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This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to a tower where they made musket balls during the war with our friends from the Bahamas, Parabola, but it was closed. Instead we went to museum about the American flag. … Continue reading →

continued… There was an exhibit about notable addresses to Congress that took place here in the Capitol. Interestingly, John Adams, who was president in 1800 when the Capitol opened, was the first and last president to speak to Congress in … Continue reading →

continued… The next exhibit was about the building itself. As we had briefly mentioned earlier, the original structure was planned in 1791, construction started in 1793, and was completed in early 1800s… when the country was still quite small. By … Continue reading →

Continued… The hall led to yet another room lined with state statues. We’d thought there were a lot of statutes in the other rooms, but they were really crammed in close together in this room. Our guide explained that this … Continue reading →

Thursday, Sept 25 — Several weeks ago, we’d booked tickets to take a tour of Congress for today at 1020. The confirmation had said to arrive at least a half-hour early for the security screening. Since ride shares were so … Continue reading →

continued… Prior to the early 1900s, stamps were printed on small hand presses called a Spider Press. They utilized flat plate presses with recessed engraving to create a sharp image. They usually had fancy frames and were 1 – 2 … Continue reading →

This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to the coffee place and got drinks, then I did tutoring. After tutoring we left for Baltimore. The passage was a little bit rough at the start, but it calmed down. On … Continue reading →

continued… Once we finished in the Postal Inspector room, we went across the hall to a room about the partnership between the Post Office and the department of Defense for mail services to remote military personnel. Mail service has always … Continue reading →

continued… After World War II, the Post Office couldn’t hire people or buy machines fast enough to keep up with the ever increasing volume and they were taxed to their limits. In order to help move mail faster, in the early … Continue reading →

continued… As we learned in Yorktown, after declaring independence back in 1776, the Continental Congress worked on forming a central government as the war raged around them. By November 1777, they had adopted The Articles of Confederation, which was the … Continue reading →