The Logger Activities Board invites the LLCC community to a symposium to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. Dr. Terry Alford, professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College-Annandale will present “John Wilkes Booth: A New Look at an Old Story,” TODAY at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

In his presentation, Dr. Alford will discuss new discoveries, as well as new thoughts on old understandings of the young man who committed the most consequential murder in American history. The presentation will feature actors portraying individuals who witnessed Lincoln’s assassination.

Dr. Alford is a nationally recognized scholar on John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln assassination. He has appeared on “20/20,” ABC News, the History Channel, the Discovery Network and PBS. He is the author of “Fortune’s Fool,” Alford’s biography of Booth, which is the first full biography of Booth ever written that offers new information on the Booth family’s acting careers and relationships and 19th-century theater history.

Questions about the symposium can be directed to the LLCC Student Life Office at 786.2241.