May your holidays be merry and bright!
Only time will tell if Tudor Hall's Christmas will be white. Watch the blog for updates.
In January 2010, Spirits of Tudor Hall will finalize plans for 2010 which will be announced on the blog by the end of January. Tours are expected to resume in April 2010.
Meanwhile, be sure to check the blog for other "breaking news."
Photo at top of blog page taken January 18, 2008.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Andrew Jampoler at Bel Air Barnes & Noble Sunday, November 29, 2009
On Sunday, November 29, 2009, Andrew Jampoler, author of The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows, gave a very interesting talk about his book at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Bel Air. The Last Lincoln Conspirator tells the story of John Surratt who was one of the men who conspired with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap/assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Surratt escaped and traveled to Europe where he joined the Papal Zouaves. He was eventually captured and brought back to the United States for trial. Surratt's mother, Mary, was hanged for her supposed participation in the assassination of President Lincoln.
Please note that the Bel Air Barnes & Noble store is sponsoring a "Book Fair" in support of the Historical Society of Harford County through Sunday, December 5, 2009. A percentage of each purchase made by each shopper who mentions the historical society at check out or presents the appropriate voucher prior to making his/her purchase will be donated by Barnes & Nobel to the historical society. For a copy of the voucher that you can print out on your computer, please contact: spirits-of-tudor-hall@msn.com.
For more information about the Last Lincoln Conspirator click on the following link. If the link doesn't work for you, please try copying it and pasting it into your browser window and hitting enter.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Last-Lincoln-Conspirator/Andrew-C-A-Jampoler/e/9781591144076/?itm=1&usri=Last+Lincoln+Conspirator
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Catching Up With Steve and Kelly Archer
Left to right:Steve Archer, Kelly Archer, Ben Knight, Dinah Faber, Wallace Knight.
On Monday, November 16, 2009, Dr. Stephen M. Archer (author of Junius Brutus Booth: Theatrical Prometheus) and his wife Kelly took time out of a very busy day to stop by Sven's Kafe in Columbia, Missouri, for a quick chat with Dinah Faber (Coordinator Spirits of Tudor Hall), Ben Knight (Dinah's husband), and Wallace Knight (Dinah's father-in-law).
Dr. Archer was a faculty member and also served as chair of the theatre department at the University of Missouri for many years and is now retired. Kelly is a talented professional musician. During the course of Steve's research for his biography of the patriarch of the Booth family, Steve and Kelly traveled to many locations associated with the Booths and met many "Boothies." They visited Tudor Hall several times and stayed overnight with Howard and Dorothy Fox. Steve and Kelly remember those years as some of the most enjoyable and exciting times of their lives. Steve and Kelly as well as their son Steve were founding members of the Preservation Association for Tudor Hall.
Several years ago, Steve donated most of his research materials for his biography of Junius Sr. to the Booth Research Center of Harford County, Maryland. Elwin Penski (founder of the Junius B. Booth Society) drove to Columbia, Missouri, in his pick up to retrieve the many boxes containing Steve's research materials.
The materials are currently being entered into the new electronic catalogue at the historical society by volunteer Emily Andrews. Emily recently visited Tudor Hall with Spirit Jill Redding and is very excited and enthusastic about Tudor Hall's potential as an historic site.
Dr. Archer was a faculty member and also served as chair of the theatre department at the University of Missouri for many years and is now retired. Kelly is a talented professional musician. During the course of Steve's research for his biography of the patriarch of the Booth family, Steve and Kelly traveled to many locations associated with the Booths and met many "Boothies." They visited Tudor Hall several times and stayed overnight with Howard and Dorothy Fox. Steve and Kelly remember those years as some of the most enjoyable and exciting times of their lives. Steve and Kelly as well as their son Steve were founding members of the Preservation Association for Tudor Hall.
Several years ago, Steve donated most of his research materials for his biography of Junius Sr. to the Booth Research Center of Harford County, Maryland. Elwin Penski (founder of the Junius B. Booth Society) drove to Columbia, Missouri, in his pick up to retrieve the many boxes containing Steve's research materials.
The materials are currently being entered into the new electronic catalogue at the historical society by volunteer Emily Andrews. Emily recently visited Tudor Hall with Spirit Jill Redding and is very excited and enthusastic about Tudor Hall's potential as an historic site.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tudor Hall Featured on Historic Harford on Harford Cable Network Throughout November
Throughout the month of November 2009, Tudor Hall was featured on Historic Harford which airs on the Harford Cable Network. Dinah Faber, Coordinator for Spirits of Tudor Hall, was interviewed by the show's host, Joe Swisher, during the summer of 2009. Video filmed at Tudor Hall was also featured in the episode.
