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Jeannie Gourlay – Bibliography

| December 22, 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 a prior post on this blog, Jeannie Gourlay – Cast Member at Ford’s When Lincoln Was Assassinated, a time line was presented which […]

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 […]

Grant Park and the Atlanta Cyclorama

| December 19, 2012

Grant Park is located in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and can easily be reached from I-20 at Exit 59a, Boulevard Avenue.  Also at the same location, is the Cyclorama, featuring a visual, music and narration depiction of the Battle of Atlanta; the Civil War Museum, with the “Texas,” one of the locomotives involved in […]

The Crook Family of Clark’s Ferry

| December 18, 2012

Four members of the Crook family of Clark’s Ferry, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania served in the Civil War.  Clark’s Ferry is located in the lower part of the triangular area of study of the Civil War Research Project. The 1858 map (above) of Reed Township is from the Pennsylvania Archives.  It shows the location of Clark’s […]