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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Eva E. Blackwelder Travel Journal [1] |
| Author/Creator | Blackwelder, Eva E (fl. 1938-1957) |
| Date | 20 Nov 1938 - 1 Jan 1939 |
| Document type | Travel Journal |
| Description | Eva E. Blackwelder's diary of her tour of Massachusetts, beginning in Boston and ending in Plymouth. She describes spending Thanksgiving Day in Boston and attending the Thanksgiving Parade, as well as the Christmas celebrations on Beacon Hill. She discusses the difficulty of getting suitable accommodation, the expensive prices of food and souvenirs and their sightseeing tours of places like the historic house of President John Adams and Fairbanks House. She also discusses the history of the places visisted, covering the Pilgrims and the Revolutionary War. Included in the diary are brochures and newspaper clippings from places visited. |
| Theme(s) | Historical, Cultural or Religious Tourism Accommodation, Hospitality and Entertainment Urban Tours and City Breaks Women and Tourism About themes |
| Regions | United States of America |
| Country/State | Massachusetts |
| Ships | The Mayflower |
| Keywords | accommodation, hotel, luxury, architecture, fashion, women, sightseeing, rowing, Thanksgiving, parade, motor car, prices, weather, Harvard University, Christmas, President John Quincy Adams, President John Adams, history, religion, hospitality, food, development, American War of Independence, African American, poetry, art, Barnum's Circus, battlefield tours, monument, museum, music, entertainment, American Indian, pilgrims, Mayflower |
| Visual content | View thumbnails |
| Collection | Maud Del Mar Blackwelder Travel Diaries, 1938-1957 |
| Reference | Ms. N-1847 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Copyright of this material is retained by the content creators. Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim to hold any copyrights to these materials |