A DVD featuring the Tudor Hall episode will be available for purchase sometime in 2010. Purchase info will be posted on the blog as soon as it becomes available.
Historic Harford is a half hour television program dedicated to the history of Harford County. The Harford Cable Network can be found on Channel 21 on Comcast; on Channel 7 on Armstrong; and on Channel 31 on Verizon Fios.
For a schedule of air dates and times for Historic Harford go to:
http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/HCN/ProgramInformation.cfm?ProgramID=65
If the link doesn't work, please try copying and pasting it into your browser window and hitting go.
Spirits of Tudor Hall apologizes to anyone who tuned in to Historic Harford on October 29 expecting to see a program about Tudor Hall. We hope you enjoyed the episode about fox hunting featuring Maryanna Skowronski, director of the Historical Society of Harford County that aired instead. Our blog author misunderstood the information on the Harford Cable Network website and thought the Tudor Hall episode would premier on October 29th. Sorry for the confusion!
A DVD featuring the Tudor Hall episode will be available for purchase sometime in 2010. Purchase info will be posted on the blog as soon as it becomes available.
Historic Harford is a half hour television program dedicated to the history of Harford County. The Harford Cable Network can be found on Channel 21 on Comcast; on Channel 7 on Armstrong; and on Channel 31 on Verizon Fios.
For a schedule of air dates and times for Historic Harford go to:
http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/HCN/ProgramInformation.cfm?ProgramID=65
If the link doesn't work, please try copying and pasting it into your browser window and hitting go.
Spirits of Tudor Hall apologizes to anyone who tuned in to Historic Harford on October 29 expecting to see a program about Tudor Hall. We hope you enjoyed the episode about fox hunting featuring Maryanna Skowronski, director of the Historical Society of Harford County that aired instead. Our blog author misunderstood the information on the Harford Cable Network website and thought the Tudor Hall episode would premier on October 29th. Sorry for the confusion!
Friday, October 16, 2009
John Wilkes Booth on Ghost Lab November 2009
Joanne Hulme. Booth family descendant. Photo taken at Tudor Hall, October 2008.
For many years, some people have believed John Wilkes Booth was not killed in Virginia but escaped and headed west. The new Discovery Channel program Ghost Lab recently explored this theory.According to the Ghost Lab website, the Ghost Lab team investigated "two locations rumored to be haunted by the ghost of John Wilkes Booth: a historic opera house in Texas and a furniture store in Oklahoma."
Booth family member and Spirit of Tudor Hall Joanne Hulme appeared in the show. Joanne is a direct descendant of Junius Brutus Booth Sr.'s sister Jane Booth Mitchell. In addition, one of Jane's granddaughters, Cora Mitchell (Joanne and Suzanne's grand aunt), married Junius Brutus and Mary Ann Booth's youngest son, Joseph.
The episode may eventually be available for viewing online via the Ghost Lab site. Info about online viewing will appear here if and when it's available.
For more information about Ghost Lab and the John Wilkes Booth episode check out these links:
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ghost-lab/ghost-lab.html
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_240002434.html?keyword=topstory
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009
"Booth Lady" Dinah Faber Inducted As Archer Fellow by Historical Society of Harford County
Dinah Faber, Coordinator for Spirits of Tudor Hall, was inducted as an Archer Fellow by the Historical Society of Harford County, Maryland, at the society's annual meeting on September 24, 2009, in recognition of her volunteer work on behalf of Tudor Hall and the history of the Booth family. The above photo of Dinah with her certificate was taken at Tudor Hall on September 27, 2009.
Left click on the above image to read the certificate above.
Left click to read the citation that was read at the annual meeting of the historical society. The episode of Historic Harford featuring Tudor Hall and an interview with Dinah Faber is set to air on Harford Cable Network in November.The Archer Fellow Award is named in honor of Dr. George W. Archer who was one of the founders of the Historical Society of Harford County and one of Harford County's earliest historians. Dr. Archer is one of Dinah Faber's personal heroes, so she feels especially pleased and honored to recieve this recognition in Dr. Archer's name.
According to the January 2007 edition of the Newsletter of the Historical Society of Harford County:
"The Archer Fellow Award was established to recognize those . . . who have demonstrated exceptional service toward the mission and goals of the Historical Society of Harford County, Inc.
"Criteria . . . include, but are not limited to, the time spent and the impact of their efforts to support the preservation of the history of Harford County. The award includes recognition at the Historical Society Annual Dinner, an indvidual plaque and lapel pin given to the honorees, their name engraved on a George W. Archer Plaque displayed at the Society Headquarters, and a copy of their citation included in the George W. Archer Fellows Record Book."
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