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Grant, Buckner and the Pillow Flight
Gideon Pillow was first and foremost a “political” general of massive pretensions. The Stuffed Pillow Gideon Pillow (1806-78) was born and raised to a prosperous and well-connected Tennessee family. He attended the University of Nashville, became an attorney, and went … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Civil War, Civil War history, Confederate General John Floyd, CSA General Gideon Pillow, CSA General Simon Buckner, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Donelson TN, Fort Henry, General Gideon Pillow, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, history, President James K. Polk, Presidential history, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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John Adams: Four Months in the White House
On November 1, 1800, 65-year-old President John Adams took up residence in the unfinished Executive Mansion in Washington, DC, only a few days before the quadrennial election. The White House… …was neither “white” (it was sandstone), nor would it be … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams nephew William Shaw, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First President George Washington, John Adams, John Adams' prayer for the White House, John and Abigail Adams. The Adams children, New Years' Day White House Reception, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the election of 1800, The White House, Third President Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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The Lincolns: A Tale of Two Stepmothers
Among the many commonalities between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd was the sad memory of being motherless at an early age. Abraham Lincoln: Semi-orphaned at Nine Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of the milk sickness, said to be from poisonous grasses … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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George Washington: Disposing of Stuff
The Retired General George Washington (who preferred his military title of “General” once retired from the Presidency) was only 67 when he died in December, 1799 – a couple of weeks before the turn of the nineteenth century. No doubt … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephew Bushrod, George Washington nephews, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington relations, George Washington step-grandchildren, history, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Mt. Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents
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The Tragic Death of Bennie Pierce
The Pierce Parents When Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) married Jane Means Appleton (1806-63) in 1834, he was nearly thirty, a fine age for a man to marry. Mature, and financially solid enough in trade or profession to provide for a wife. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Bennie Pierce, Dark Horse candidate Franklin Pierce, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Jane Pierce, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, The election of 1852, The Pierce son Bennie, The Pierces visit family in Amherst MA, Train accident kills Bennie Pierce, US history, White House history
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Corinne: The Long Neglected Roosevelt
Little Sister Corinne The iconic Theodore Roosevelt was one of four siblings. The oldest of the four remarkable Roosevelts was Anna (1855-1931), called “Bamie” by her siblings, and “Auntie Bye” by the next generation. Despite an early childhood illness which … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Mittie" Roosevelt, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Bamie Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson book "My Brother Theodore Roosevelt", Corinne Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Douglas Robinson, Elliott Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Leonard Wood, history, Presidential history, THe poetry of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's brother-in-law Douglas Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Corinne, US history
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G.P.A. Healy and the Portraits of Presidents
The Young Artist George Peter Alexander (usually known as G.P.A.) Healy was definitely born poor in 1813 to Irish immigrants in Boston. A bit late to his calling, he was sixteen when he first picked up a brush, but the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American artist G.P.A. Healy, American artist Jane Stuart, American history, Charles Willson Peale, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Former President John Q. Adams, G.P.A. Healy, GIlbert Stuart, Healy painting of The Peacemakers, history, King Louis Philippe of France, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President James K. Polk, President John Tyler, President Millard Fillmore, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Frances Cleveland: Saturday
Frances Folsom Cleveland was only 21 when she became First Lady. The Young FLOTUS-To-Be Frances Folsom (1864-1947) was the total antithesis of her husband, sitting President Grover Cleveland. She was young (he was 49), slim and trim (he weighed in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison's Wednesday evenings, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, First Lady receptions, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, Martha Washington's levees, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House receptions
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George Washington’s Birthplace: Pope’s Creek
Spoiler Alert: This site is a re-creation. Nevertheless… The Land Itself… Pope’s Creek, a beautifully situated tributary of the Potomac River in a still-rural and sparsely populated area of Westmoreland County, in Virginia’s Northern Neck, had been in the Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Augustine Washington Jr., Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, George Washington, George Washington as surveyor, George Washington Birthplace, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's father Augustine, George Washington's forebears, history, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lawrence Washington, Little Hunting Creek, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Pope's Creek VA, Presidential history, US history
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