Testimonials

On May 25, 2007 our 52 fifth graders left Keene, New Hampshire, for a field trip to Boston's Freedom Trail. We were fortunate to have Ben Edwards as our Tour Guide. He is a passionate about colonial times and the Revolutionary War. Ben's ancestors arrived in Boston over 300 years ago, and Ben has been studying his genealogy and facts about this period of time since he was a child. Ben has a wonderful personality and related to the children extremely well. He asked them many questions so they were able to participate and share their knowledge from our fifth grade colonial unit. We all enjoyed standing at the spots where history happened, and most children agreed their favorite spot was the Old North Church. Our lunch break at Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market was entertaining for all. I highly recommend Ben Edwards as a Tour Guide if you are thinking of a trip to Boston. You won't be disappointed.

Donna Cary
Symonds School
Keene, NH

Notes from the students:

- I am writing to thank you for being my classes tour guide when we went to Boston. I loved seeing where the Boston Massacre and where the Declaration of Independence was first read to the people of Boston. One of the other hundred things I learned about and saw was the Newman Window. My favorite thing that I saw was Paul Revere's house and how any of the Boston Red Sox players could throw a baseball from Paul Revere's house to Governor Hutchinson's house. That was really cool!! Thanks again for being our tour guide. I want you to know that I learned a lot from you. Marcus

- Thank you for being our tour guide on our trip to Boston. I am one of the girls that played a pirate. I really enjoyed the stories you told us about Boston. I liked the Old North Church. It was very different to the churches we have now in 2007. I thought the way Robert Newman got out of the Newman Window was very interesting. I learned a ton of information that helped me understand history more. Thank you again for teaching us so much and showing us the cool sites. Rachel

Ben,

Thank you for providing our high school group with such an engaging and informative walking tour of historic Boston. I really don't think we could have asked or hoped for anything better. Having personally participated in numerous other historical walking tours (not only in the Boston area, but also in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas), I can honestly say that yours was the best. Your ability to elicit and hold the interest of high school students is a talent I have seldom seen in walking-tour guides, and one that I hold in very high regard.

Michael J. Zartler
Teacher
Smithtown High School
Long Island, NY