Citizens interested in Mary Surratt formed the Surratt Society in 1975 . The Surrattsville tavern and house are a historical site run today by the Surratt Society . It is devoted to mid-19th century Maryland life and the Abraham Lincoln assassination , especially to conspiracy theories surrounding the Lincoln assassination which tend to exonerate Mrs. Surratt . Some of the furniture and decorative artworks in the house are originals owned by Mary Surratt . The James O. Hall Research Center is located there
Abraham Lincoln assassination
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Surratt House Museum