The Old Manse and the North Bridge
The Old Manse is a historic house in Concord, Massachusetts that says it is “home to two revolutions.” One is the American Revolution, the other a mid-19th century literary revolution. The house sits nearby the …
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Concord Museum
The Concord Museum (in Concord, Massachusetts, naturally) is a small local history museum, in an area rich in local history. Concord has earned a place on the map for both our country’s political history and …
Dashing Around Connecticut
Here are a few items of interest from some adventures around the state as I zipped in and out over two different visits (clearly one trip last summer and a second trip this winter!). Bartlett …
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Rosenbach Museum and Library
We both love reading and we both love old books (downsizing our antiquarian book collection was one of the hardest parts of transitioning to van life). So while a visit to the home of someone …
Thurber House
The Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio is the former home (briefly) of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist/writer James Thurber (1894-1961). Thurber had a successful and storied career, including winning a Caldecott for his children’s …
Oxford, Ohio is Eclectic!
William H. McGuffey House We went to Oxford, Ohio to stop in at the William H. McGuffey House. It’s one of those places that due to little information available online and very limited hours, I …
Make Way for Robert McCloskey
We went to Hamilton, Ohio, for the express purpose of visiting a small museum honoring writer and illustrator John Robert McCloskey (1914-2003). McCloskey was born and grew up in Hamilton, though he left for college in …
Two Sites on the Fight Against Slavery in Cincinnati
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was not the most visually exciting of our stops, especially since they had just refinished the inside but were still waiting for the furniture to …
Racing Through Indianapolis
Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library Kurt Vonnegut is often referred to as “Indiana’s Second Gentleman” (author Booth Tarkington is Indiana’s First Gentleman), and his works often probed the surreal side of American and personal history. …