Five Star Liberty Fellowship
San Marcos (CA)
Summer 2012 Historic Boston Field Study
July 23, 2012 – July 27, 2012
Day 1 – Monday, July 23, 2012: Travel1:45 pm / Depart from San Diego Airport for Boston on JetBlue Airlines flight 416, arrive at 10:05pm. Registered under “Brakman Group” Confirmation Number DLTDHH
10:15 pm / Motor coach, provided by A Yankee Line, will pick the group up and take them to their hotel
11:00 pm (est.) / Check in at the Onyx Hotel
155 Portland Street; Boston, MA 02108
Day 2 – Tuesday, July 24, 2012: Tours (Walking and Driving) of Historic Boston
7:00 am / Continental Breakfast begins at Hotel
8:30 am / Meet in the hotel lobby for a guided tour of the Freedom Trail
There is no better place in the United States to take in the rich history of America’s Revolution – the events that led to the historic break from Britain and the brave people who shaped our national government
11:45am / Tour will end at Faneuil Hall Market Place, where the group will have Lunch
4 South Market, Boston, MA
Enjoy lunch from a variety of different venues at the Faneuil Hall Market Place.
As thriving today as it was in 1742 when our nation’s fathers proclaimed it “The Cradle of Liberty,” Faneuil Hall Market Place, also known as Quincy Market Place, combines the glories of Boston’s past with the urban sophistication of the city today.
While at the Marketplace, visit the meeting space on the second floor of Faneuil Hall
This old market building, first built in 1742, sits at the site of the old town dock. Town meetings, held here between 1764 and 1774, heard Samuel Adams and others lead cries of protest against the imposition of taxes on the colonies.
1:00pm / Depart Faneuil Hall for the Bunker Hill Monument
1:15pm / Arrive at the Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Square, Charlestown, MA
The Bunker Hill Monument stands 221 feet tall atBreed's Hill, the site of the first major battle of the American Revolution fought on June 17, 1775. Control of this high ground near the harbor was important to the British occupation of Boston. When colonial forces chose to fortify Charlestown, they bypassed the more dominant "Bunker Hill" and dug in on Breed's Hill which was lower and closer to the water.
For those daring to brave the 294 steps to the top of the monument, spectacular views of the city below await. More conservative participants will be able to enjoy the museum across the street from the monument dedicated to the monument, the battle, and the Charlestown community
2:00pm / Depart for Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
2:30pm / Arrive at Mount Auburn Cemetery
580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Founded in 1831, Mount Auburn was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the United States. Today its beauty, historical associations and horticultural collections are internationally renowned. A guided walking tour through the grounds of the cemetery will not only expose participants to the beauty and serenity of a secluded spot in one of America’s most important cities, but it will introduce them to important Boston leaders whose professional impacts range from politics to the arts.
4:00pm / The group will have the opportunity to explore Harvard Square on their own, prior to returning to Boston proper for dinner. Possible activities include:
· Visit the campus of Harvard University
· Harvard Art Museums (Busch-Reisinger, Fogg, and Sackler Art Museums)
· Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
· Harvard Museum of Natural History
· Harvard Bookshop and other regional shopping institutions
5:30pm / Dinner at Cambridge Common
1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
7:00pm / Return to Hotel, evening on own.
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 25, 2012: Salem, MA
7:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
7:30 am / Board Charter for Salem, MA
8:00 am / Depart for Salem Maritime National Historic Site
9:00 am / Guided Tour of the Salem National Historic Site
160 Derby Street, Salem, MA
Salem Massachusetts was once one of the most important ports in the nation.The historic buildings, wharves, and reconstructed tall ship at Salem Maritime tell the stories of the sailors, Revolutionary War privateers, andmerchants who brought the riches of the Far East to America.
9:45 am / Depart for the House of Seven Gables
10:30 am / Tour the House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
The House of the Seven Gables was built by a Salem sea captain and merchant named John Turner in 1668 and occupied by three generations of the Turner family before being sold to Captain Samuel Ingersoll in 1782. An active captain during the Great Age of Sail, Ingersoll died at sea leaving the property to his daughter Susanna, a cousin of famed author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne's visits to his cousin's home are credited with inspiring the setting and title of his 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables.
12:00 am / Depart for Lunch at Gulu-Gulu Café
12:30 pm / Lunch At Gulu-Gulu Café
247 Essex St, Salem MA
Menu Selections (to be chosen on Tuesday):
Barcelona – Smoked turkey, Manchego cheese,arugula, apple butter and Dijon mustard
Die Berliner – Black Forest ham, sauerkraut, red onions, Dijon mustard with Swiss cheese
Oslo – White tuna (with mayonnaise and celery),provolone, hot pickled peppers, and cucumber
Chicken Caesar – Mixed greens and baby spinach, parmesan, grilled chicken and Caesar dressing
The Mediterranean Vegetarian – Hummus, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers and green peppers with feta cheese
Comes with beverages and a cookie.
1:15 pm / Depart for Peabody Essex Museum
1:30 pm / Tour the Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
Take a docent- guided tour and experience a world of art and culture as you view some of the finest pieces in the PEM’s collection. See Asian Exports; American, Maritime, Native American, Oceanic, and Indian Art. Learn the story of the East India Marine Society, established in 1799, and how it evolved into the Peabody Essex Museum, which stands as one of the country’s oldest museum facilities in the United States.
