This class uses authentic period items to introduce you to some of the witnesses, conspirators, military personnel, and grievers who were key figures in the midst of and in close proximity to the Lincoln assassination. Except for a trip to Ford’s Theater, this is as close as you’ll get to the actual event.

Convener: LLI veteran Al Ottens, NIU professor emeritus of counselor education and supervision is a past president of The Manuscript Society and author of the award-winning biography, General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man, published by Indiana University Press.

*Week 4 will be held in the Heritage Room*