On this episode of Our American Stories This Day in History President Lincoln Died April - John Wilkes Booth did not act alone eight people were eventually indicted as co-conspirators in Lincoln's murder One of them was a woman Mary Surratt Here to tell the story is Kate Clifford Larson author of The Assassin's Accomplice Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Nancy Hoffman the owner and curator of the world's only Umbrella Cover Museum in Peak's Island Maine shares the story of how she came to open such a specific museum what her museum is like and most importantly how her museum has taught her to find joy in the most mundane aspects of life James Swanson the NYT Bestseller of nbsp Manhunt The -Day Chase for Lincoln rsquo s Killer tells us the events that transpired after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes [... more]