"Let us go on and take the adventures that shall fall to us." ~C.S. Lewis
This house in New England was originally built in 1668 by ship owner and merchant Captain John Turner. But it is always remembered as the setting of the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of Seven Gables. Anyone who enjoys a good gothic novel has heard of this seven gabled house. Touring this house is [...]
With Halloween coming up this week, I figured there was no better time to share with you one of the spookiest places that I have ever been- The Salem Witch Museum. In 1692 the ultra conservative Puritans experienced a brief period where their fears of the supernatural overtook their better judgement and they felt they [...]
Probably my favorite part of Edinburgh is the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This beautiful palace sits on the lower end of the Royal Mile while the Edinburgh Castle is at the other end. Holyroodhouse has been the residence of kings and queen since the 1600s and is still used as Queen Elizabeth's residence while she is [...]
I was looking through all my pictures the other day when I ran across this one picture that I took of Plymouth Rock. It was December 1620 when the Mayflower disembarked here in Plymouth Harbor and William Bradford and the pilgrims founded a new colony in a new world. There's been a lot of debate [...]
This last weekend we went to check out the Cannonsburgh Village in downtown Murfreesboro. This village dates back to the 1700's where it was the bustling center of town. I love historic places like this and the introspection it gives as you compare your own way of life to another time. We got to see [...]
Right in the city of Murfreesboro is the National Battlefield of Stones River. This field marks one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Civil War, but was also a huge turning point in the war. At the end of 1862, the Union was in need of a victory after what felt like a permeating defeat [...]
One of the most thought provoking museums that I have had the opportunity to visit was the Ulster American Folk Park in Northern Ireland. This park is an open air museum that follows different generations through the years giving visitors a very personal view of the people. With original buildings and recreated scenes, actors dressed [...]
One of my favorite little known museums is the Historical Printing Museum in Provo Utah. I stumbled across the museum one day and was amazed at this small but wonderful assortment of interesting things. They have a real Guttenberg Printing press and give demonstrations on how it was used to bring prints to the masses. [...]
I love museums! I always feel like they are a key part of going somewhere because it gives you the opportunity to see into the history and culture of the area you are in. And the history of Alaska is incredible. The museum takes you through the history of the native groups of people of [...]
While visiting Ireland a few years back, we went to The Hill of Tara. This site is said to have been the center of the pagan pantheon of the gods of Ireland, known as the Tuatha Dé Danann. For the first Gael people arrived in Ireland, this was where the High King would be inaugurated [...]