May 19 and June 30
Kathryn Canavan, author of Lincoln’s Final Hours, will introduce the women of the assassination — actress Laura Keene; seamstress and author Elizabeth Keckley; First Lady Mary Lincoln; assassination witness Clara Rathbone; and Lucy Lambert Hale, John Wilkes Booth’s secret fiance. They were trust into an extraordinary circumstance. Some handled it better than others. Until now, some of their stories were untold.
Guided tours of Tudor Hall begin at 1 p.m. The author talk begins at 2 p.m. There is a $5 cash donation. All proceeds go toward the restoration of Tudor Hall, the home of Shakespearean actors Junius and Edwin Booth and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
Tudor Hall, Junius Booth’s country estate, is located at 17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015
For more information, email spiritsoftudorhall@gmail.com