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Lincoln Assassination Tours @assassinationtours.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Here’s a photo of Ford’s Theatre from 1959. While the ground floor of the theater contained a Lincoln museum during this period, the interior of the building had yet to be restored to its 1865 appearance. See the campus yourself on a Lincoln Assassination Tour: www.lincolnassassinationtours.com/

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