Artifacts belonging to two Presidents will be on display in Newtown longer than originally announced due to the large interest in the exhibit.  CH Booth Library and the Newtown Historical Society say the Adams exhibition will remain on display the rest of this week.  The 20 or so items belonged to President John Adams, his wife Abigail, John Quincy Adams and a descendant, John Quincy Adams Johnson, who lived in Redding for a time. 

The objects include personal jewelry, including a bracelet woven from the hair of John Adams, signet rings that would have been used to seal state papers as well as personal correspondence, an inaugural medal, and gifts given to John Quincy Adams. 

The exhibit is located to the side of the main circulation desk and can be visited any time during library hours.  The display was made possible in part by a grant from the Connecticut Humanities Council.