tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post4433580851081311647..comments2024-03-02T14:54:21.802-05:00Comments on The happily ever after . . .: Local History LessonsChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-64457622295880910652010-06-14T17:32:58.761-04:002010-06-14T17:32:58.761-04:00Thank you all for taking the time to read my post ...Thank you all for taking the time to read my post and look at all my photos. :)<br /><br />Sorry it took me so long to respond, too. These last few weeks of school for the girls always sends me in a tailspin and I'm forever wishing the days had a few more hours! <br /><br />Lori: Come visit!! <br /><br />azteclady: We spent maybe a total of 3-4 hours between the labs and the estate. You can only go inside Edison's house on a tour. So they bring you in, explain everything as they take you through the house and out the back door you go! LOL! <br /><br />Phyl: What you are recalling sounds exactly right because the tour guide at Edison's house invited us into the house saying that maybe you were a friend of Edison's like Henry Ford and drove your model T right up to the door where the Butler would invite you in... and then the tour guide invited us in! Good memory. If you ever decide to take the drive up, you have to let me know! :) <br /><br />Brandy: You have a lot of great local historic places to visit, too! <br /><br />Hilcia: That's so neat that you've been here, too, although I'm not surprised since the location of this park makes a triangle with our respective towns. I understand that it has been recently renovated and improved, so maybe you need to visit it again! <br /><br />And I agree that Ellis Island is one of our most treasured local historical sites. I should visit there again now that I'm more into photography. <br /><br />orannia: I didn't realize NZ's historical timeline was so similar to the US. Well, if you consider the year it is estimated to have been reached by Europeans (1642) and then having established freedom from England--although much later than the US. I learned something new today! <br /><br />nath: LOL! I love your honesty! ^_^<br /><br />Ciara: That's good to know because I'll actually be in your city this summer as a tourist! :DChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-64454816686383952252010-06-08T16:57:36.709-04:002010-06-08T16:57:36.709-04:00I want that library! Here in Seatown we don't ...I want that library! Here in Seatown we don't have anything super old. We have a few old mansions and the Pioneer Square neighborhood (including the Seattle Underground), which was mostly built after the great Seattle fire in 1889. I bet there are native historic landmarks around, but I haven't visited them. One of the nice things about visiting the East Coast is seeing the history!Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976497239726167676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-4176708011293474772010-06-08T07:11:55.868-04:002010-06-08T07:11:55.868-04:00Wow, pretty interesting... I'm not into much h...Wow, pretty interesting... I'm not into much historical landmarks or museums...nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-56586783295764755122010-06-07T22:46:42.426-04:002010-06-07T22:46:42.426-04:00Fascinating. Love the bottles. We had some here - ...Fascinating. Love the bottles. We had some here - old bottles used by chemists. I hate to think what was in them!<br /><br />Historical things round here...still a young country, but I love the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It's beautiful (architecture) and has so many fascinating things inside.oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-31033090446639012062010-06-07T18:26:03.857-04:002010-06-07T18:26:03.857-04:00Oh Christine, this brought back memories of my hig...Oh Christine, this brought back memories of my high school days. We actually took a class school trip and visited Thomas Edison National Park, it's also quite close to me. <br /><br />Historical landmarks close to me? Lots of them... but the one that immediately comes to mind is Ellis Island, it's an amazing place to visit with incredible history.Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-14361563739481660852010-06-07T15:18:56.356-04:002010-06-07T15:18:56.356-04:00Oh, wow! How cool! I wish my kids could see that. ...Oh, wow! How cool! I wish my kids could see that. We have Biltmore Estate, the home of Carl Sandburg, and Chimney Rock, Lake Lure and Maggie Valley. Oh, and the Walnut Creek Plantation and Cowpens Battlefield. <br />Then there's Charelston, SC, but it's 4-5 hours away.<br /><br />I hope you're having a great start to your week!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738504696243512495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-58778103105543117302010-06-07T13:12:21.692-04:002010-06-07T13:12:21.692-04:00It's been over 20 years, so I hope I'm rem...It's been over 20 years, so I hope I'm remembering this right. Hubby & I were on vacation in Florida & we toured Henry Ford's Florida estate which included a small workshop Edison frequently used. As I recall the two were friends and Ford often invested in Edison's work. We should go see his New Jersey home someday. Nice pictures & I agree, the antique bottles are neat.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665665401551658932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-23452459401635547462010-06-07T11:08:39.936-04:002010-06-07T11:08:39.936-04:00Oh wow, how lucky you are! And I completely agree,...Oh wow, how lucky you are! And I completely agree, those antique bottles on the shelves look really pretty.<br /><br />How many hours did you spend there?<br /><br />I am the kind of museum visitor who reads every single word in every single plaque or notice in every single room... so I would probably still be there!aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-81573626232343622922010-06-07T10:32:23.087-04:002010-06-07T10:32:23.087-04:00How fascinating! I love the pictures - they make m...How fascinating! I love the pictures - they make me want to come visit :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250972350798310498noreply@blogger.com