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Author Archives: Feather Foster
The Miracle of Dorchester Heights 1775-6
It was pivotal. It was bold. It was a colonial victory. It was never a battle. Boston, Massachusetts There is little doubt that Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. In the 1760s, when Great Britain began imposing various … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, British General William Howe, Dorchester Heights, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Fort Ticonderoga, General George Washington, George Washington, Henry Knox, history, King George III, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Battle of Bunker Hill, the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Tea Party, the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, The siege of Boston
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Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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John Adams Goes to Congress
Lawyer Adams John Adams was never a wealthy man, and never would be – at least compared to his fellow Founding Fathers like Washington or Jefferson. Or John Hancock or Benjamin Franklin. When he married at 29, he had become … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams brother William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, John Adams' diary, John Hancock, President John Adams, Presidential history, Robert Treat Paine, Samuel Adams, The Boston Tea Party, The committees of Correspondence, The FIrst Continental Congress, Thomas Cushing, US history, White House history
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Martha Washington’s Secretary
A Lady’s Secretary In the 18th century, a “secretary” was also a synonym for a writing desk. Also, in the 18th century, communication between individuals (if not spoken) was via pen and paper. Specifically quill pen, ink and handcrafted paper. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged 18th century desk accoutrements, American history, Comte de Moustier, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, George Washington, George Washington's correspondence, George Washington's desk, history, Martha Parke Custis Peter, Martha Washigton's correspondence, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's desk, Martha Washington's grandaughter, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, US history
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Calvin Coolidge Chooses to Run: 1924
Perhaps the biggest surprise in Coolidge’s life was being nominated as Vice President in 1920. The Vice Presidency If the selection of little-known Warren G. Harding as the Republican candidate for president in 1920 was a surprise to the country, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred E. Smith, American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, John W. Davis, President alvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition in 1924, The convention of 1924, The death of Warren Harding, The Democrats in 1924, the Ku Klux Klan in 1924, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren Harding, White House history, William McAdoo
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Georges Washington Lafayette: Godson
The Family Lafayette The Marquis Gilbert (plus a slew of middle names) Motier de Lafayette was born in 1757, into one of the wealthiest aristocratic families in France. Orphaned as a toddler, he became a ward of the King, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne deLafayette, Ambassador James Monroe, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Wahsington, Georges Washington Lafette, history, Lafayette and the French Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Reign of Terror, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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Dolley Madison, Alass, Alass
The Quaker Girl Dolley Payne (1768-1849) was born into a family who had converted to the Quaker religion. Like many who “choose” their faith, her father was strict in his observances. Dolley wore the Quaker gray gowns and bonnets, no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and Philadelphia boarding house, Dolley Madison as a Quaker, Dolley Madison's father John Payne, Dolley Madison's first husband, Dolley Payne, Dolley Payne Todd, Elderly Benjamin Franklin, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, James Madison, John Todd Esq., Senator Aaron Burr, US history
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POTUS Chet Arthur: Private Civil Rights Advocate
Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President, was one of our most private Presidents. The Making of a Private Man Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) was born in Vermont, and raised in upstate New York. His father a farmer-minister, was far from cosmopolitan. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, American Vice Presidents, Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Elizabeth Jenning Graham NY Governor Edwin D. Morgan, Feather Schwartz Foster, H.C.C.Atwood, history, James A. Garfield, Mifflin W. Gibbs, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, P.B.S.P:inchback, President CAA, President Chester A. Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, Presidential history, Senator Blanche K. Bruce, Senator Roscoe Conkling, the assassination of Garfield, US history, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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George Washington: The Trouble With Mama
Prof. Emeritus Peter Henriques says it perfectly: Complicated, Very Complicated GW: The Humiliation In 1781, General George Washington received a confidential letter from his old friend Benjamin Harrison V, then-Governor of Virginia. The Governor had quietly advised Washington, who at … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, First President George Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington father Augustine, George Washington siblings, George Washington sister Betty Lewis, GW Mother Mary Ball Washington, history, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, relationship between George Washington and his mother, US history, VA Governor Benjamin Harrison V
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General Joe Hooker: The Man, The Myth and the Legend
Joe Hooker was a pretty interesting fellow any way you look at it… Joseph Hooker, Making of a Soldier Joseph Hooker (1814-79) was Massachusetts born, and perhaps genetically destined for the military. His grandfather had been a Captain during the … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Fighting Joe", "Figitin' Joe Hooker, "Hooker's Army", American Civil War, American Civil War history, American history, Camp followers attached to Hooker's Division, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General Gideon Pillow, General Joseph Hooker, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, history, Major General Joe Hooker, origin of the term "hooker", The American Civil War, The Peninsula Campaign of 1862, The War with Mexico, US history
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