Editorials about the shooting death of John Wilkes Booth on 26 April 1865, 12 days after Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some of the other victims of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on 14 April 1865... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about President Abraham Lincoln’s killer: John Wilkes Booth... (Read More)
An article about the shooting death of John Wilkes Booth on 26 April 1865, 12 days after Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to see how the news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was reported in the nation’s newspapers... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post—in honor of today being Presidents’ Day—Gena searches old newspapers to find amazing stories about people who were still alive in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s who had met Abraham Lincoln. Did your ancestor meet... (Read More)