6/13/10: Today was a full but very fun day! We began by going to the National Baseball Hallof Fame. So many memories came back while walking through the exhibits! I have always been a diehard baseball fan but didn’t realize even to what extent until I saw all the faces and names of countless players I’ve watched over the years. I am so impressed with the way the displays were laid out, the information contained in them. I spent time in the area where Henry (Hank) Aaron was featured. That was an eye opener: to think of all he went through to play a game he loved as much as he did baseball. He left home at 18, against his mother’s wishes, and headed to the city to play ball. There were interviews with him regarding all the threats and discrimination he faced. Thank God things are not like that today (at least not for the most part, although some discrimination does still exist).
The Fenimore art museum was very nice and I enjoyed the exhibit on womens fashions the most. And wandering through, I found out that Cooperstown was named after James Fenimore Cooper’s family—had no idea of that before then.
The Farmers’ Museum was nice but a little bit of a disappointment. I thought we were going to be treated to something similar to Sturbridge Village–a hands on kind of place. Walking through, it was great talking to the various workers and watching the blacksmith make a nail, but I had hoped we would be able to do something ourselves. The grounds were certainly well-kept!
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Geez Donna, do you expect to cook everywhere? And did Sturbridge Village have the Cardiff Giant? I don’t think so.