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Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination
10-01-2014, 12:59 PM
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RE: Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination
(10-01-2014 04:29 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Ford's Theatre Society announced that a hallmark museum exhibition, Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination, will return a priceless collection of items that were in the Theatre or carried by Abraham Lincoln the night of his assassination to the Center for Education and Leadership (514 Tenth Street, NW), March 23 to May 25, 2015. The exhibition will coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination and death on April 14 and 15, 2015.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-...-20140929#

Thanks, Roger. I had the chills (pardon the cliché) reading the article, especially when I saw the picture of the Brooks Brothers greatcoat. I have never seen the original and simply cannot wait to see the historic relic. (I just wish Ford's would find some way to display the coat on an on-going basis and not return it to storage after the exhibition.) By the way, I recently gave a presentation about the greatcoat and its historic odyssey here in northwest NJ at the Morris Museum - the lecture was part of the Morris Community School's Lincoln series and was well attended. From its FB page:

"On Monday, 9/15/14, Great Horizons opens its Lincoln Series from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. at the Morris Museum with "One Country, One Destiny: The Odyssey of President Lincoln's Greatcoat," featuring Reignette Chilton. We have just learned that Brooks Brothers has agreed to lend us their replica of the original greatcoat for display during the lecture! This is the coat Lincoln was wearing when he visited Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 and met his fate. Ms. Chilton worked for Brooks Brothers for many years and became fascinated with the history and mystery surrounding this very special coat, which they created for President Lincoln’s second inauguration. She made its study her avocation and published an article in April 2014 in the Morris Daily Record telling some of its story.
This program is available either as an individual lecture or as part of the five lecture series. Visit our website at http://www.morriscommunityschool.org or call our office at 973-292-2063 to register."
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RE: Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination - ReignetteC - 10-01-2014 12:59 PM
Ford's exhibit for the 150th anniversary - Rhatkinson - 10-09-2014, 01:24 PM

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