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.

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/

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...

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

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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...

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/

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/

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...

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

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

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

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/

On Christmas Eve in 1864, Dr. Samuel Mudd was in D.C. doing some last-minute Christmas shopping & briefly selling turkeys for a neighbor. The day before, Mudd introduced John Wilkes Booth to John Surratt who joined the plot against Abraham Lincoln, and recruited George Atzerodt and Lewis Powell.

The trauma of Lincoln’s assassination was long-lasting. On December 23, 1883, eighteen years after the crime at Ford’s Theatre, a connected tragedy occurred in Hanover, Germany. Here’s a blog post about the sad fate of Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone: lincolnconspirators.com/2023/12/23/w...

Need a last-minute gift to put under the tree? Give your loved one a day-long Lincoln Assassination Tour! Hunt down the assassin of Lincoln with visits to three museums, two private properties, and drive bys of more than a dozen historic sites. Plus lunch is included! LincolnAssassinationTours.com

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was born on December 20, 1833. Dr. Mudd was sentenced to life imprisonment at Fort Jefferson for his involvement in Lincoln’s assassination. Sign up for a Lincoln Assassination Tour today, or else your name might also be Mudd. lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

On her birthday, we remember Mary Todd Lincoln. She suffered immense grief over the death of her children and husband but was also remembered as a “bright, witty, and accomplished young woman, naturally fond of fun and frolic,” with “brilliant conversational powers, and [a] superior education.”

This holiday season, why not give the gift of history with a Lincoln Assassination Tour? It’s a day-long experience that your history buff or true crime watching friend or family member will love. Sign up now and put Lincoln in your loved one’s stocking this year: lincolnassassinationtours.com

On a Lincoln Assassination Tour, you'll take a scenic journey of 170+ miles in a climate-controlled charter bus. Our seats are far more comfortable than this elk horn chair that was given to Lincoln in 1864. Register today for a comfy seat on an upcoming tour: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

Elizabeth Keckley was a talented seamstress who become a trusted confidante to Mary Lincoln during her years in the White House. After the shooting at Ford’s Theatre, Mrs. Lincoln attempted to summon Keckley to be with her at the President’s deathbed, but the messengers failed to locate her.

The U.S. officially observed its first national Thanksgiving in 1863. Ford’s Theatre took part in the celebration, with shows by the visiting stars Ada and Emma Webb who had replaced John Wilkes Booth. A large broadside advertising the sisters can be seen in this 1863 photo of the Treasury building.

Buy your tickets now for our inaugural Lincoln Assassination Tour on Saturday, March 14, 2026. All tickets for this tour are $20 off our regular tour price. It’s a full day of immersive history with lunch included for just $145 (plus Eventbrite’s ticketing fees). www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-as...

Sign up for a Lincoln Assassination Tour and visit Cleydael, the historic home of Dr. Richard Stuart. This private home has been beautifully restored by the owners, and they graciously allow us inside for a tour. Register for a Spring 2026 tour today: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

When the fugitive Lincoln assassination conspirator John Surratt was returned to the U.S. to face trial in 1867, he came face-to-face with members of the Kanza/Kaw tribe. For Native American Heritage Month, we share the story of The Kaw and the Last Lincoln Conspirator: youtu.be/tkeCG1AExos?...

Happy Birthday to Edwin Booth! Despite his success as the greatest Hamlet of all time and one of the best actors of his generation, Edwin forever lived in the private melancholy and shame of his brother’s crime at Ford’s Theatre.

Lt. John Toffey was in the audience of Ford’s Theatre & then rushed to tell the news of the crime to his superiors. While reporting, a riderless horse galloped by, which Toffey overtook. It was later discovered that the horse had been ridden by Lewis Powell after his attack on Seward. #VeteransDay

Fanny Seward is on this Lincoln Assassination Tour badge. She was an eyewitness to the savage stabbing of her father, Sec. of State William Seward, & others. She later wrote in her diary of the event, “Blood, blood my thoughts seemed drenched in it—I seemed to breathe its sickening odor.”

At the end of a Lincoln Assassination Tour, all participants receive a “Lincoln’s Avengers” sticker, based on real medals given out to the leaders of the 16th NY Cavalry who hunted down John Wilkes Booth. Snag yours by signing up for an upcoming tour: lincolnassassinationtours.com/register/

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Happy Halloween! This is a rare carte de visite produced while John Wilkes Booth was on the run. It shows the outline of the assassin on horseback made from beasts and a devilish hand. The visage of Abraham Lincoln looks on from the clouds. This comes from the collection of the ALPLM. #skystorians 🗃️

In 1901, writer & Lincoln collector Osborn Oldroyd walked the escape route of John Wilkes Booth. During his visit behind Ford’s Theatre, he was greeted by some alley cats. Don’t wear down your paws like Oldroyd did. Consider taking a guided Lincoln Assassination Tour by bus instead. #NationalCatDay

Is his name Mudd? On a Lincoln Assassination Tour, you’ll see the grave of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd in person as we explore the background of one of the most debated figures in the assassination story. www.LincolnAssassinationTours.com

“After several years of absence Dave Taylor is renewing the Booth Escape Tour. I can’t think of a better person to narrate this exciting tour... Dave is clearly the leader of a new generation of assassination scholars. Take the tour. You will love it!” - Ed Steers

A President murdered. His assassins on the run. A nation in mourning. Join us for a historic, true crime bus tour like no other as you become part of the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. We are now booking tours for Spring 2026. LincolnAssassinationTours.com