Norman Gasbarro | April 12, 2012
In 1930, William J. Ferguson, actor and Abraham Lincoln assassination witness, published a book entitled, I Saw Booth Shoot Lincoln. Ferguson, who died that year was the oldest surviving member of the cast of Our American Cousin, the Tom Taylor comedy that was being performed at Ford’s Theatre on the night of 14 April 1865, […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 11, 2012
In the post yesterday, the story of the silent film, The Battle Cry of Peace” (1915) was given and how that film related to the issue of preparedness for the United States possible participation in the world war that was already taking place in Europe. In that post, it was noted that William J. Ferguson, […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 10, 2012
In 1915, the Vitagraph Corporation released a silent film entitled “The Battle Cry of Peace.” The film played in theaters throughout the country, including Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This film’s direct connection with Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln assassination is justification for a series of posts on this blog about one of it actors, […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 9, 2012
After 72 years, the 1940 United States Census has finally been released by the National Archives and Records Administration and is available on the NARA website. However, the demand for searching this important census and obtaining copies of the enumeration sheets has caused problems at the NARA website and corrections and improvements are presently being […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 8, 2012
Easter, celebrated on 20 April 1862, was the first opportunity of Philadelphia’s Roman Catholics to worship in the nearly completed Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Logan Square. This Easter marks the 150th anniversary of the first time the building was used for worship. The picture of the basilica is from around 1970 […]
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