3:30 pm / Meet in the lobby of the PEM for a guided tour of Salem’s Heritage Trail led by Jim McAllister
The Heritage Trail is a red-painted line that leads Salem’s visitors on a walk through the town’s rich history. Founded in 1626 by Roger Conant as a small fishing village named Naumkeag, it was renamed Salem by Governor John Endicott in 1628. This small coastal city was consumed in 1692 by the fear of something wicked during its Witch hysteria. 19 people were hanged and one pressed to death. After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Boston’s port was blockaded, leaving Salem as America’s most thriving seaport until the mid-1830s. Today, Salem is a monument to America’s early history. Re-live America’s journey and walk the Path to Independence!
5:30pm / The Heritage Trail tour will end at the historic 43 Church Restaurant
43 Church Street, Salem, MA
This is the building in which Salem’s historic Lyceum Hall was located, where the group will be having dinner.
7:20 pm / Depart for Onyx Hotel. Evening on own.
Day 4 – Thursday, July 26, 2012: Quincy & Plymouth
7:00 am / Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 am / Meet in Hotel Lobby to board Charter
8:15 am / Depart for Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169
9:00 am / Arrive at the Adams Visitor’s Center and view the exhibits while you prepare for your experience with four generations of the Adams family.
9:55 am
10:35am / Guided tour of the Presidential Birth homes.
Guided tour of the Old House
The Old House, built in 1731, became the residence of the Adams family for four generations from 1788 to 1927. It was home to President John Adams, his son President John Quincy Adams; First Ladies Abigail and Louisa Catherine Adams; Charles Francis Adams (Ambassador to Great Britain during the American Civil War); and Brooks Adams (a prominent American historian) before being turned over to the National Park Service.
11:35 am / Depart for Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
Plimoth Plantation provides an engaging and experiential outdoor and indoor learning environment on its main campus and at the State Pier on Plymouth’s waterfront. Their permanent exhibits tell the complex and interwoven stories oftwo distinct cultures- English and Native.
12:30 pm / Lunch at the Plimoth Plantation
Enjoy a meal – Eat like the Pilgrims
1:30 pm / Self guided tour of Plimoth Plantation areas to visit
Wampanoag Homesite - The people you will meet at the Wampanoag Homesite talk of the past, but their story is also a very current one, told from a modern perspective. Step into a traditionalwetu(house) and enter a world that may be new and unfamiliar to you.
1627 English Village - The 1627 English Village is a re-creation of the small farming town built by English colonists in the midst of the Wampanoag homeland. Find yourself immersed in the year 1627, just seven years after the voyage of theMayflower.
Craft Center - The Crafts Center gives you a chance to meet face-to-face with some of the artisans who give Plimoth Plantation its authentic “feel”. Using the tools, materials, and techniques of the past, these modern-day crafts persons create many of the physical objects which convey the cultural realities of 17th century Wampanoag and colonial English life.
4:00 pm / Board Shuttle and Depart for Mayflower II
4:15 pm / Tour Mayflower II and Plymouth Rock - Visiting Mayflower II is an extraordinary experience. The details of the ship, from the solid oak timbers and tarred hemp rigging, to the wood and horn lanterns and hand-colored maps, have all been carefully recreated to give you a sense of what the original 17th-century vessel was like. Mayflower II has many stories to tell and many people to tell them. You will meet staff in modern-day clothing who speak from a present-day perspective
5:00 pm / Depart Mayflower II and Plymouth Rock for Boston and dinner
5:30 pm / Dinner at Isaac’s Restaurant
114 Water Street. Plymouth, MA
Meal Selection:
· Chicken Cordon Bleu (boneless breast of chicken with baked ham & Swiss cheese – can be prepared gluten free)
· Seafood Medley (combination schrod, shrimp, and scallops, broiled and then topped with seafood stuffing)
Meals come with bread, veggies, salads and dessert.
7:30 pm / Evening on Own
Day 5 – Friday, July 27, 2012: Historic Lexington & Concord
8:00 am / Depart for Lexington, MA
8:30 am / Arrive at the Lexington, MA. This morning’s driving/walking tour will take the group to sites associated with the events of April 18th and 19th, 1775, when the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired. Sites that will be visited include:
· Lexington Green, where the Minutemen gathered to block the redcoats on their journey to Concord
· Ye Olde Burying Ground
· Paul Revere Capture Site
· Old North Bridge and Minuteman Monument
· Author’s Ridge at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery – the burial site for many of the famous Concord-based authors, including Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne
11:30 am / Drop guide off in Lexington, depart for lunch
12:15 pm / Arrive at Warren Tavern for Lunch
2 Pleasant St.Charlestown, MA 02129
The Warren Tavern is the oldest tavern in Massachusetts. Erected in 1780, it was one of the first buildings raised in Charlestown after the British sacked it in the early years of the American Revolution. George Washington was known to have eaten here, and Paul Revere considered it one of his favorite watering holes.
1:30 pm / Depart the Warren Tavern for the airport (approx. 15 minutes away)
4:20 pm / Depart for San Diego on JetBlue Airways flight #411, arriving in San Diego at 7:22pm
1514 Kings Highway * Swedesboro, NJ 08085
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