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The Lincoln Flag Hoax

| December 21, 2012

Only one conclusion can be drawn from the analysis of the story of the Lincoln Flag of the Pike County Historical Society:  the flag is a hoax.  In today’s post, after summarizing the major events in the development of the Lincoln Flag story, a revelation will be made, that if true, will make moot all […]

Jeannie Gourlay and the Lincoln Flag

| December 20, 2012

At a small county museum in northeast Pennsylvania [The Columns, Milford, Pike County], a large 36-star American flag is on display.  The museum claims with certainty that the flag was used as a cushion under the head of Abraham Lincoln as he lay mortally wounded in the State Box in Ford’s Theatre the night of […]

Col. Edward C. Williams – Veteran of Two Wars

| November 11, 2012

On 16 February 1900, Col. Edward Charles Williams died in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.  His obituary, which was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 February 1900, touted his accomplishments as a soldier in two wars: FAMOUS SOLDIER PASSES AWAY General E. C. Williams, of Snyder County, Dies at a Ripe Old Age HIS REMARKABLE RECORD Was […]

Jeannie Gourlay and Norman Harsell – The Film That Never Was

| November 9, 2012

Jeannie Gourlay, a Scottish-born actress, was a player in the stock company of John T. Ford at his Washington theatre on the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, 14 April 1865.  In the post yesterday, a time line was presented which gave several key dates in the life of Jeannie Gourlay.  After the assassination, Jeannie […]

Jeannie Gourlay – Cast Member at Ford’s When Lincoln Was Assassinated

| November 8, 2012

Jeannie Gourlay, a Scottish-born actress, was a player in the stock company of John T. Ford at his Washington theatre on the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, 14 April 1865.  The playbill for that night erroneously stated that her role in the Tom Taylor comedy, Our American Cousin, was that of Mary Trenchard, when […]