These pictures are of a beach on the North Shore and of the city of Rockport. We stopped and ate at a restaurant called Portside Chowder House and Rebekkah got to help make some fudge at the Fudgery.
09 December 2007
North Shore - Gloucester and Rockport
Here is a picture of us in front of the Fisherman's Memorial at Gloucester (pronouned Glawster). This was the city that the movie "The Perfect Storm" was filmed from.
These pictures are of a beach on the North Shore and of the city of Rockport. We stopped and ate at a restaurant called Portside Chowder House and Rebekkah got to help make some fudge at the Fudgery.
These pictures are of a beach on the North Shore and of the city of Rockport. We stopped and ate at a restaurant called Portside Chowder House and Rebekkah got to help make some fudge at the Fudgery.
More of Boston
Here are some miscellaneous pictures of Boston. The churches are Trinity Church and Old South Church just south of Boston Commons. We thought Trinity Church was the one on National Treasure but found out after we spent $5 a pop to visit it that it was not. It is actually the one in New York which we will attempt to visit at Christmas time.
And here is Micah enjoying some Pizza at Papa Gino's for a late lunch (after he just had a bunch of spaghetti).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Gino%27s
And here is Micah enjoying some Pizza at Papa Gino's for a late lunch (after he just had a bunch of spaghetti).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Gino%27s
08 December 2007
Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation
We spent Thanksgiving day with the Indians and Pilgrims at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA. As Wikipedia says, "Plimoth Plantation is a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that reconstructs the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established by the Pilgrims...Alongside the settlement is a re-creation of a Wampanoag homesite."
The Indian homesite was a single family dwelling and they were dressed like the Indians but are not 'in character.' The people at the plantation were were dressed like the Pilgrims and were 'in character.' They pretended to be the original Mayflower Pilgrims towards the end of the 7 year contract at Plimoth. The village was a bit more interesting that the Indian site because you could talk and pretend with the villagers. Plus there were games to play and animals to look at and such.
After the plantation we went down to see Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II. Plymouth Rock was just a big rock with a stamp of 1620 on it that rested in a sand pit under a beautiful canopy with Greek style columns. We then boarded the Mayflower II which was a "replica of the 17th century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World."
Finally, we ended the day with a contemporary Thanksgiving dinner with the McDowells. It was a very relaxing ending to a very fun day. Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving holiday with us McDowells!
The Indian homesite was a single family dwelling and they were dressed like the Indians but are not 'in character.' The people at the plantation were were dressed like the Pilgrims and were 'in character.' They pretended to be the original Mayflower Pilgrims towards the end of the 7 year contract at Plimoth. The village was a bit more interesting that the Indian site because you could talk and pretend with the villagers. Plus there were games to play and animals to look at and such.
After the plantation we went down to see Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II. Plymouth Rock was just a big rock with a stamp of 1620 on it that rested in a sand pit under a beautiful canopy with Greek style columns. We then boarded the Mayflower II which was a "replica of the 17th century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World."
Finally, we ended the day with a contemporary Thanksgiving dinner with the McDowells. It was a very relaxing ending to a very fun day. Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving holiday with us McDowells!
Cape Cod
On the way to the Plimoth Plantation, on Thanksgiving day, we stopped by the first beach on Cape Cod right before the canal called Scusset Beach in Sandwich, MA. Although it was cold, it was a really nice day out for us to get some good beach pictures and live out Nicole's dream to go to Cape Cod (especially that Cape Cod exterior)! Nicole is here talking to Jenny Hoxworth on the phone to tell her all about livin' the dream.
03 December 2007
Hoxworth Genealogy
When we went to the Renaissance Festival back in October we purchased our family coat of arms at this booth called Heraldry & Crests (Historical Research Center, Inc.). The Hoxworth coat of arms looks something like this:
My dad did a little more research and made a better one that I have at home somewhere. I found out when having them look up both Hoxworth and Hawksworth (from which Hoxworth evolved), that they each have different coat of arms. Hoxworth looks like the above with three falcons and some other miscellaneous items and apparently Hawksworth has three lions and some other miscellaneous items. The colors are also different between the two.
This inspired me to do a little internet search to see what I could find out online about my heritage. I found out that we have a village with a castle of sorts:
My dad did a little more research and made a better one that I have at home somewhere. I found out when having them look up both Hoxworth and Hawksworth (from which Hoxworth evolved), that they each have different coat of arms. Hoxworth looks like the above with three falcons and some other miscellaneous items and apparently Hawksworth has three lions and some other miscellaneous items. The colors are also different between the two.
