
But I digress.
I checked into my hotel and then made a bee-line for the museum, which, fortunately enough, was just two blocks away. Suffice is to say, after I arrived at the museum, they needed to mop up behind me. The place is incredible. I am a little bit of a Lincoln Assassination buff (ok, maybe a tad more than a bit), so by proxy I've come to read quite a bit about Lincoln (although I've read even more about John Wilkes Booth). So I had a great understanding of the man and his life. And while walking through the exhibits (which I photographed without knowing that's against the law), I got the same feelings I used to get when reading about an ancestor I had uncovered. A vague sense of familiarity swept over me.

Sometimes when I go through a museum, I am happy to go it alone - going at my own pace, seeing the things that interest me most. But here, I had wished someone was with me. For one reason, I would have loved to have my picture taken with the Booth figure but felt too uncomfortable to ask a stranger. But mostly, I wanted to share something that interests me so much with someone who means something to me.

Tomorrow, I plan on visiting Oak Ridge Cemetery, where Lincoln is buried (after I actually do some work, that is). It's so fascinating to me to trace this man's steps. Although my interest lay more with the assassination than any other part of Lincoln's life, it's still interesting to learn more about who this man was. Now if I could just find a tour like this that centered around Booth, I'd be ecstatic.
But then - come on - isn't this picture just a lit-tle creepy?

I'm completely and totally jealous.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the Simpsons? Or is that another Springfield?
ReplyDeleteVery cool...I've been to Lincoln's Birthplace in KY. Their home is encased inside a building so it's perfectly preserved...creepy too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interestin tour. Hope that you did not get rained on during the tour.
ReplyDeleteIs that Booth again in the back left of that last photo? That's creepy.
ReplyDeleteI trust you've toured the Ford Theater in DC. If you want creepy, the basement has tons of artifacts from the assasination -- including the bloody pillow Lincoln died on
ReplyDeleteJessica - I know you want to be me.
ReplyDeleteSteven - even though IL is one of the 36 states that has a Springfield, it's unfortunately not the one where Homer lives.
[cherry] - yes it's him. it's so creepy I love it.
jake - are you kidding? I practically paid rent there when I lived in DC. I knew three of the guards by name. who's a dork?