Panel I: Application Outside the Academy
Event Title
Peace field: The New England Farm of John and Abigail Adams
Start Date
31-3-2012 9:15 AM
End Date
31-3-2012 11:00 AM
Description
For thirty years, John and Abigail Adams called an ever-expanding piece of land in Southeastern Massachusetts home. Purchasing their home – which John named Peace field – in the autumn of 1787, over the twenty years that followed the aging couple renovated and expanded their farm, bit by bit, piece by piece until at its largest Peace field encompassed over 600-acres of land throughout present day Quincy and Braintree. Removed from the Massachusetts landscape in the 1870s, John and Abigail’s working farm was replaced by urban city development and the late 19th century gentleman’s country estate of their grandson Charles Francis Adams.
Seeking to uncover John and Abigail’s little known Quincy farm, this presentation will explore pieces of Peace field’s development from its establishment as a working farm in 1788 to 1798-99, two pivotal years for the growing farm as Abigail orders a series of major additions, renovations and improvements, to the post presidential 1800s, a period that allows John to indulge - full-time - in his lifelong passion for farming as Abigail resides over the household entertaining an endless array of family members, friends, and former colleagues including President Monroe and his wife.
Peace field: The New England Farm of John and Abigail Adams
For thirty years, John and Abigail Adams called an ever-expanding piece of land in Southeastern Massachusetts home. Purchasing their home – which John named Peace field – in the autumn of 1787, over the twenty years that followed the aging couple renovated and expanded their farm, bit by bit, piece by piece until at its largest Peace field encompassed over 600-acres of land throughout present day Quincy and Braintree. Removed from the Massachusetts landscape in the 1870s, John and Abigail’s working farm was replaced by urban city development and the late 19th century gentleman’s country estate of their grandson Charles Francis Adams.
Seeking to uncover John and Abigail’s little known Quincy farm, this presentation will explore pieces of Peace field’s development from its establishment as a working farm in 1788 to 1798-99, two pivotal years for the growing farm as Abigail orders a series of major additions, renovations and improvements, to the post presidential 1800s, a period that allows John to indulge - full-time - in his lifelong passion for farming as Abigail resides over the household entertaining an endless array of family members, friends, and former colleagues including President Monroe and his wife.
Comments
Panel I of the 2012 Graduate History Conference features presentations and papers under the topic of "Application Outside the Academy."
Laurie Pazzano's presentation is the second presentation in this panel.