Today's blog completes my visit to the Ford's Theater historic site, but don't worry. There are more entries for the 2021 National Park Travelers Club convention coming! In the last blog, we saw that after Booth shot Lincoln, he managed to escape. Lincoln, meanwhile, was rushed out of the theater and across the street to the Peterson House. If you take the right tour, you can also see the rooms of this house, which have been replicated to depict the night and the following day when Lincoln passed away. One of the pillows that was under Lincoln's head is in the museum. I'm assuming they didn't want to display one covered in blood, although some clear stains remain here. The house was purchased by the government in 1895 and is one of the earliest bits of American History preserved.
This layout is based on an idea from Melissa Ullman, the Creative Chatterbox. You can watch a video where she puts a layout together similar to this. It uses several small blocks of decorative paper. Due to the brick building, I selected three shades of brick: red, white, and black. Small strips are used to outline the papers and extend a bit to give them a planned ragged look. I'd like to see what papers you choose when you try this, so send me a link when you do!
Striking layout! It all goes together so well.
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