Peace field

The Adams Family made tremendous and lasting contributions to this nation's history, from the American Revolution to the Civil War. John Adams has been a hero of mine ever since I read David McCullough's book, John Adams, the Pulitzer Prize winning book from 2002. Today we visited the birthplaces of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the oldest presidential birthplaces. They stand on their original foundations, 75 feet apart, in Quincy, MA. 

When John Adams returned from abroad in 1788, after years serving as diplomat, John andAbigail moved into a "a very Genteel Dwelling House" on 75 acres just over a mile from their farmhouse. In order to visit, visitors take a shuttle from a visitor center of downtown Quincy to the two locations for guided tours of all three houses. We began our visit at the Visitor Center where we watched a 30 minute film about the four generations of Adams' and their contributions to diplomacy, history, and arts and letters. 

It was a great visit and now I want to read the book again! 

The Visitor Center is in a store front of a mall.

Our fellow tour participants waiting for the trolley.

Here comes the trolley!

Outside the house where John and Abigail moved after marriage. John's birthplace is the house in the background. John and Abigail lived for 20 years in this house.

John's birthplace. 

The trolley took us from the birthplaces to the home that John and Abigail moved into in 1788, calling it Peace field.

This is David Allen our tour guide outside the Library building the Charles Francis Adams had built in 1870. This National Park did not allow pictures inside any of the houses.

Sign outside Peace field.

There are lovely gardens surrounding the house.

After visiting the Adams we went to visit Suzanne and Scott and the grandkids. We had another lovely time and once again Suzanne grilled a delicious supper.

Maura and her grandmother.

I think she's wonderful!

Grandparents and grandkids.