Surratt House Museum/John Wilkes Booth/Abraham Lincoln/Civil War/Assassination/Mary Surratt

Welcome to the Surratt House Museum

PO Box 427, 9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton MD 20735 – Phone number: 301–868–1121 (voice and TTY)

Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic Surratt House also served as a tavern and hostelry, a post office, and polling place during the crucial decade before the Civil War. During the war, it was a safehouse for the Confederate underground which flourished in Southern Maryland. It was the country home of Mary Surratt, first woman to be executed by the United States government after being found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

Restored in 1976 by The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, today the museum presents a variety of programs and events, recapturing the history of mid-19th century life and focusing on the fascinating web of the Lincoln conspiracy.

Surratt House Museum Particulars Location/Hours/Admission $1 Discount on Museum Admission Fee! Calendar of Events Gift Shop and Bookstore Directions to Dr. Mudd’s House Other Attractions and Lodging Near By Mission Statement		History and Genealogy Mrs. Surratt’s Story Surratt Family Genealogy Proceedings of the Conspiracy Trial Brief Description of John Wilkes Booth’s Family Ask the Historians A Poem: The Innocents by Al Rocheleau
Exhibits, Events and Features Education Outreach – School Programs John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour 2009 Conference – Lincoln’s Assassination: All Things Considered Field Trips and Excursions 2009 Conference Tours Lincoln in Washington, D.C. (Mar. 20, 2009) A Charge on Gettysburg (Mar. 22, 2009) The Lincoln Bicentennial Trip (Springfield, IL) (June 8-14, 2009) Kid’s Page Visit a Victorian Herb Garden		Current Events Regarding the Case for Dr. Mudd Efforts to Exhume the Body of John Wilkes Booth Manhunt by James L. Swanson – Movie/TV Mini-Series — 09/2008 Booth Boyhood Home – Tudor Hall New books on Mary Surratt — 05/2008 New book on John Surratt, Jr. — 09/2008 Panorama Virtual Tour - Surratt House Museum — 10/07/2008 “The Booths” – a Showtime Series on the Booth Brothers — 10/07/2008 “The Moustache” – An opera by Edgewater composer Hollis Thoms — 12/8/2008 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) — 1/3/2009 National Archives Lincoln Assassination Related Events — 1/3/2009 National Archives (NARA) Lincoln Bicentennial Events — 1/3/2009
The Surratt Society Purpose/Activities Membership/Dues Docents & Hosts/Hostesses Thomas S. Gwynn Jr. Memorial History Award		Bibliography Recommended books about the Lincoln Assassination, John Wilkes Booth and the Surratt family. Surratt Courier – A Publication of the Surratt Society Books available in the Museum Bookstore
James O. Hall Research Center The James O. Hall Research Center On-Line Catalog		Other Links Links to Other Web Sites of Interest

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