Author: abigail

Thanks to Troop 19!

  Many thanks for our Fall clean-up by troop 19 in Weymouth. They collected 27 bags of refuse from the yard. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

“The wound which has lacerated my Bosom cannot be healed”: Abigail Adams Smith and the Evolution of Treatment of Breast Cancer from Colonial America to Today

November 4, 2013  7-8:30PM South Shore Hospital Emerson Building 2nd floor – Snell Conference Room Professor David Jones, M.D., Ph.D.; A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, Harvard University Doctor Suniti Nimbkar, M.D.  FACS Medical Director of the Breast Care Center Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School Sponsored by the Abigail Adams Historical Society In partnership with Dana-Farber/Brigham and […]

Local Boy Scout Troop Enhances The Grand Reopening of Abigail Adams Birthplace

Weymouth and Braintree Scouts Implement Landscaping Service Project BRAINTREE, HANOVER and WEYMOUTH, MA Issued July 8, 2013…It’s not often that a group of teens have the opportunity to make a long term impact on the home of an American First Lady.  Determined to engage in that effort, a dedicated Boy Scouts of America troop, featuring […]

Birthplace of Abigail Adams reopen

WEYMOUTH — Abigail Adams’s birthplace has reopened to the public after being closed for two years for major structural renovations. The reopening Sunday of the Weymouth home, which was built in 1685, marks a new chapter in the Abigail Adams Historical Society’s mission to spread the story of the wife of the nation’s second president […]

Woman involved with Abigail Adams House discovers family connection

WEYMOUTH — When members of the public tour the restored birthplace of Abigail Adams on Sunday, they’ll hear legendary stories about Adams and her importance as the wife of one president, mother of another and an outspoken pioneer for women’s rights. They’ll also have a chance to meet a Weymouth resident with ties to the […]

Program from Wreath Laying Ceremony

The Abigail Adams Historical Society held a wreath laying ceremony for Abigail Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams at the Church of the Presidents in Quincy on April 15, 2013. The event was to honor the two First Ladies of the United States buried in the church with their husbands, John Adams and John Quincy Adams. […]

Future Events for 2013-2014

DIG INTO WEYMOUTH –  August 9, 2013  Children’s program in Weymouth history presented in conjunction with the Weymouth Public Library. See Weymouth library for details. FIRST CHURCH OF WEYMOUTH 390th ANNIVERSARY – September 2013 FALL FUNDRAISER CANDLE-MAKING PROGRAM PUMPKIN DAY OPEN HOUSE WITH THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH BIRTHDAY TEA WITH ABIGAIL ADAMS HISTORY OF MEDICINE: […]

Opening Hours for Summer 2013

June 30:  Grand reopening Open House 1:00 PM-4:00 PM July 13:  Saturday: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM July 28:  Sunday: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM August 10:  Saturday: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM August 25:  Sunday: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Private tours available by appointment for a $25 fee. Please call ahead 2 weeks in advance. Admission will be charged in addition to the $25 fee […]

Grand Re-Opening of the Abigail Adams Birthplace on June 30, 2013

Come visit the newly renovated Abigail Adams Birthplace and rediscover this amazing figure in American history and her influence on equality. JUNE 30, 2013 11 AM to 1 PM – Members Only 1 PM to 5 PM – Open to the Public ABIGAIL ADAMS BIRTHPLACE 180 Norton St. North Weymouth, MA 02191