Walking Monologues that Bring History to Life
Now Through October!
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202.638.2367 or 800.899.2367
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Written by Richard Hellesen
Tickets are $12 for individuals and $10 for groups of 20 or more, group size is limited, making for an intimate walk through history
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* Walk-Ups are based on availability. Please call in advance to check availability as sold out tours will not accept walk-ups
At this time Ford's Theatre is only able to accept payment by credit card for both advance and walk up sales.
History on Foot Walking Path
Detective McDevitt Fall Tour Dates:
Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:00 am -SOLD OUT!!
Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:00 am - SOLD OUT!!
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:00 am
Private History on Foot Tours:
Private tours of History on Foot are available by request and based on availability. Private tours can be requested for any time, on any day of the week based on availability. There is a flat fee of $500 for a private tour for a group of any size -- 2-40 people. Payment is due in full at the time of tour confirmation. Tours are approximately 90 min. and travel about 1.4 miles beginning at Ford's Theatre and ending at the White House. For more information or to book a tour please contact the Group Sales office by calling 202.638.2367 or email groups@fords.org. In order to facilitate scheduling of the tour, please be prepared to provide us with your first, second and third choices of dates and times for the tour, as well as the number of people and a very brief description of the group. We will make every effort to accommodate your first scheduling choice.
Thank you for your interest. We look forward to seeing you at History on Foot!
See Below for Spring Tour Dates and Learn About Your Tour Guide!!
SPRING TOURS DATES ON SALE SOON!!!
Detective James McDevitt
On the night of April 14, 1865, Detective James McDevitt was on duty at the Washington Metropolitan Police headquarters at the corner of 10th and E Streets. Just before 10:30 p.m., frantic witnesses rushed in with news: President Lincoln had been shot at Ford’s Theatre. Before long, other rumors swept the streets: the Secretary of State, the Vice-President, General Grant – all dead. Southern prisoners freed; Confederate cavalry converging on the city. Join Detective McDevitt to revisit and reexamine the sites and clues that separate fact from fiction in a first-hand look at the investigation into the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy and the events of April 14 and 15, 1865.
History on Foot lasts approximately 90 minutes and makes at least 8 stops throughout the story. The distance walked is approximately 1.4 miles, an easy walk to follow the most exciting night in our nation's history!
Detective McDevitt - History on Foot 2009 Schedule
Saturday, March 14 10:00 am
Wednesday, March 18 5:30 pm
Saturday, March 21 10:00 am
Wednesday, March 25 5:30 pm
Saturday, March 28 10:00 am
Wednesday, April 1 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 4 10:00 am
Wednesday, April 8 5:30 pm
Wednesday, April 15 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 18 10:00 am
Wednesday, April 22 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 25 10:00 am
Wednesday, April 29 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 2 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 6 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 9 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 13 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 16 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 20 5:30 pm
Wednesday, May 27 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 30 6:00 pm
Friday, June 5 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 6 7:00 pm
Friday, June 12 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 13 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 17 6:00 pm
Friday, June 19 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 20 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 24 6:00 pm
Friday, June 26 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 1 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 8 6:00 pm
Friday, July 10 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 11 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 15 6:00 pm
Friday, July 17 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 18 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22 6:00 pm
Friday, July 24 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 25 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 29 6:00 pm
Friday, July 31 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 1 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 5 6:00 pm
Friday, August 7 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 8 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 12 6:00 pm
Friday, August 14 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 15 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 19 6:00 pm
Friday, August 21 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 22 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 26 6:00 pm
Friday, August 28 6:30 pm
A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley was a free black woman living in Civil War Washington. Even more impressive was the close relationships with the powerful women of the day, including successively Varina Davis (wife of Jefferson Davis) and Mary Todd Lincoln. She was a "modiste," designing and building dresses for the socialites and ‘fashionistas’ of the day, and she spent time in their homes, creating designs for them and sewing dresses for all occasions. Born a slave in Virginia, "Lizzie" Keckley bought her freedom in St. Louis with money raised by the women for whom she sewed. Once in Washington, not only did the ambitious Mrs. Keckley become a designer, she was also an activist, working through her church to establish the Black Contraband Relief Association, which helped slaves who had escaped from the South into free Washington.
Elizabeth Keckley- Histoy on Foot 2009 Schedule
Saturday, May 2 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 6 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 9 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 13 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 16 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 20 5:30 pm
Wednesday, May 27 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 30 6:00 pm
Friday, June 5 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 6 7:00 pm
Friday, June 12 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 13 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 17 6:00 pm
Friday, June 19 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 20 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 24 6:00 pm
Friday, June 26 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 1 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 8 6:00 pm
Friday, July 10 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 11 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 15 6:00 pm
Friday, July 17 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 18 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22 6:00 pm
Friday, July 24 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 25 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 29 6:00 pm
Friday, July 31 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 1 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 5 6:00 pm
Friday, August 7 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 8 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 12 6:00 pm
Friday, August 14 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 15 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 19 6:00 pm
Friday, August 21 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 22 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 26 6:00 pm
Friday, August 28 6:30 pm