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Category Archives: Presidential Sites
Lincoln’s White House: A Book Review
If one had to describe Lincoln’s White House: The People’s House in Wartime, one could easily call it a string of pearls encased in a Tiffany box. It is more than just a mere delight. It is a treasure that … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Book Review, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, James B. Conroy, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The Civil War, The White House, US history, White House history, William O Stoddard
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James Garfield’s Tea House
The Beleaguered President James A. Garfield (1831-81) was a surprise candidate in 1880, mostly due to the vicious political infighting among various factions of the Republican party. Despite having been the youngest Major General in the Union Army, and having … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Presidential Sites
Tagged Actor Oliver D. Byron, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, Francklyn Cottage in Long Branch NJ, Garfield's Tea House in Long Branch, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield dies in Long Branch NJ, Long Branch NJ, Long Branch NJ history, Lucretia Garfield, Monmouth Racetrack, Presidential history, the assassination of Garfield, The Church of the Presidents in Long Branch, the death of President James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Hodgenville: The First Lincoln Memorial
More than a decade before the magnificent temple dedicated to the memory of the 16th President was built in Washington, DC… The Birth Place…ish … a fine new-classical Greek temple was designed, built and dedicated to house the birthplace and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Alfred Dennet, American history, Architect John Russell Pope, Birthplace of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Hodgenville KY, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William H Taft, Rev. James Bigham, Robert Lincoln, The Lincoln Farm Association
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The Washington Monument and The Pope’s Stone
The Washington Monument took more than 40 years to build. Planning the Monument As one might expect, circa 1832 Congress planned to commemorate the man whose name became the nation’s capital. Dozens of ideas were proposed and debated. The arguments … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, George Washington, James K. Polk, Presidential Sites, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Building the Washington Monument, Chester Alan Arthur, Dolley Madison, Donations of stones for the Washington Monument, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James K. Polk, Pope John Paul II replaces the Pope's stone, Presidential history, The Pope's Stone for the Washington Monument, The Washington Monument, US history, Washington DC history, Washington history
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Mary Lincoln, Good Neighbor
Stories about Mary Lincoln’s “difficult” personality abound; stories about her good deeds and genuine generosity are less common. Miss Todd of Lexington, KY Mary Todd of Lexington, KY had lived in Springfield, IL since 1837. For five years, she made … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's children, American history, Charles Dallman, Dr. William Wallace, Edward Baker Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Harriet Dallman, history, Lincoln neighbors Mr. and Mrs.. Dallman, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Lincoln's sons, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, The Lincolns of Springfield IL, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, William Wallace Lincoln
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George Washington and The Royal Gift
George Washington’s heart was never far from his beloved plantation GW: Planter George Washington made his considerable mark and everlasting fame as a soldier, but his dearest love was Mount Vernon, his Northern Virginia plantation, situated just a stone’s throw … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington as planter, George Washington mule breeder, George Washington's donkey Royal Gift, George Washington's plantation, history, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon plantation history, mules at Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Royal Gift, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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The White House Conservatory: The Lost Treasure
Arguably the largest of all lost White House treasures, is the Conservatory. The Greenhouse Concept Some three hundred years ago, the first greenhouse was built in Colonial America. The concept had been known in Europe for some time: to provide … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Presidential Sites, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Mary Lincoln, flowers in the White House, Harriet Lane, Lucy Hayes' avant garde dinner service, Nellie Grant's White House Wedding, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President Grover Cleveland, President James Buchanan, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Crystal Palace, The White House Conservatory, US history, White House history
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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp
Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Calvin Coolidge, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential retreats, Rapidan Camp, US history, White House history
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Saving Mount Vernon for the Ages
Sometimes when men can’t do it, women can. Mount Vernon When George Washington died in 1799, he willed his great estate to Martha, his widow, for the remainder of her life, which was not that long. She died in early … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged American historical places, American history, Ann Pamela Cunningham, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's nephew Bushrod Washington, history, John Augustine Washington, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Ladies Association, Mt. Vernon, Presidential history, Purchasing Mount Vernon, US history
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Harriet Hanks, Lincoln’s Cousin-Niece
It’s a complicated family line. The Lincoln-Hanks Kinship Abraham Lincoln, as everyone knows, was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Nancy Hanks, Abe’s mother, had an aunt, also named Nancy Hanks, who had an illegitimate son named Dennis, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Family, American history, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Hanks, history, Lincoln cousin Harriet Hanks, Lincoln kin, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's father, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, William Herndon
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