This inspired me to do a little internet search to see what I could find out online about my heritage. I found out that we have a village with a castle of sorts:
- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20041026_30932253
- http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&map=53.8737818689746,-1.75645181862497144&loc=GB:53.8737818689746:-1.75645181862497:14&dp=841
- http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&map=52.9821459798746,-0.881199187258076144&loc=GB:52.9821459798746:-0.881199187258076:14&dp=841#t=l&map=52.98215,-0.8812154&dp=841&loc=GB:52.9821459798746:-0.881199187258076:14
I also found a bit of history about my ancestors, the earliest of which can be traced being Sir Walter de Hawksworth in the eleventh century who resided in the Village of Hawksworth in England. Here is the history:
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/hawksworth.htm
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/hawksworth2.htm
Heck, we even have our own website equipped with a discussion forum!
The Freedom Trail
Since we were by ourselves over in the midwest/east for Thanksgiving we decided to visit Boston and spend the holiday in Plymouth, MA where the pilgrims first landed.
Our first day there was spent visiting the sites on National Park's the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail is a two and a half mile red-brick walking path through downtown Boston that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure.
Here we are at the very beginning of the trail in Boston Common, the oldest city park in the country.
The second stop is the Massachusetts State House which is the state capitol and seat of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The third stop was Park Street Church which was closed for cleaning or renovations. This was a historically significant church in that gunpowder was stored here during the War of 1812.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/park-street-church.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Street_Church
The fourth stop is the Granary Burying Ground which is the city's third-oldest cemetery and serves as the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the five victims of the Boston Massacre (e.g., Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and members of Benjamin Franklin's family). The tombstones were bizzare because many of them had skull and crossbones and were thin and flimsy.
The fifth and sixth stops are King's Chapel and the associated burial ground. It is among the oldest member churches of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the first Anglican church in Boston. The burial ground is Boston's oldest burying ground. We did not get to go into the church because they were having a Thanksgiving church service or something. We did get a peek in, but it was just a church building that did not seem all that interesting.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/kings-chapel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Chapel
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/kings-burying.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Chapel#Burying_Ground
The seventh stop is the Benjamin Franklin statue and site of the first public school, Boston Latin School. We have no pictures of this and we could not find the school.
The eighth stop is the Old Corner Bookstore which was the gathering place of famous authors of history such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. We have no pictures of this either and we did not go in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Corner_Bookstore
The ninth stop is the Old South Meeting House which was the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. This was the first site for which there was a fee to enter it and visit its museum. This was actually relatively dull but it was pretty cool to be in the place where many very important historical events were discussed and debated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_Meeting_House
The tenth stop is the Old State House which is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and the seat of the first elected legislature in the New World. The Declaration of Independence was first read to Boston citizens from the balcony of this building in 1776. The Boston Massacre occured just outside the doors of this building in 1770. This was the second place that charged a fee to see it. This one was a bit more interesting than the Old Meeting House because it actually had a museum in it. Plus you could look out and see where the Boston Massacre took place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_%28Boston%29
The eleventh stop is the site of the Boston Massacre which took place just outside of the Old State House. It consisted of a red circle on a median between a fork in the road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
The twelfth stop is Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market which has been referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty" and was the site of America's first Town Meeting. Not much to see here really.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faneuil_Hall
The fourteenth stop is Old North Church which is the location from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent. This was closed because it was the day before Thanksgiving and everything was closing at 3pm. So we did not get to go into it.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/old-north-church.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Church
The fifteenth stop is the USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") which is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. This was semi-interesting but was totally packed with people. Apparently when it was in service it would the crew normally consisted of about 500 souls. There was one floor totally dedicated to canons all the way around.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/uss-constitution.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution
The sixteenth and final stop on the Freedom Trail is the Bunker Hill Monument which was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, is the first public obelisk. Unfortunately we never did go all the way to the monument since everyone was too tired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_Hill_Monument
Finally, here are some random pictures we took along the Freedom Trail of the city of Boston.
Our first day there was spent visiting the sites on National Park's the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail is a two and a half mile red-brick walking path through downtown Boston that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure.
Here we are at the very beginning of the trail in Boston Common, the oldest city park in the country.
The second stop is the Massachusetts State House which is the state capitol and seat of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The third stop was Park Street Church which was closed for cleaning or renovations. This was a historically significant church in that gunpowder was stored here during the War of 1812.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/park-street-church.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Street_Church
The fourth stop is the Granary Burying Ground which is the city's third-oldest cemetery and serves as the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the five victims of the Boston Massacre (e.g., Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and members of Benjamin Franklin's family). The tombstones were bizzare because many of them had skull and crossbones and were thin and flimsy.
The fifth and sixth stops are King's Chapel and the associated burial ground. It is among the oldest member churches of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the first Anglican church in Boston. The burial ground is Boston's oldest burying ground. We did not get to go into the church because they were having a Thanksgiving church service or something. We did get a peek in, but it was just a church building that did not seem all that interesting.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/kings-chapel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Chapel
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/kings-burying.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Chapel#Burying_Ground
The seventh stop is the Benjamin Franklin statue and site of the first public school, Boston Latin School. We have no pictures of this and we could not find the school.
