John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site Remembers President Kennedy on November 22nd
Submitted by National Parks ... on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 4:11pm
Brookline, MA – The National Park Service remembers President John F. Kennedy on the 46th anniversary of his 1963 assassination by reopening John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site for the day on Sunday, November 22nd. The Kennedy site at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, which closed for the season on November 1, is the birthplace of our 35th president. It will be open from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on November 22nd. Admission to the house that day is free to all. In addition, National Park Service staff will hold a brief memorial ceremony outside the house at 12:00 noon. For further information, please call 617-566-7937 Monday through Friday or go to www.nps.gov/jofi.
On November 25, 1963, the Monday following JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas, a large memorial ceremony took place on Beals Street. The 83 Beals Street house was in private ownership at that time, bought back by the Kennedy family in 1966 and gifted to the National Park Service in 1969. The National Park Service staff at John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site are now looking for Brookline residents and others willing to share their memories of that event and of the 1960s period during which the site was established. People with memories of the 1963 Beals Street ceremony or who know others with such memories are encouraged to visit the site on Sunday, November 22nd or call the site at 617-566-7937 weekdays.
Guided tours at John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site will be offered beginning at 10:00 am, with the final tour at 2:00 pm.
