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Visiting Dr. Mudd
Contemplating the role of Dr. Samuel Mudd in the Lincoln assassination, while surrounded by his and his family's possessions.
The Conspirators' Trial Began May 9, 1865
The courtroom where Mary Surratt and 7 others were tried--then and now.
The Capitol Dome
When Julia Wilbur first came to Washington in late 1862, a dome to accommodate the expanded Capitol was under construction.
Discovering Alexandria
WETA, the local PBS station, broadcast Discovering Alexandria, its 90-minute (that is, 2 hours, with breaks for pledges) documentary on the history of Alexandria, VA, from its early years through the end of the 1800s.