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Living History Day featuring Lisa Samia!
Sat, Oct 03
|New England Civil War Museum
Our annual Living History Day event gets a new look! Sign up for an Special Guided Tour, and stay for our headliner - Award-winning poet and historian Lisa Samia, presenting the fascinating life and perspective of Asia Booth Clarke - sister to John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincoln!
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
New England Civil War Museum, 14 Park Pl, Vernon, CT 06066, USA
Guests
About the event
Our annual Living History Day event gets a new look!
In addition to our living historians portraying Civil War soldiers, sailors, and civilians...
Sign up for a Special Guided Tour, led by uniformed reenactors. Hear the stories of Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George, the heroes of our award-winning exhibit, and "Pioneers of Liberty", about Connecticut's African American soldiers in the 29th and 30th regiments. You may see our Conservation Team at work, preserving our priceless permanent collection artifacts, and demonstrations of musket loading and firing!
Join the audience for our esteemed headliner! Award-winning poet and historian Lisa Samia will present the fascinating life and perspective of Asia Booth Clarke - sister to John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln!
EVENT DETAILS
Tickets
Special Guided Tour - 9:15 AM
A 45-minute guided tour of the New England Civil War Museum's exhibits, "Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George" and "Pioneers of Liberty".
Pay what you want
+Ticket service fee
Sale endedSpecial Guided Tour - 10 AM
A 45-minute guided tour of the New England Civil War Museum's exhibits, "Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George" and "Pioneers of Liberty".
Pay what you want
+Ticket service fee
Sale endedSpecial Guided Tour - 12:30 PM
A 45-minute guided tour of the New England Civil War Museum's exhibits, "Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George" and "Pioneers of Liberty".
Pay what you want
+Ticket service fee
Sale endedSpecial Guided Tour - 1:15 PM
A 45-minute guided tour of the New England Civil War Museum's exhibits, "Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George" and "Pioneers of Liberty".
Pay what you want
+Ticket service fee
Sale ended
