Massachusetts

Can you believe the JFK Presidential Library didn't open until 1979?  It was delayed due to so many things - JFK's assassination in 1963 followed by RFK's assassination in 1968.  Lyndon Johnson built his in [...]

Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by Massachusetts Bay Colony.  Named after the college's first benefactor, minister John Harvard, who upon his death in 1638 left [...]

Plymouth, MA was our destination to see the Mayflower II, which is an exact replica of the original ship.  It was built in Devon, England and sailed to the US in 1957.  It landed in [...]

We had a wonderful stay in Wellesley, MA with our friends, the Bedi's.  Walden Pond is in Concord, right around the corner from their house!  On a beautiful clear fall day, we had a nice [...]

Salem was a bucket list destination for me.  One of my ancestors, Lydia Gilbert, was hung in Connecticut in 1654, well before the Salem witch trials of 1692.  Very sad, as she obviously had children. [...]

Completed in 1851, this jail housed some of Boston's most notorious criminals, and is now a luxury hotel. Mike says he never slept better!Patriot's Day reenactment of the midnight ride of Paul Revere-by one of his descendants!  To quote [...]

Tom ran 26.2 miles in 3:23a little slower than usual because he high fived so many kids along the route!Winding our way through 500,000 spectatorsto find Tom wasn't easy - but OK, it wasn't astough as running [...]

The "Green Monster" - that huge left field wall,the highest among major league ballparks.While it prevents home runs, it creates "Wallball Doubles".  Next year, Fenwayturns 100 and will be a Nat'l Historic Landmark.Mike looking up to [...]

The Freedom Trail is 2.5 miles of trail over cobblestones and brick in downtown Boston, leading to 16 historical sites, including Paul Revere's house and the Bunker Hill monument. Yes, we climbed up all 291 [...]

Breakfast at "Clink" restaurant at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, formerly the Charles St. Jail. Built in 1851, they just turned it into a hotel in 2007. www.libertyhotel.com A common offense at the time would [...]

We were surprised to see him...we thought he'd be in Pennsylvania, but apparently he was born in Boston in 1706 and still likes to hang around here. He's getting up in years, though, good thing [...]