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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Louisa Adams, Neglected First Lady
No one had a better resume for becoming a First Lady than Louisa Catherine Adams. Louisa: Englishwoman of High Standing Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in England and well educated in a convent school in Paris. Her American father had … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Francis Adams, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Louisa Adams, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mrs. John QUincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, US history, White House history
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George and Martha Washington: Dinner for Two
When George Washington married Martha Custis, he was a well-known personage in Virginia. Col. And Mrs. Washington For fifteen years, George Washington, former Colonel of the Virginia militia, lived in gentrified society, which included a seat in the House of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Col. George Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Tobias Lear, U.S. history, US history, Washington HQ at Morristown, Washington HQ at Valley Forge, Washington's Cherry Street house
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Warren Harding: Bloviator of Nostrums and the Founding Fathers
A few men have the gift of speechifying pontifically and saying little. Like Warren Harding, 29th President. Warren G. Harding: Newspaper Man Warren Harding was one of the most affable men in town. He was easy going, a bona fide … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Bloviator Warren Harding, Feather Schwartz Foster, Florence Harding, H.L. Mencken, history, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Ohio politician Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, The Founding Fathers, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding
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Betsey Humphreys: Mary Lincoln’s Wicked Stepmother
When Mary Lincoln was seven, she and her five siblings lost their mother. The Todd Marriage…and Remarriage Robert Smith Todd (1791-1849) was 21 when he married Eliza Parker. Every indication was that it was a marriage of inclination. They liked … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Eliza Parker Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jr., Mary Brown Humphreys, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandmother Parker, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's step-grandmother Mary Humphreys, Mary Lincoln's stepmother Betsey Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Robert Smith Todd, US history
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