Massachusetts Historical Tour Questionnaire

Dear 1961 Classmate,

The number of you expressing interest in the Massachusetts History Tour has already passed ten positive responses thus far.  We have already concluded that October 4th and 5th will work for most who wish to attend.  Please give us Your Feedback on the Questionnaire below.  

Please send your responses to Joan Hutchins, c/o Sara McGhee. ‘Forward’ this email by inserting semcghee@yahoo.com in the 'To' field, and then scroll down to answer the Questionnaire below.  After completing your answers, simply press 'Send,' and Sara will receive and record your answers .  Thank you.  Your answers to the six questions will help us determine: 

  • One Day or Two Days?
  • If One Day, which Day?
  • Travel byCarpool with three or four per car, or be a Carpool Driver?
  • Attend First Night Dinner?

These are the costs we have estimated:  The Bus cost will apply only if we have 30 or more participants for each day.  We believe that with a smaller number we can find drivers willing to take three or four others in their cars to each location, thus eliminating the cost of the bus. 

 

Day One

Day Two

By Bus

$  110.00

$  110.00

By Car

40.00

40.00

Does not include a la carte lunches or first evening dinner.

Assuming we carpool, each carpool driver would follow the basic routes to New Bedford and Plymouth, and once we are there: 

  • Day One:  Drive to the Whaling Museum, then make the circuit to see the Captains’ Mansions
  • Day Two:  Drive to the Mayflower and back, and stop for the Grist Mill tour on the way back. 

Fundamentally, the pleasure of these events will be spending time with Classmates whom we rarely see. 

 

Questionnaire

Please click ‘Forward’ to this email, then you can answer these questions and send your answers to Sara McGee at  semcghee@yahoo.com: 

  1. Yes, I will probably attend?

Yes

 

No

 
  1. Will I bring a Guest?

Yes

 

No

 
  1. One Day or Two Days?

One Day

 

Two Days

 
  1. Which Day?

New Bedford

 

Plymouth

 
  1. I would prefer to travel:

By Carpool

 

As Driver

 
  1. Attend 1st Day Dinner?

Yes

 

No

 

 

Your 1961 Class Host Spencer Jourdain Invites you to
A Tour of Massachusetts History
Wednesday and Thursday, October 4 and 5, 2023

You may wish to take either or both days of the Tour.  We will gather at 7:45 am in the Charles Hotel Lobby to board a bus or carpool, visiting two Massachusetts locations.  At each stop, Jourdain family members will share their stories. 

Wednesday October 4th 

Day One: Wednesday, October 4th, 7:45-8:00:  Charles Hotel.  Bus or Carpools depart. 

9:30-11:30 am:  New Bedford Whaling Museum.  18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740  https://www.whalingmuseum.org/  Artifacts of the whaling industry and the diversity of the Bedford culture.  Guided tour from 9:45 to 10:45. 

11:30-12:00 pm:  Half-Hour Walking Tour of the Historic Harbor area including the Seaman’s Bethel Church, Temple Statue, etc., with presentation by Jourdain family member. 

12:15-1:30:  Lunch at historic Black Whale restaurant, with a great seafood menu.  Jourdain family preview of Captain’s Mansion Tour. 

1:45-2:30 pm: 30-minute Tour of Historic Captains’ Mansions, 150-year-old Bush family-founded business, alternative focus, and, time permitting, a National Park Service Guided Tour. This tour will include those who drove. 

2:30-3:15 Personal Exploration Shopping and sightseeing, where Melville's Pequod launched, where Frederick Douglas lived for five years, the home of early Black activists.  You will hear more on the Tour.

3:15-5:00  Bus or Carpools depart for Cambridge. 

6:00-9:00   Elegant Al a Carte Dining at a Cambridge Restaurant for all History Tour Participants. 

Thursday, October 5th

We will gather at 8:15 am in the Charles Hotel Lobby to board a bus or carpool to Plimouth Patuxet.  At each point, Jourdain family members will share their stories. 

Day Two: Thursday, October 5th, 8:00-8:15:  Pre-Check-out at Charles Hotel. 

8:30:  Bus or Carpools depart. 

9:45-11:30 am:  Plimouth Patuxet.  137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA  02360  https://plimoth.org/  Guided Tour from 9:45 to 10:45 of Colonial and Wampanoag villages,

11:45-12:15 Mayflower a full-scale reproduction of the Mayflower. 

12:30-1:45:  Lunch  Jourdain family member presentation. 

1:45-2:15:  Shopping and sightseeing

2:30-3:00 Grist Mill visit

3:15-4:15  Bus or Carpools depart for Cambridge. 

4:30  Departure to the airport for those with flights to catch.  

Questions or Comments?  e-mail Tom Blodgett tblodgett@ft.newyorklife.com
or call him at 603-924-8030.