Articles for tag: Abigail Adams, Ghost Hunting, Ghost Pictures

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Teaching Children About Ghosts

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H. P. Lovecraft Parents can take an active role in educating their children about ghosts and paranormal phenomenon when the time comes that they start asking questions about this topic. You can ...

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Book Review: Abigail Adams: A Biography

Abigail Adams went down as one of the founding mothers of the United States. From her humble beginnings and meager education, she found a way to elevate herself and her family beyond anyone’s imaginings. She took her duty seriously to tend the family farm and raise her children, expending every iota of energy to give ...

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Touring the John Adams Homestead in Quincy, Massachusetts

Touring the John Adams Homestead in Quincy, Massachusetts is something that is growing in popularity of late. The recent showing of the HBO series “John Adams” has sparked or rekindled interest in this great American patriot and the second president of the United States. Being able to go back in time is not possible but ...

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Massachusetts Tourist Attractions: Famous People & Their Places

Contemporary Massachusetts has its share of famous people connected to it – Aerosmith, Big Papi, Ben Affleck. But, as one of America’s original colonies, Massachusetts has been collecting famous people across four centuries. Quite a few dead famous people from Massachusetts are now connected to historical spots and tourist attractions. Here follows a nowhere-near-complete list ...

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The Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Duel Gets the Dual Biography Treatment

A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is a fascinating biography about the first time a sitting Vice President shot another man. As comedian Jon Stewart observed, Dick Cheney shot his “friend” because he mistook him for a bird. The reasons why Aaron Burr-Thomas Jefferson’s Vice President-shot Alexander Hamilton are shrouded in mystery, though ...