Linda Comer: The NCHE conference was great, and it was especially exciting to get to visit the city of Boston. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to the JFK Library. The site chosen for the location is beautiful and a fitting tribute to the president. One of the guides stated that JFK did not want any statues or busts of himself, so the family chose to hang a large flag in the glass tower as a remembrance instead of statues. It was breath-taking. I also enjoyed visiting all the historical sites. On Sat. as I wandered around Cambridge, I "stumbled upon" Tory Row where wealthy Tories lived before the Revolution. Around the corner, was a cemetery where many of the Tories were buried. I am not sure that I have ever really considered the persepective of the Tories before as I did standing in that spot.The conferences were excellent, and I got some fresh information to research and teach. Hearing David McCllough speak was worth the trip! I am so appreciative for that opportunity. I have never been to a national conference, and this was an experience I will never forget. I enjoyed the time with all those on the trip- what a great bunch to travel with. Once again, thank you Danna and Dr. Shaffer for all your work and effort.
Cindy Head: Going to Boston was one of the highlights of my life. Flying into Boston, I just kept thinking, this is where it all began! Walking on the same ground where the fight for our independence started was awesome. Lexington, Concord, Harvard, AWESOME!!! I learned a lot from the speakers at the conference that I will use in my classroom. Hearing David McCullough was worth the trip. Thank you Danna and Dr. Shaffer. I'll remember this trip alwaya.
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at 1:20 pm on Mar 31, 2009
I enjoyed the NCHE conference very much. It was held in Boston during March 2009 in Boston Mass. Wink, Brandon and I took the tour to Quincy Mass. We were given a tour of the Adams National Historical Park by Caroline Keinath director of the park. We were able to view the the birthplace homes of John and John Quincy Adams. We also saw the home that was occupied by many generations of Adamses starting with John. In the generational home were all of the furniture of the Adams family that lived there over two hundred years ago. It included many artifacts that are one of a kind. We saw the study that John Adams had during and after he was President. It was the place where he died on July 4th 1826- to the day fifty years after the Delclaration of Independance. The family stone library was also located at this site. It contained over 14,000 volumes of books collected by four generations of the Adamses. It also had the "Mendi Bible" given to John Quincy Adams by the ex-slaves of the slave ship Amistad. The site also contains the gardens of John and Abigale Adams. These gardens have be left in origonal condition and contain many early plants and trees of John, Abigale and John Quincy. We took several walking tours of Boston in the next few days. The highlights were the USS Constitution, Bunker Hill, Paul Riveres House, the Granery Burying , Ground, Harvard and of course Boston Commons. I was thrilled to listen to David McCllough and get his signature on his books. Lastly I found out that my fifth grandson Harley was born while I was in Quincy. It was as great trip and I want to thank all of my fellow teachers and of course Danna and Dr. Shaffer. I was on of my very best trips.
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