Never “an uninterested Spectator” when it came to the American political landscape, Abigail Adams leveraged a wide network of correspondents to discuss her vision of the emerging nation.

This is the third of four rotating exhibits on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society in 2019. Independence & Ideals will be on display from July 1 through September 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free

This pop-up display uses documents and artifacts through the ages to consider the ways Abigail viewed her own legacy and how and why we continue to Remember Abigail today.

This is the final of four rotating exhibits on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society as part of #RememberAbigail. Life & Legacy will be on display from September 27, 2019, through January 10, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free

Please join us for open hours. Visits are by guided tour only between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., with tours given on the hour and half hour. The 2019 tour season at the Birthplace will highlight selections from Abigail Adams's letters. Last tour at 3:30 p.m.

$5 adults, $1 children

Institution: Abigail Adams Historical Society

Location: 180 Norton St., N. Weymouth, Mass.

Join an Adams Papers editor for an in-depth look at the fourth and final Remember Abigail display.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free

Join us at the Thomas Crane Public Library as members of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail bring to life some of the most important and influential women in Abigail Adams’s life, including her mother, Elizabeth Quincy Smith, her elder sister, Mary Smith Cranch, her daughter, Abigail Adams Smith, her daughter-in-law Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, and her friend Mercy Otis Warren. The women will pay tribute to Abigail and express what it meant to them to have her as a daughter, mother, sister, and friend.

Institution: Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, Thomas Crane Public Library

Location: Thomas Crane Public Library, 40 Washington St., Quincy, MA 02169

Join an Adams Papers editor for an in-depth look at the fourth and final Remember Abigail display.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free

Follow the words and history of four generations of Adamses. John, Abigail, and their descendants were prolific writers. The trove of documents they left behind intimately describe their lives, public service, and Boston from the eve of the Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century.

$15 (general admission) / $5 (BBF members)

More information and purchase tickets at Boston By Foot.

This pop-up display uses documents and artifacts through the ages to consider the ways Abigail viewed her own legacy and how and why we continue to Remember Abigail today.

This is the final of four rotating exhibits on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society as part of #RememberAbigail. Life & Legacy will be on display from September 27, 2019, through January 10, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free

This pop-up display uses documents and artifacts through the ages to consider the ways Abigail viewed her own legacy and how and why we continue to Remember Abigail today.

This is the final of four rotating exhibits on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society as part of #RememberAbigail. Life & Legacy will be on display from September 27, 2019, through January 10, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

Fee: Free