Sep 18, 2009 - Concord, MA

In 1898 my Mother was born in this town but my father brought her to Washington D.C. when he married her in 1918. I have only been here twice before now so I really enjoyed visiting with my cousins, Eddy and Frank Curran, who are retired fireman and Franks son David a Capt. on the Concord Fire Dept. that still live here as well as seeing all the places that are important to our countries history.

Oct 15, 2008 - Battle Road ... the beginning of the American Revolution

Our New England journey continues in Massachusetts. We set up in the Family Camp of Hanscon Air Force Base, located adjacent to the famous Battle Road, the 20 mile path of fighting between the British regulars and the Minutemen Militia of many towns in this area on April 18-19, 1775 that marked the beginning of the American Revolution. We've all read about Paul Revere's ride to warn the citizens of the British movement against them and of Concord Bridge where it all began. To stand in the places and walk the road where it all happened 230...

Sep 12, 2008 - History day in Concord

Circle CG Farm-Bellingham, MA Had the alarm set for 0730 this morning, so we could get an early start to go up the road to Concord. Got my breakfast, while Edie had coffee and we got away bout 0915. It's a 44 mile drive mostly on I495 so we were there a little after 10. Our first stop was the Concord museum. There we got an overview of the town and some of it's famous citizens. The town was incorporated in 1635...that's old. Famous citizens include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, James Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott. They are all...

Sep 3, 2008 - Concord, MA

On Wednesday we put the bikes on the back of the car and drove out to Minute Man National Park which sits in between the towns of Lexington and Concord. The best way to experience this park is to bike the five mile route known as the Battle Road and the weather was gorgeous for just such a ride today. The wonderful multi-media display in the Visitor’s Center provided a great history of this location where the “shots heard round the world” first rang out. The events that occurred here in 1775 were preceded by the Boston Massacre in 1770 and...

Sep 10, 2007 - Concord

September 10, 2007 48928 8:38 We have rain again today and it is predicted for tomorrow also. I think our summer has left us. It if comes back it will be Indian Summer. Even more trees have changed just since yesterday, there is still a lot of green but the yellows, oranges, and red are becoming more vivid. We are currently driving on the Mohawk Trail, the trail that the Mohawk Indians used in the westward travels At times the fog is real heavy and at other times it lifts and you the sun tries to come out. Here are some of the dates of...