Still on our recent trip--
The first day in Virginia, we went to Fort Monroe in Hampton located on a funny peninsula, five sided with a real moat. Very early, in a very strategic place at the entrance to Hampton Roads (isn't that a cool name for a body of water) and the Hampton River south of Chesapeake Bay. Very relaxing place on a weekday in early spring, quiet, fun to poke around with the Asay family. Nice museum inside of the fort proper, notice the arched passageways.
First two pictures are the interior of the museum and Kyle looking at an old map of the court.
Later in the trip, we library hopped around the University of Michigan with Ilana. Into the Law Library with it's reading room very similar to the one at Suzallo Library at University of Washington. And historic green carpet, and creepy old stacks. And the Business Library where Ilana works now (she supervises Monday night and Saturday day shifts). Ilana pointed out the Clements Library which specializes in old primary documents. But it's never open, says Ilana. But it was!
From its website:
Located on the central campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the William L. Clements Library houses original resources for the study of American history and culture from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. Its mission is to collect and preserve primary source materials, to make them available for research, and to support and encourage scholarly investigation of our nation’s past.
We went in, what a place with all of the beautiful woodwork, carpets and old books. They were featuring an exhibit entitled "Opening Guns: The First Year of Civil War" So we take a look. And there's our very own Fort Monroe again. Looks like an earlier map.
The last two shots show the interior of the Clements library with Matt and Dennis looking at exhibits and a map of Fort Monroe.
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