John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
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The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum is a museum located in Hyannis, Massachusetts
. It consists of a collection of photographs relating to the Kennedys and the times they spent vacationing on the Hyannis Port. It includes a video on the Kennedys, a Kennedy Family Tree, and a statue, "What Could Have Been", portraying John F. Kennedy
walking on the beach with his adult son, John F. Kennedy, Jr.
. The statue, which was funded with federal money, was once put in jeopardy when funding to pay for it was targeted as pork-barrel spending in Congress. The basement of the museum houses the hall of fame for the Cape Cod Baseball League
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The museum itself is housed in the former town hall building. The building was occupied by the town until the 1980s, when the town offices moved across the village green to a building originally built to house the Hyannis State Normal School.
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...
. It consists of a collection of photographs relating to the Kennedys and the times they spent vacationing on the Hyannis Port. It includes a video on the Kennedys, a Kennedy Family Tree, and a statue, "What Could Have Been", portraying John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
walking on the beach with his adult son, John F. Kennedy, Jr.
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. , often referred to as John F. Kennedy, Jr., JFK Jr., John Jr. or John-John, was an American socialite, magazine publisher, lawyer, and pilot. The elder son of U.S. President John F...
. The statue, which was funded with federal money, was once put in jeopardy when funding to pay for it was targeted as pork-barrel spending in Congress. The basement of the museum houses the hall of fame for the Cape Cod Baseball League
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in which many college baseball stars play during the summer. Many future Major League Baseball players have started there during their college years; MLB has provided...
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The museum itself is housed in the former town hall building. The building was occupied by the town until the 1980s, when the town offices moved across the village green to a building originally built to house the Hyannis State Normal School.