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

Hello fellow #skystorians. I started a small business that provides all-day tours over the escape route of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Come join me for an immersive journey back through time on the search for John Wilkes Booth. Ticket sales are a bit low for the fall, so thanks for any reshares. 🗃️

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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/

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...

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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History and crabs. I love coming back to visit Southern Maryland.

If you're in the Baltimore area and want to hear me share some of my research on Edwin Booth, I'll be speaking at Tudor Hall in Bel Air on Sunday, June 14 at 2pm. spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2025/12/make...

One of Ian Keith’s most famous roles was playing John Wilkes Booth in ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1930)! #classicfilm #classicmovies #filmhistory #silentfilm

In a little over a week, I went from thinking we had found two new photographs of an elusive Booth sibling 🙌 to concluding we actually were actually back down to just one 😞. Meet the non-brother who eerily resembled Edwin Booth: lincolnconspirators.com/2026/05/20/j... @elizamreese.bsky.social

Joseph Booth’s Photographic Doppelgänger

The Booth family of Harford County, Maryland, is best known for its fame and infamy. The infamous John Wilkes has gone down in history for assassinating Abraham Lincoln, with his crime sadly oversh…

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

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.

#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.

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."

#OTD in @PoliceGazette 1865: The Gazette begins its coverage of the Lincoln Assassination. Its reportage of the events is considered some of the best by any national publication.

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!

Today is the anniversary of the Lincoln assassination. Contrary to popular belief, the audience didn't just sit down in response. In fact, prominent lawyer Joseph B. Stewart chased after Booth. Learn more about my book on him here: www.joebarryauthor.com #history #authors #booksky #skystorians 💙📚✍🏻

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

The Last Witness to Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

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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.

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."

History is rarely as "intact" as it seems!

While the Times noted Lincoln's frock coat was in "good condition," Leale described a scene of chaos where he ordered the President’s clothes to be sliced open with a jackknife to save his life. I’m excited to finally share this "frock coat" investigation with you all.

I’ve always been fascinated by the "small" details of history that tell a much larger story. 📜 While researching my new book, I found a fascinating contradiction between a 1968 #nytimes article and the firsthand testimony of Dr. Charles Leale.

Congratulations to the Auburn Wheelchair Basketball Team for winning the National Championship! They defeated their rivals Alabama to claim the top spot for the first time in program history. My brother, Robb Taylor, is the head coach and has spent 10+ years growing this program. so proud. #WarEagle

I hear tell that Expedition Files on Discovery will be rehashing the “Booth” mummy story tonight. I don’t have cable so I won’t be watching. But for the sake of anyone who watches it and starts wondering if John Wilkes Booth might have escaped justice in 1865, the answer is a resounding no. He dead.

@holocaustpod.bsky.social Thank you for continuing to put out such interesting discussions. Just one bit of feedback. Dr. Beorn, you have a very sensitive microphone. When your guests are talking & you are typing on your computer, shuffling papers, moving around, etc. it can become hard to hear.

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

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

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?...

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

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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...

Both coats bear physical evidence of the medical treatment Lincoln received. Suspecting the President had been stabbed, Dr. Leale asked a gentleman in the box to cut Lincoln's clothing from the neck to the elbow to search for wounds." Image: Public Domain

1. A Brooks Brothers greatcoat (overcoat), which currently rests in storage under the care of the National Park Service. 2. A frock coat (suit coat) held by the Chicago History Museum. For the first half of the century, this garment was considered an authentic assassination relic.

"#OTD in 1924, the press wires and the Chicago History Museum (formerly the Chicago Historical Society) asked: 'How many coats did Abraham Lincoln wear when he was shot?' My new book, "Lincoln's Frock Coat: The Enduring Mystery of an Assassination Relic," provides the answer: TWO.