REGISTER TO ATTEND CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA’S SESQUICENTENNIAL CAPTURE OF LINCOLN’S ASSASSIN EVENT APRIL 24-26, 2015

Join us in recognition of the 150th Anniversary of the Capture of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

FRIDAY EVENING  Reception and Civil War overview.

 Exclusive visit to the Virginia Civil War 150th HistoryMobile.

SATURDAY  Breakfast & bus tour of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold’s path of flight through Virginia. See their river crossing site in King George County and stops at the Town of Port Royal, Garrett farm site, and the Town of Bowling Green.

 Reception and dinner with nationally recognized Lincoln assassination authority Dr. Terry Alford, author of Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth.

SUNDAY

 “Lunch with Lincoln”, a meal and conversation with former President Lincoln, as presented by Michael Krebs from “With Lincoln Productions.” Krebs is an Registration Fee $175 Official Lincoln Presenter Space is Limited. for the Abraham Lincoln Register NOW! Presidential Library &

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SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE CAPTURE OF LINCOLN’S ASSASSIN

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Friday, April 24, 2015 Caroline County Visitor Center

5 P.M. - 9 P.M. Presented by:

Registration and Reception Caroline Economic Development Authority

Civil War Overview National Park Service- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (http://www.nps.gov/frsp)

VIP Tour HistoryMobile The Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile (http://vimeo.com/74304974)

Saturday, April 25, 2015

7:30 - 8:30 A.M. Caroline County Visitor Center Registration/Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Bus Departs Visitor Center Trace the Assassin’s Path through Virginia

9:30 A.M. Arrive King George Tour Assassin’s arrival in Virginia at Potomac

River and through King George County

10:30 A.M. Arrive Port Royal Walking Tour—King Street, Brockenbrough House, Re-enactors, Port Royal Portrait Gallery

11: 30 A.M.- 12:15 P.M. Bus Departs Port Royal Museum Tour

12:15 - 12:45 P.M. Bus Departs GARRETT FARM SITE — Interpretative Program

1:00 - 2:30 P.M. Arrive Port Royal Lunch at Port Royal Restaurants

2:30 - 5:00 P.M. Bus Departs Arrive Bowling Green’s Sidney E. King Arts Center and Main Street shopping

5:30 P.M. Arrive Caroline County Visitor Center Tour Complete

6:30 - 9:00 P.M. Caroline County Visitor Center Reception/Dinner— Keynote Speaker Dr. Terry Alford

History professor & nationally recognized Lincoln assassination scholar. Appeared on PBS documentary The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, consulted on the Steven Spielberg filmLincoln , author of Prince Among Slaves and Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth

Sunday, April 26, 2014

12:30 - 3:00 P.M. Bowling Green Event Hall “Lunch With Lincoln” Luncheon with Michael Krebs & Debra Ann Miller from “With Lincoln Productions” as President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Krebs has appeared as Lincoln in the 2014 film Field of Lost Shoes, Conspiracy? on The History Channel, Lincoln-Douglas Debates on C-SPAN and more. Krebs and Miller host the school program Meeting the Lincolns. They serve as Official Lincoln Presenters for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, and appear at various libraries, museums & historical societies nationwide. Caroline County, Virginia’s Sesquicentennial of the Capture of Lincoln’s Assassin April 24 - 26, 2015

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Registration Fee - $175 per person Registration fees are per person and cover reception, presentations, bus tour, breakfast, two lunches, and reception/ dinner, including tax & gratuities. Tour participants are responsible for their own lodging and transportation to the Visitor Center and to the Town of Bowling Green on Sunday. Payment in full is due upon registration. Space is limited and reservations are required. A letter of confirmation will be sent to all registered participants. This event is limited to the first 40 participants. After that, any registrations received will be put on a waiting list.

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Please MAIL this form to: Caroline County Dept. of Tourism, 23724 Rogers Clark Blvd, Ruther Glen, VA 22546, OR FAX TO: 804.633.2489, OR E-MAIL TO: [email protected]

HOTEL and BED & BREAKFASTS Options— Exclusive Prices for Attendees *Hotel accommodations are not included in the Sesquicentennial Event package or “Lunch with Lincoln” fees.*

All participants are responsible for booking and paying for their own hotel accommodations, if they are required. Participants are responsible for their own transportation from their hotel or home to the Visitor Center and to Bowling Green for the finale event “Lunch with Lincoln.”

The following hotels are holding a limited number of rooms at special rates only for event participants. Rooms must be reserved by March 15, 2015 to guarantee availability.

Bowling Green Suites Shady Acres Bed & Breakfast Days Inn Comfort Inn 126 N. Main Street 33124 Discovery Lane 24320 Rogers Clark Blvd 24058 Welcome Way Drive Bowling Green VA 22427 Hanover, VA. 23069 Ruther Glen, VA 22546 Ruther Glen, VA 22546 804-633-6300 804-994-5940 804-448-2011 804-448-1144

View visitcaroline.com/tourism for a complete list of local accommodations and camping facilities.