Assassination Trivia

[Gene C]

Brilliant, Gene! That is correct.

The only prize currently available is the ticket to the Justin Bieber concert which Eva (and I think Bill R., too) did not want. This unique treasure will now be mailed to you. Hopefully you will not react like Elvis' ex-girlfriend.

Thanks, I can put it in the frame with my Donnie Osmond ticket.
Fido can stare at it and listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyXzwtIlZyg

[LincolnToddFan]

Here is the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre. Where did this image come from?

That is the worst, most terrifying depiction of President Lincoln I have ever seen in print or film. He looks like a vampire!

[RJNorton]

At an excavation archaeologists found the remains of meals served...bones of cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys, some still bearing the marks of a butcher's knife.

Where was this excavation?

[Eva Elisabeth]

In the backyard of the Lincoln Home in Springfield (in a well that had been covered when renovating the house)?

[RJNorton]

Excellent guess, Eva, but that is not what I am thinking of.

Hint #1: Also found during the excavation were:

fragments of ceramic dishes, jugs and vases
tiny wine goblets
perfume bottles and medicine jars
machine-cut nails
shoes
painted horsehair-covered plaster
mica sheets possibly used for window panes
children's ceramic marbles
broken pencil stubs
tobacco pipe bowls and stems
straight pins, needles and buttons
a lady's haircomb

[Rsmyth]

My wife asked me to Go through my closet and get rid of things I do not use. This list is very similar.

[Gene C]

Sounds like a general store, perhaps an excavation site in New Salem?

[RJNorton]

Excellent try, Gene, but that's not it.

Hint #2: The excavation site is not in Illinois. It has been mentioned many times on this forum.

[Anita]

The Petersen boarding house in D.C.

[RJNorton]

Brilliant, Anita! That is correct! The excavation took place in 1986.

http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Baseme...12fae26fb6

You win your choice of any single item found (of the 5,000 items recovered).

[Anita]

Thank you so much Roger. I am thrilled. After reading through the more than 5,000 artifacts I have selected the glass slide belonging to Henry and Julius Ulke.

"The archaeological evidence has revealed evidence of these boarders; most notably in the form of a microscope slide that was most likely owned by residents Henry and Julius Ulke , two photographers residing with the Petersens in the mid 1860s who were also amateur entomologists."

[RJNorton]

An unusual incident involving John Wilkes Booth happened at this hotel.

A. What is the hotel's name?
B. Where is it located?
C. What happened here?

[J. Beckert]

Cook's Hotel in Columbus, Georgia where Booth was shot by his manager, Matt Canning. Now fork over the tickets to Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park.

[RJNorton]

Kudos, Joe! You are amazing as I thought this one would last awhile.

You, wife, and kids win a free trip to:

28th Annual Wisconsin Concrete Park Celebration

August 8, 2015
Noon – 4 p.m.

A celebration of the arts in a park setting with FREE fun for the whole family. Lots of kids’ activities and entertainment for all ages including make & take art creations, quilt display, art exhibit, live music, guided park tours, arts & crafts, silent auction, beverages and great food. On the same weekend, enjoy watching painters capture the park on canvas & compete for prizes.

http://www.friendsoffredsmith.org/

[J. Beckert]

Marvelous!! Thank you, politest man on the internet!! Road trip next August!!

Dave Taylor has a nice piece on the Canning incident on his blog.