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Sherri · 01-27-2007, 06:40 AM

I am lucky enough to live in an area that is surrounded by history. The main street that runs thru my hamlet is the route that John Wilkes Booth took to the Dr. Samuel Mudd Home (two miles from my home), and the Surratt House (where Mary Surratt was hung as a co-conspirator of the assassination of Lincoln.

Now, I also live 2 hrs. from Charlottesville, Va. and the home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello. I've been in Thomas Jefferson's home and he has a wide array of reading choices in his library, from the Q'uran to Marcus Aurellius Antonius. Alot of people think that the Gounding Fathers were Christians, but they were Deists. They attended churches, but did not partake in the sacraments. They all believed in exploring all faiths.
The same in true with James Madison's home, Montpelier; and George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.

I wish all Americans had access to all of the historical homes of the founding fathers, and could walk thru their homes to see the libraries of the presidents.

Please pardon me if I have taken this thread on a tangent.

01-27-2007, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sherri Sherri Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So. Md. Posts: 117	I am lucky enough to live in an area that is surrounded by history. The main street that runs thru my hamlet is the route that John Wilkes Booth took to the Dr. Samuel Mudd Home (two miles from my home), and the Surratt House (where Mary Surratt was hung as a co-conspirator of the assassination of Lincoln. Now, I also live 2 hrs. from Charlottesville, Va. and the home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello. I've been in Thomas Jefferson's home and he has a wide array of reading choices in his library, from the Q'uran to Marcus Aurellius Antonius. Alot of people think that the Gounding Fathers were Christians, but they were Deists. They attended churches, but did not partake in the sacraments. They all believed in exploring all faiths. The same in true with James Madison's home, Montpelier; and George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. I wish all Americans had access to all of the historical homes of the founding fathers, and could walk thru their homes to see the libraries of the presidents. Please pardon me if I have taken this thread on a tangent. __________________ I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live. Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963 Saving a life is oh, so sweet - Me http://www.vatf1.org/about.cfm Last edited by Sherri; 01-27-2007 at 07:17 AM.