Adams and Adams

John Adams Birthplace

John Quincy Adams Birthplace (This house was built
when John and Abigail married--just 75 feet away from the
original homestead)

On Saturday we had a great experience when we drove to Boston and then on to Quincy, Massachusetts. We wanted to visit the homestead of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.  Father and son and both Presidents of the United States.  One of our best trips!  We started at the National Park visitors center where we were able to see a movie about both of these great men.  When we finished there we boarded a trolley and they took us to the homestead of John Adams and on the same property the homestead of John Quincy Adams.  We toured each house and then boarded the trolley again and went to Peace field where John and Abigail retired to after John finished as Vice President and then President.  Eventually John Quincy and his wife Louisa came and retired there.

Peace Field
"It is but the farm of a patriot."

Library built to house both men's collection of books

Inside this window is a table and on that table are the most
rare books.  One was a 1841 Book of Mormon
that was signed by Joseph Smith and had Emma's name
on the outside in gold leaf.