As Lincoln’s shocked and shattered mourners struggled to understand God’s inscrutable intentions and to absorb the incomprehensible, they understood that they—each one of them—stood as witnesses. Whether or not you were inside Ford’s Theatre that terrible night, history was being made before your very eyes.

The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to contribute items from its collection to the Remembering Lincoln digital collection (going live on March 18). Learn more about those clippings in the following guest post by Lynette Stoudt, Director of the Research Center at GHS.

April 14, 2015, will mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre. Whether or not you can travel to participate in the commemorative events, we’re offering a number of ways you can help us honor Lincoln in your community this spring. 

Since we last posted an update in July about the progress of the Remembering Lincoln digital project, we’ve been busy! So, for the sake of other institutions interested in undertaking a similar digital public history project, and for those who like to be in the loop, here’s an update.

As we build the Remembering Lincoln digital collection, we are looking for contributions not just from institutions but from individuals. We know that a lot of people have diaries, letters, newspapers and other primary sources from their ancestors, and that also many private collectors out there have relevant items. 

The Ohio History Connection is a partner institutions of the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection. In this post, they discussing the items they are contributing to the project and the impact of the Lincoln assassination in their locale.

Within the Detroit Historical Society’s collection of more than 250,000 artifacts are several that provide glimpses into how Detroiters reacted to and mourned the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The Detroit Historical Society is pleased to contribute these items to the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection. 

The DC Public Library's Special Collections Department is a partner institution of the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection. In this post, they discuss the items they are contributing to the project and the impact of the Lincoln assassination in their locales. 

The Alabama Department of Archives and History is a partner institution for the Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection. In this post, they discuss the items they are contributing to the project and the impact of the Lincoln assassination in their locales.

Western Reserve Historical Society is a partner institution of Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection. In this post, they discuss the items they are contributing to the project and the impact of the Lincoln assassination in their locality.