Category: USA

Boston, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts State House in Boston is a spectacular building! The majestic exterior with the gold dome, and the interior with multiple colors of marble, and the historic portraits and statues all combine to make this building almost overwhelming to take in.

Massachusetts State House (state capitol building)
  
Statue of Daniel Webster on the grounds.
Looking up at the rotunda.
  
The Pilgrims on the Mayflower mural.
John Eliot Preaching to the Indians mural.
The Return of the Colors mural.
Concord Bridge mural.
Bust of President John Adams.
Former Governor John Hancock
Former Governor John Winthrop
Bust of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Memorial to Army Nurses.
A kneeling nurse tends to an injured soldier during the Civil War.
This is for OUR Army nurse – Kayla!
House chamber
  
  
  
  
  
Second floor
First floor rotunda
Hall of flags

6 – John Quincy Adams

Franklin Street, next door to his father’s birthplace. John Quincy Adams was born here in 1767. Until George W. Bush took office, John and John Quincy Adams were the only Father-Son pair to be presidents. John Quincy Adams was our 6th president. His one term was from 1825-1829. His election in 1824 was controversial, and was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives by the “Corrupt Bargain”, as Andrew Jackson labeled it.
United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy Massachusetts
President John Quincy and Louisa Adams are buried in crypts in the basement of this church.

2 – John Adams

141 Franklin Street, Quincy Massachusetts
John Adams was born here in 1735. He was our second president, serving from 1797-1801.
John Adams’ home, the Old House at Peacefield at 135 Adams Street, Quincy Massachusetts
Mary Jean sitting where Abigail Adams sat.
Part of the flower garden at Peacefield. Abigail Adams loved tending her flowers.
United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy Massachusetts
President John and Abigail Adams are buried in crypts in the basement of this church.
Bust of John Adams in the Massachusetts State House.

35 – John F. Kennedy

We visited a number of locations that are related to President John F. Kennedy.

JFK Birthplace, Brookline, Massachusetts
St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island. As a Senator, John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married in this church in 1953.
The home of Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. This is also where Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s wedding reception was held. President Kennedy used this estate as his summer White House during his term. 
JFK Presidential Library, Boston, Massachusetts
 
JFK Oval Office
 
  
 
 
Table setting for a 1962 State Dinner in the White House.
When Kennedy’s PT 109 boat was rammed during World War II, he made it to an isolated island. He scratched a message on this coconut and gave it to an island native, who took to someone who was able to rescue Kennedy and his men.
JFK’s Purple Heart medal
Message of congratulations to JFK on his inauguration as President from the surviving captain and crew of the Japanese Destroyer Amagiri, the boat that rammed JFK’s PT 109 during World War II.
 
 
  
 
Assassination of President Kennedy
JFK’s favorite boat, Victura