Historian Richard Heppner to Speak on the Lincoln Funeral Train Through the Hudson Valley

On Sunday August 23 at 3:00 p.m., the Historical Society of Woodstock will present a talk by Woodstock Town Historian Richard Heppner on the Lincoln funeral train through the Hudson Valley. In April of 1865, the Lincoln funeral train moved up the east coast, through the Hudson Valley, and into history. Offering an account of how the news of the assassination was greeted locally as well as detailed descriptions of the train as it traveled up the Hudson River, historian Richard Heppner will explore the ceremonies and emotions that awaited the train's passing on both sides of the Hudson