Happy #250th birthday to #LouisaCatherineAdams: accomplished #musician (singer, harpist, pianist), prolific #writer (of autobiographies, poems, plays, and essays), and wife to US President #JohnQuincyAdams!
To learn more about this fascinating woman, visit #TheAdamsPapers @mhs1791.bsky.social
To learn more about this fascinating woman, visit #TheAdamsPapers @mhs1791.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy #250th birthday to #LouisaCatherineAdams: accomplished #musician (singer, harpist, pianist), prolific #writer (of autobiographies, poems, plays, and essays), and wife to US President #JohnQuincyAdams!
To learn more about this fascinating woman, visit #TheAdamsPapers @mhs1791.bsky.social
To learn more about this fascinating woman, visit #TheAdamsPapers @mhs1791.bsky.social
My new play “Louisa Catherine Adams in America,” a sequel to my #play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams,” premiers for the #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary on 12 June.
This photo by #LouisaScottPhotography is of me in a reproduction of Louisa Catherine dress in her portrait by #CharlesRobertLeslie
This photo by #LouisaScottPhotography is of me in a reproduction of Louisa Catherine dress in her portrait by #CharlesRobertLeslie
April 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
My new play “Louisa Catherine Adams in America,” a sequel to my #play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams,” premiers for the #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary on 12 June.
This photo by #LouisaScottPhotography is of me in a reproduction of Louisa Catherine dress in her portrait by #CharlesRobertLeslie
This photo by #LouisaScottPhotography is of me in a reproduction of Louisa Catherine dress in her portrait by #CharlesRobertLeslie
Today was all about #LouisaCatherineAdams! I found the site of the house on Cooper’s Row where her family lived, and returned to #AllHallowsByTheTower to see the marriage register signed by Louisa Catherine Johnson and #JohnQuincyAdams in their crypt museum.
June 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Today was all about #LouisaCatherineAdams! I found the site of the house on Cooper’s Row where her family lived, and returned to #AllHallowsByTheTower to see the marriage register signed by Louisa Catherine Johnson and #JohnQuincyAdams in their crypt museum.
The #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary has invited me to premier a 2nd part to my play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams.”
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
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Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
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Legacy Lecture: Louisa Catherine Adams in America
Experience Louisa Catherine Adams’ life and legacy in this one-woman play by Laura Rocklyn.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary has invited me to premier a 2nd part to my play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams.”
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
A day steeped in #history, at @wolfhall.bsky.social at #AllHallowsBytheTower. Insightful talks topped off by a staged reading of #TheMirrorAndTheLight.
As I prepare my new play about #LouisaCatherineAdams, it was also a powerful to be in the church where she and #JohnQuincyAdams married in 1797
As I prepare my new play about #LouisaCatherineAdams, it was also a powerful to be in the church where she and #JohnQuincyAdams married in 1797
June 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A day steeped in #history, at @wolfhall.bsky.social at #AllHallowsBytheTower. Insightful talks topped off by a staged reading of #TheMirrorAndTheLight.
As I prepare my new play about #LouisaCatherineAdams, it was also a powerful to be in the church where she and #JohnQuincyAdams married in 1797
As I prepare my new play about #LouisaCatherineAdams, it was also a powerful to be in the church where she and #JohnQuincyAdams married in 1797
My new #LivingHistory program, #LouisaCatherineAdams in America, will premier as part of the #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary online Legacy Lecture series on June 12 at noon.
Join me to explore Louisa Catherine’s life and legacy.
For more details and to register, visit;
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Join me to explore Louisa Catherine’s life and legacy.
For more details and to register, visit;
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Legacy Lecture: Louisa Catherine Adams in America
Experience Louisa Catherine Adams’ life and legacy in this one-woman play by Laura Rocklyn.
www.eventbrite.com
May 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
My new #LivingHistory program, #LouisaCatherineAdams in America, will premier as part of the #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary online Legacy Lecture series on June 12 at noon.
Join me to explore Louisa Catherine’s life and legacy.
For more details and to register, visit;
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Join me to explore Louisa Catherine’s life and legacy.
For more details and to register, visit;
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
#LouisaCatherineAdams is back on August 18th with an online performance for #LongwoodPublicLibrary!
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams | Longwood Public Library
Historical interpreter Laura Rocklyn portrays Louisa Catherine Adams on the morning of her husband John Quincy Adams' inauguration as the sixth president of the United States, reflecting on her tumult...
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August 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#LouisaCatherineAdams is back on August 18th with an online performance for #LongwoodPublicLibrary!
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
Portraits of #LouisaCatherineAdams (wife of John Quincy Adams). She was remarkable person in her own right. She took a daring journey from Saint Petersburg Russia to Paris France in February/March 1815, using her savvy and French to survive an encounter with troops loyal to Napoleon.
April 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Portraits of #LouisaCatherineAdams (wife of John Quincy Adams). She was remarkable person in her own right. She took a daring journey from Saint Petersburg Russia to Paris France in February/March 1815, using her savvy and French to survive an encounter with troops loyal to Napoleon.