Now He Belongs to the Ages

I can hardly believe that the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination is almost here.

Tomorrow night Ford's Theatre will be hosting "Now He Belongs to the Ages: A Lincoln Commemoration." This once in a lifetime event will be "a moving commemorative tribute to President Abraham Lincoln, 150 years to the day since his assassination" and will include "readings of Lincoln’s words and stories, Civil War-era music, excerpts from Lincoln’s favorite theatre and operas, and more. The event seeks to remind us that we not only lost a president; we lost a man who treasured his family, his friends and his country with a love so strong it could hold the Union together."

For those who could not secure tickets, the event will be streamed live at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D. C. and online at the Ford's Theatre website.

Click the following link if you wish to visit the Portrait Gallery: Lincoln at the Portrait Gallery.

Click this link if you want to see the event virtually: Lincoln Online.

Also, check back here (and on the BoothieBarn twitter) for updates throughout the evening.

It's about to go down, everyone.

XOXO, Kate

Assassination Smithsonian

Most of us know that the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination (April 14th) is just ten days away (bring on the tissues). In honor of the sesquicentennial, Smithsonian Magazine has published two different issues packed with lots of interesting conspiratorial facts.

Since the issue with Booth's derringer pistol on the cover is the regular edition that gets sent to subscribers, SmithMag (my personal abbreviation) has generously thought of us nonsubscribers and published some of the articles online. Just click the links below to start reading:

The Blood Relics From the Lincoln Assassination by James Swanson

The Spiritualist Who Warned Lincoln Was Also Booth’s Drinking Buddy by Terry Alford

The Closest Source We Have to Really Knowing John Wilkes Booth Is His Sister by Paige Williams

What the Newspapers Said when Lincoln was Killed by Harold Holzer

The one featuring John Wilkes Booth and Abraham Lincoln as cover models is the collector's edition which you have to purchase in order to read. Luckily, it is readily available at any location with a newsstand. (So no excuses if you haven't gotten one yet).

T-minus ten days to ALL THE LINCOLN FEELS.

XOXO, Kate

(Picture courteous of boothiebarn.com, which you should all go check out right now because of it's sheer Lincoln assassination awesomeness. And you can quote me on that).