exploring history
Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
 I went for a drive today, and checked out the recently remodeled Hunterdon County Library, where I worked from 1995 until 1997. It was nice to catch up with some old friends. From there I went in search of the Charles A. Lindbergh Estate, "Highfields" ... found it here. After snapping a picture of the Historical Site sign, I drove down the 1/2 mile driveway ... but I came across a white van that chased followed me back down the driveway before I had a chance to snap a photo of the infamous kidnapping site. After my escape, I stumbled across the Stoutsburg Cemetery ... and my strange fascination with old cemeteries led me over a giant pothole and down a gravel path to snap a pic.
I always get a kick outa thinking of the historic/famous people that were in a place before me. From what I've read, Calvin Coolidge and Amelia Earhart visited "Highfields" -- I traveled down the same driveway and looked at the same trees as Lindbergh, Coolidge, and Earhart. I wonder if my heart was pounding anywhere near as fast as Bruno Hauptmann's as I drove away. Cemeteries always make me wonder about their residents. They're lonely, quiet places and yet the familes are all together. Today was an odd day of remembering, thinking and searching ... sometimes an overcast sky and rain showers puts me in a strange mood.
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