It seemed that the closer we got to home, the more it drew us in. It had not been our intention to travel from Boston to home in four days, but that was what we ended up doing. The magnetic pull of family and friends was just too much to resist. We completed our visits …
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural in Buffalo, New York
Tom and I drove to Buffalo, New York to Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, after seeing Harriet Tubman and Women’s Rights National Historical Parks in the morning. The website for Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural said that the site was only open for tours. The tours are free and offered every hour all day long every …
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
As we crossed New York from Albany to Buffalo, Tom and I had several opportunities to stop along the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. I was able to get the stamp for Erie Canalway at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park. National Heritage Areas and Corridors are places where historic, cultural, and natural resources combine …
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Women’s Rights National Historical Park is in the next town over from Auburn, so we headed to Seneca Falls for my next stamp. Even though the two parks are very close together, Harriet Tubman is brand new and Women’s Rights was established in 1980. Because it has been around longer, it has a very nice …
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Tom and I got up bright and early, ready see the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park. I have three lists that I use to keep track of the National Park sites we visit. One list is in my Passport book and the sites are listed by region. A second list is on my iPad, where …
Fort William Henry
The same day we visited Saratoga, we also visited Fort William Henry in Lake George, New York. Our preference is to visit National Park Service sites, but the NPS can’t take care of every historic site. The NPS has rules about what they can and can’t do. For instance, they can’t build a reconstruction unless …
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Our second stop for the day was the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is in Kinderhook, New York. Although it was in a different state, it was just over the border from Massachusetts. The presidential sites are always interesting because we learn more about the men who shaped our nation. Martin Van Buren was …
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
After getting so many stamps in one day, Tom and I slowed down and just got two the next day. The first stamp was for Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Massachusetts. This was an important stop for Tom, who deals with historic weapons all the time in our work in the national parks. We …
Adams National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park was not on our schedule for the first day off the ship. However, when we got to the car at Saugus Iron Works, I looked at my notes for the sites we wanted to visit in the area. We had planned on stopping with Saugus and heading to Adams the next …
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site was our sixth National Park site the day we arrived in Boston. All the sites had been very interesting, but it was turning into a long day trying to pack history into our brains. We were looking forward to heading to the hotel after Saugus Iron Works. Saugus Iron …