Want to come heckle BoothieBarn authors Dave & Kate Taylor in person? Here are some of our public speaking engagements planned for the future.
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2019
Location: Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House (3725 Dr Samuel Mudd Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601)
Time: 1:00 pm
Speech: Shakespearean Daughter: The Life of Edwina Booth Grossman
Speaker: Kate Taylor
Description: Edwina Booth was the only child of Edwin Booth (older brother of John Wilkes Booth) and his first wife, Mary Devlin. In her speech, Kate will discuss the events that shaped Edwina’s life and how her life mirrored the Shakespearean characters her father acted on stage.
Cost: $7.00 for the talk and a tour of the Dr. Mudd House.
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Location: Surratt House Museum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735)
Time: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Speech: John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Bus Tour
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: Dave is one of the narrators for the Surratt House Museum’s John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour. The 12 hour bus tour documents the escape of the assassin through Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Information on how to register can be found here: http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour
Cost: $85.00
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: “Brides of Bluebeard”: The Women Who Loved John Wilkes Booth
Speaker: Kate Taylor
Description: John Wilkes Booth was a Romeo both on and off the stage. In her speech, Kate will address some of the romantic relationships that defined the handsome actor who went on to assassinate President Lincoln. More information can be found at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Location: Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House (3725 Dr Samuel Mudd Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601)
Time: 1:00 pm
Speech: Dr. Mudd on Trial
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: For two months in 1865, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and seven others sat through a military trial over their involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. What was it like to sit in that court room day after day? How did the press report on the trial of the century? In his talk, Dave will discuss the trial of the conspirators with special attention on the doctor who set the assassin’s leg.
Cost: $7.00 for the talk and a tour of the Dr. Mudd House.
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Location: Surratt House Museum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735)
Time: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Speech: John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Bus Tour
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: Dave is one of the narrators for the Surratt House Museum’s John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour. The 12 hour bus tour documents the escape of the assassin through Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Information on how to register can be found here: http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour
Cost: $85.00
Date: Sunday, October 13, 2019
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: “Born Under an Unlucky Star”: The Childhood of John Wilkes Booth
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: In this speech, Dave will examine the boyhood of John Wilkes Booth – his familial relationships, his time growing up at Tudor Hall and in Baltimore, and his early education. More information can be found at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Additional speeches and information will be posted when available. Past speaking engagements can be seen here: https://boothiebarn.com/about/
If you are interested in having either Dave or Kate speak to your group about any aspect of the Lincoln assassination story, click to Contact Us or email to BoothieBarn@gmail.com
I didn’t know #’s 8, 9, or 12. I recognized Robinson, as I have two copies of it. I have a replica of the Lincoln rocker, covered in the same fabric. A great quiz, David!
Richard Sloan ~ Please contact me ~ My name is Sheila ~ I have a Lincoln Rocker ~ I need to talk to you ~
I got three wrong as well – # 3, # 8 and # 12 — I couldn’t make out Booth’s Boot to save my life! HA!
Thanks, Dave!
I knew every one except the Horsehead Tavern sign, which didn’t look like that the last time I went down that road (is it falling apart now?) and the door at the Customs Building. That was fun…
Laurie,
Yes, the Horsehead sign is slowly falling apart. The Google street view shows the sign as it was in June of 2009, seemingly complete:
A few months later, at the end of October, the sign lost it’s middle plank:
When I visited it in June of 2011, it looked like this:
It’s sad to see it declining.
Also, here is the whole Court of Claims building plaque about Seward’s house:
I am in the minor league; flunked the course, got 1 correct.