The eighth stop is the Old Corner Bookstore which was the gathering place of famous authors of history such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. We have no pictures of this either and we did not go in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Corner_Bookstore
The ninth stop is the Old South Meeting House which was the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. This was the first site for which there was a fee to enter it and visit its museum. This was actually relatively dull but it was pretty cool to be in the place where many very important historical events were discussed and debated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_Meeting_House
The tenth stop is the Old State House which is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and the seat of the first elected legislature in the New World. The Declaration of Independence was first read to Boston citizens from the balcony of this building in 1776. The Boston Massacre occured just outside the doors of this building in 1770. This was the second place that charged a fee to see it. This one was a bit more interesting than the Old Meeting House because it actually had a museum in it. Plus you could look out and see where the Boston Massacre took place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_%28Boston%29
The eleventh stop is the site of the Boston Massacre which took place just outside of the Old State House. It consisted of a red circle on a median between a fork in the road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
The twelfth stop is Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market which has been referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty" and was the site of America's first Town Meeting. Not much to see here really.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faneuil_Hall
The thirteenth stop is Paul Revere's home during the during the time of the American Revolution. This house is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston and the only home on the freedom Trail. This was the third and last site that charged a fee to see it.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/paul-revere-house.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere_House
The fourteenth stop is Old North Church which is the location from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent. This was closed because it was the day before Thanksgiving and everything was closing at 3pm. So we did not get to go into it.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/old-north-church.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Church
The fifteenth stop is the USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") which is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. This was semi-interesting but was totally packed with people. Apparently when it was in service it would the crew normally consisted of about 500 souls. There was one floor totally dedicated to canons all the way around.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/uss-constitution.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution
The sixteenth and final stop on the Freedom Trail is the Bunker Hill Monument which was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, is the first public obelisk. Unfortunately we never did go all the way to the monument since everyone was too tired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_Hill_Monument
Finally, here are some random pictures we took along the Freedom Trail of the city of Boston.
29 November 2007
Micah's Glasses
Nicole took the kids to the Reading Doctor several weeks back and she did an evaluation which included a recommendation to get the kids' eyes checked. The result was that Micah needs glasses for about 2 years not because he has bad vision (his vision is 20/20) but because he has to work too hard when tracking and the glasses are to help relax his eyes. Micah was very excited to get his SpiderMan glasses!
09 November 2007
Halloween Schedules
The kids were anxiously awaiting getting dressed up to go trick-or-treating in Ohio. Micah dressed up as an un-dead pirate (as he called it) and Rebekkah was a floating pumpkin head. We got Micah's costume at the Cracker Barrel (at a restaurant of all places) and Rebekkah's at Walmart for $1.
After I got home from work around 7pm, the kids got dressed up and went out at 7:30pm. Unfortunately ee were not in the loop on the fact that communities over here have scheduled times for trick-or-treating, some of which are not even on the 31st! Apparently our town's trick-or-treating was the 31st but we came to learn the hard way that we were a bit late.
They got some candy at the first couple of townhomes in our complex that they went to. Off to a good start. From then on, for about the next 20 houses, a half a dozen of families were home and about half of those were out of candy. On top of that, there were virtually no other kids out trick-or-treating. It was seriously wierd! I thought we'd entered the twilight zone. The kids kept talking about how the trick-or-treating in Washington was waaaaaay better than the trick-or-treating in Ohio.
The evening got a bit better when we stumbled upon the Halloween parade downtown. Here the parade people threw candy at the people so the kids were able to get more bang for their buck. They got tons of candy with minimal effort. It sort of made up for the earlier part of the evening, but the kids were ready to go right after the parade. We were probably only out for about an hour.
Anyway, here are the pictures of their costumes.
After I got home from work around 7pm, the kids got dressed up and went out at 7:30pm. Unfortunately ee were not in the loop on the fact that communities over here have scheduled times for trick-or-treating, some of which are not even on the 31st! Apparently our town's trick-or-treating was the 31st but we came to learn the hard way that we were a bit late.
They got some candy at the first couple of townhomes in our complex that they went to. Off to a good start. From then on, for about the next 20 houses, a half a dozen of families were home and about half of those were out of candy. On top of that, there were virtually no other kids out trick-or-treating. It was seriously wierd! I thought we'd entered the twilight zone. The kids kept talking about how the trick-or-treating in Washington was waaaaaay better than the trick-or-treating in Ohio.
The evening got a bit better when we stumbled upon the Halloween parade downtown. Here the parade people threw candy at the people so the kids were able to get more bang for their buck. They got tons of candy with minimal effort. It sort of made up for the earlier part of the evening, but the kids were ready to go right after the parade. We were probably only out for about an hour.
Anyway, here are the pictures of their costumes.
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