Want to come heckle BoothieBarn authors Dave Taylor and Kate Ramirez in person? Here are some of our public speaking engagements planned for the future.
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2017
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: "A Long Look Backward": From the Pen of Asia Booth
Speaker: Kate Ramirez
Description: Asia Booth was the chronicler of the Booth family's greatest triumphs and their most heart breaking failures. In her speech, Kate will look more into Asia Booth and her myriad of writings. 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: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Location: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (112 N 6th St, Springfield, IL 62701)
Time: 5:30 pm
Speech:
"You know best, Captain": The Executed Conspirators in Lincoln's Assassination
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description:
On April 26, 1865, the manhunt for the murderer of President Abraham Lincoln came to fiery end when John Wilkes Booth, trapped in a burning tobacco barn in Virginia, was shot and killed after refusing to surrender. With the assassin dead, attention turned to his group of co-conspirators. Nine individuals would eventually be put on trial for their involvement in Lincoln's assassination, with four paying the ultimate price. In this speech, Dave will delve into the lives and actions of the four conspirators who helped plot the death of Abraham Lincoln and then followed him to the grave.
Cost: This speech is a private event for the museum's volunteers but, if you are interested in attending, please email Dave.
Date: Sunday, September 3, 2017
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.: The Eldest Brother of John Wilkes Booth
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: While born almost a generation apart, June Booth was very close to his younger brother, John Wilkes. June paved the path that most of the Booth brothers would walk when he became an actor in defiance of his father's wishes. In his speech, Dave will discuss the life of Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., pointing out the ways in which he replicated his father and how he reacted to the news that his brother had killed Abraham 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(s): Saturdays in September. Exact date(s) to be announced later.
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: The 12 hour bus trip which documents the escape of the assassin through Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Cost: $85. Registration information can be found at: http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour
Date: Sunday, October 8, 2017
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: "A Long Look Backward": From the Pen of Asia Booth
Speaker: Kate Ramirez
Description: Asia Booth was the chronicler of the Booth family's greatest triumphs and their most heart breaking failures. In her speech, Kate will look more into Asia Booth and her myriad of writings. 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, November 11, 2017
Location: Surratt House Museum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: The Death of Abraham Lincoln: Reactions from a Divided Nation
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was an unprecedented event in American history. From coast to coast, the dramatic news resonated deeply with people from all walks of life. Many cried for their fallen leader, while others privately condoned his death. The differing reactions to Lincoln's assassination paint a vivid picture of how a divided nation mourns.
Cost: Free
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
This isn’t about Davy Herold, but your alertness about spotting the doctored photo on a TV show and rewinding it to see if yu were right reminds me of a story: I was sitting at the computer, where I have an angled view of our TV set. My wife was watching “Sex and the City,” a show that I didn’t ever watch. (Shall I dare say it was beneath me?) Anyway, it was the evening of the day I had gone into lower manhattan very early before heading to work, to be filmed for the new “History Detectives” show (which hadn’t even begun to air, as I recall.) They wanted me bec. they learned from Harold Holzer that I might have some knowledge about Sam Chester’s chats with John Wilkes Booth, and they were doing a piece on Chester’s house at 45 Grove Street in Greenwich Village. The segment’s question was — “Did John Wilkes Booth, as rumored, plot to kill Lincoln in the 45 Grove St. house?” (I subsequently appeared for perh. three mins. on the show. I liked it the first couple of times I viewed it. After that I concluded that the segt. was pretty lame and I was somewhat embarrased by it.) So there I am typing away on the computer that night, when suddenly I overheard a scene on my wif’es show with the sound of groans and the rustling of satin sheets. So I got a little “turned on” and took a look. It was a scene in which a beautiful girl was having sex in bed with her boyfriend. Within five secs., the scene ended, and they cut to the bext scene, of two girls talking to ea. other. However, the camera only showed a red building full frame, and then it quickly zoomed out, after only 3 or 4 secs., and immediately panned away, revealing that the girls were in a restaurant, seated by a window through which that building had been seen. I turned back to my computer screen, but suddenly realized that the brick building, which had only been on screen for a couple of seconds, looked like 45 Grove Street. Fortunately, my wife had been videotaping the program for our daughter (in the days before we had DVR’s). So when the show was over, I immediately rewound it to see if I was correct. Sure enough, I was. And it had, indeed, only been on screen for three seconds! It wasn’t that amazing, really, that I identified it; it was more amazing that I had just spent the morning in connection with that very building!
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