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Tag Archives: Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison at 250
At 250 years old, Dolley Madison has consistently “worn well.” Happy Birthday to Dolley! From the time Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768-1849) was in her mid-twenties, she was arguably the most famous woman in the United States. Two … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Dolley Payne Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George and Martha Washington, history, James Madison, President and Mrs. Washington, President James Madison, Presidential history, The qualities of Dolley Madison, The Widow Dolley Madison, the Widow Todd, US history, White House history
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Dolley and Her Sisters: The Merry Wives of Washington
Dolley Payne was the eldest daughter of eight; she had three younger sisters. Dolley Payne: Quaker Daughter John Payne, Dolley’s father was a convert to the Quaker religion, and like many people who choose their faith, was strict in its … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anna Payne Cutts, Author Washington Irving, Congressman Richard Cutts, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's sister Anna, Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Washington, Dolley Madison's sister Mary Jackson, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Steptoe Washington, history, James Madison, Lucy Payne, Mary Payne Jackson, President James Madison, Presidential history, US history, Washington Irving, White House history
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Dolley Madison Sends A Telegram
As “The Widow Dolley”, Mrs. Madison was the most famous woman in the country. Mrs. Madison: Dowager Washingtonian When James Madison died at 85, Dolley was 68, and still in good health. Montpelier, their Virginia plantation was failing however, due … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and the telegraph connection, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, history, Morse Code, Patrick Feaster, Samuel F.B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze Morse, the invention of the telegraph, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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Dolley Madison’s Merry Party
The position of Secretary of State is the country’s premier diplomatic post. James Madison and the Merrys Anthony Merry was the first British Minister Plenipotentiary (considered Ambassador) sent to the United States. He and his uber pretentious wife Elizabeth were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged Ambassador Anthony Merry, American history, Anthony and Elizabeth Merry, British Minister Plenipotentiary Anthony Merry, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, James Madison, Madison home Montpelier, Margaret Bayard Smith, Mrs. James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Secretary of State James Madison, Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, US history, White House history
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Thomas Jefferson’s Merry Party
Thomas Jefferson was a sophisticated gentleman, not usually associated with rudeness, but… President Jefferson’s Hosting Attitudes Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) had grown up in a time and place of elegance and form. As a young student at William and Mary, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged "pell-mell", Ambassador Anthony Merry, Ambassador's wife Elizabeth Merry, American history, British Minister Anthony Merry, Dolley Madison, early Washington DC, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington's Secretary of State, history, James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, THomas Jefferson's entertaining style, US history, White House history
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James Madison’s Romantic Lesson
James Madison, a bachelor of 43, had a history of romantic disappointment. The Non-Imposing Jemmy Madison James Madison (1751-1836) was a man of small physical stature, anywhere between 5′ and 5’6″ tall, depending on which sources you espouse. But no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Colonia history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's first husband, Dolley Madison's friend Eliza Lee, Dolley Payne Todd Maidison, Eliza Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James Madison, John Payne Todd, PResident George Washington, President Washington's Private Address to Mistress Todd, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, The Great Little Madison, the Widow Todd, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes
It did not start out to be a major event – but it became the benchmark of Washington society for nearly two decades. Washington 1801: Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, were both in their late fifties when they became First … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged Abigail Adams, American First Ladies, American history, Catherine Allgor, Dolley Madison, Entertaining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, Historian Catherine Allgor, history, James Madison, MArtha Washington, Mrs. Madison, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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The White House Nellie Weddings
White House Weddings Before Ulysses S. Grant was even born, there had been weddings in the White House. During James Madison’s administration, Dolley Madison’s widowed sister married her second husband, Thomas Todd. Some years later, James Monroe’s daughter Maria Hester … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged Algernon Sartoris, American history, Dolley Madison, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Ellen Wrenshall Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Family history, Grant son-in-las Sartoris, history, James Madison, James Monroe, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, Julia Grant, Maria Hester Monroe, Nell Wilson McAdoo, Nellie Grant, Nellie Grant Sartoris, President Grant, President U.S. Grant, President Woodrow Wilson, Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Weddings in the White House, White House history, White House weddings, William G.McAdoo, Woodrow Wilson
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Martha Washington: The White House Portrait
The huge portrait of Martha Washington that balances the famous Gilbert Stuart painting of her husband, was painted more than seventy five years after her death. White House Portraits Before photography had advanced sufficiently to achieve artistic popularity, a portrait … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American artist Eliphalet Andrews, American history, Daniel Huntington, Dolley Madison, Eliphalet Frazier Andrews, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Ladies portraits in the White House, First Lady Lou Hoover, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, GIlbert Stuart, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, history, MArtha Washington, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential portraits in the White House, Rutherford B. Hayes, the East Room of the White House, US history, White House history, Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Tom and Dolley: The Original Ben and Jerry
Ice cream has always been one of America’s favorite desserts. But was it Thomas Jefferson or Dolley Madison who deserves the credit? Many people believe that “Dolly Madison” ice cream is named for the First Lady because she invented ice … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and ice cream, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Washington, George Washington's ice cream molds, history, history of ice cream, Ice cream at the White House, Jefferson and ice cream, MArtha Washington, Presidential history, The White House, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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