Historic sites, museums and communities around the country are hosting exhibits, performances and events to mark the anniversary. The murder took place several days after the formal surrender of Confederate forces in Appomattox, Virginia, ended the Civil War. Visitors to Washington have their pick of historic sites and museums connected to Lincoln starting, of course, with the massive marble statue and columned building at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination, through May 25, displays the tiny pistol that Booth used, a blood-stained flag and his coat and top hat. The president visited the cottage the day before the shooting, and the site, which offers regular tours, is also hosting two exhibits connected to the anniversary, one on presidential security and one on memorial objects. Lincoln's home in Springfield is a national historic site, and the city is hosting exhibits, lectures, performances and reenactments to mark the anniversary, culminating May 1-3 with a military encampment, procession to the Oak Ridge Cemetery and cannon salute, http://lincolnfuneraltrain.org/2015_event.php . In Lincoln, Illinois, home to Lincoln College, the school's Lincoln Heritage Museum is hosting an exhibit called "Now He Belongs to the Ages," with artifacts including a pallbearer's glove. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, a National Historic Park at Knob Creek, Kentucky, is closed for construction, but you can visit the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in southwestern Indiana near the Ohio River, which includes a recreation of an 1820s homestead.