Dave Taylor's LIVE blog of today's BERT

[Dave Taylor]

Lindsey and I are almost back home now. Thanks to all who followed us today.

I want to share a touching story from today. On the tour with us were three people, an older couple and their middle aged daughter. They told me that they had been on the tour three times before this with their son, Rick. Rick loved Civil War history and taking the Booth tour. Last September, the couple told me, their son Rick died of cancer at the age of 48. They were wearing shirts with his face on them and going on this Booth tour in memory of him and how much he loved history. I took a picture of the couple today and I'll upload it here when I get home. I thought that it was such a nice and touching tribute, and I think the Surratt House should be very proud of the fond memories this family has of their late son because of the tour.

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Here are the Maurer's who took this BERT as a tribute to their son, Rick:



A truly lovely sentiment, I feel.