Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum

05/22/2026

The walking tour scheduled for Saturday 5.23 is cancelled due to inclement weather.

House tours will go on a scheduled.

We are sorry for any inconvenience.

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05/10/2026

This is just a reminder that we are closed today 5.10.2026 for Mother's Day.

05/05/2026

Museum Closed 5/10

The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House museum will be closed on Sunday, May 10, 2026. No other days will be impacted by this closure. Thank you!

04/27/2026

Your next chance to visit the historic courtroom where the Lincoln Conspiracy Trial was held is May 2. Follow their link for more details.

JBM-HH's quarterly public open house of Grant Hall’s historic third-floor courtroom, Saturday, May 2nd, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

04/15/2026

4.15.1865 161 years ago today

"Last Saturday morning, April 15th, about four o’clock, two men called at my house and knocked very loudly. I was aroused by the noise, and as it was such an unusual thing for persons to knock so loudly, I took the precaution of asking who were there before opening the door. After they had knocked twice more, I opened the door, but before doing so they told me they were two strangers on their way to Washington, that one of their horses had fallen by which one of the men had broken his leg. On opening the door, I found two men, one on a horse led by the other man who had tied his horse to a tree near by. I aided the man in getting off of his horse and into the house, and laid him on a sofa in my parlor..."

04/14/2026

4/14/1865 OTD 161 years ago Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater.

04/11/2026

Opening day of the 2026 season is here! We have a several new features we are excited to offer our guests including an orientation film, new exhibit on Dr. Mudd's pardoning, and maps for self-guided "history hikes!"

Additionally, we will be offering our walking tour following focusing on the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth today at 1 pm.

We hope you join us in kicking off the new season today!

01/25/2026

It is a snowy day in Southern Maryland! Here is one of our favorite sketches from March of 1862. It is the camp of the 8th New Jersey near Mattowoman Creek here in Charles County.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.20784/

01/17/2026

Your next opportunity to visit the courtroom where the Lincoln conspiracy trial was held is February 7, 2026! Please follow the link below for more details and to ask questions. Please note that the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Society is sharing this event for our friends at the courtroom. Please direct all questions to them through the link:

JBM-HH's quarterly public open house of Grant Hall’s historic third-floor courtroom, Saturday, February 7th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

01/04/2026

Hey everyone! We are once again seeking volunteers for the museum! Follow the link if you are interested! "Share" this post in case someone you know might be interested!

The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Society prides itself on being an entirely volunteer organization. We live by the mantra “many hands make light work.” Every year, the Society adds new volunteers…