April 2025 General Meeting

Tropic: The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth (Following the April 1865 Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln)

Guest Speaker: Jim Ward, Librarian and Historian

Many people know the story of how President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington but not what happened afterwards. In this program, Jim Ward will look at how Booth escaped and at the massive manhunt for him that followed.

Refreshments will follow
the meeting