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Tag Archives: Feather Schwartz Foster
Boutwell: A Book Review
According to author Jeffrey Boutwell (a distant collateral descendant), George Sewall Boutwell was an “important public figure hiding in plain sight.” His life was long (1818-1905), and filled with an equally long list of political and governmental accomplishments. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abolitionist George S. Boutwell, American history, American Reconstruction, Author Jeffrey Boutwell, Feather Schwartz Foster, George S. Boutwell, history, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President Andrew Johnson, President U.S. Grant, Presidential history, Radical Republicans, Reconstruction history, Treasury Secretary George S. Boutwell, US history
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Chester Alan Arthur’s Deadly Secret
The Private Chester Alan Arthur Most of our Presidents were unquestionably ambitious for the office. Some more than others. But Chester Alan Arthur (1829-86), Vermont-born and upstate New York raised, was never interested in elected office. His ambitions lay in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Assassination of Garfield, Bright's Disease, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Collector of the Port of New York, Elizabeth Jenning Graham NY Governor Edwin D. Morgan, Ellen Herndon, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, President Chester A. Arthur, President James Garfield, Presidential history, Senator Roscoe Conkling, the assassination of Garfield, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, White House history
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FDR’s Thanksgiving Muddle
Thanksgiving has been a beloved national holiday since Abraham Lincoln’s time. Even Earlier… Of course, American Thanksgiving days have been celebrated in various forms since the earliest colonists first arrived. The Pilgrims have co-opted it of course, but there are … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Moving the Thanksgiving date, President Franklikn D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, Santa Claus illustration, Thanksgiving celebrations, The confusion of moving the Thanksgiving date, The Great Depression, The start of WWII, Thomas Nast illustratioin, Thomas Nast's Santa, US history, White House history
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Archie Roosevelt’s Christmas Surprise
Christmas a la Roosevelt Few White House families were as robust and open for fun as Theodore Roosevelt, his wife, six children and a slew of pets. Nevertheless, very few stories, articles or even anecdotes are about how the TR’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Archie Bullock Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, Christmas at the White House, Christmas trees in the White House, Edith Carow Roosevelot, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Gifford Pinchot, history, Journalist Robert Lincoln O’Brien, President Benjamin Harrison, President Franklin Pierce, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The “White House Gang”, The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s children, TR’s son Archie, US history, White House history
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James Armistead Lafayette: Revolutionary Spy
James… never in his youth used the surname Armistead. Trying to Trace the Untraceable Information It is a nearly impossible job to accurately delve into long-long-ago history when scant records were kept. It is all the harder when the information … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged American history, American Revolution, Benedict Arnold, British General Cornwallis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Charles Cornwallis, General George Washington, General Lafayette, history, James Armistead Lafayette, Manumission laws regarding slaves in Virginia, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War spy James Armistead, The American war of Independence, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history, William Armistead of New Kent County
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The Lincoln Men: Father and Son
Lincoln’s upbringing was indeed the “annals of the poor.” But How Poor? They were definitely not rich, but two generations prior to Abraham Lincoln’s arrival, the Lincoln’s were comfortably fixed, and well regarded by their peers and neighbors. Originally from … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Lincoln grandfather Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln stepbrother John D. Johnston, Lincoln' father Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, Mordecai Lincoln, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Boat Heist
Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the Dakota Badlands was some of the most pivotal experiences in his life. Why The Badlands? Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a New York patrician born with many advantages: wealth, a loving family, huge intellect, even huger … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Bill Sewell, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Presidential history, The Dakota Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt chases boat thieves, Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakotas, Theodore Roosevelt pal Bill Sewell, Theodore Roosevelt pal Wilmer Dow, TR in North Dakota, TR in the Badlands, US history, Wilmer Dow, Young TR
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Margaret Taylor: Army Wife
“She was just as much a soldier as I was.” – Zachary Taylor Margaret Mackall Smith …long forgotten by history, Margaret Smith was a Mackall on her mother’s side. They were a prominent Maryland family, whose distaff members were said … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Richard Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor’s family
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Dusting Off Franklin Pierce
The Basic Pierce Facts Franklin Pierce (1804-69), Democrat from New Hampshire, was a dark horse nominee, elected President in 1852. It took 49 Ballots to put him on the ballot, which was an exhausting exercise for the convention attendees. Few … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Author Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bowdoin College, Dark Horse candidate Franklin Pierce, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis, Franklin Pierce's nomination, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Hampshire's only President, Presidential history, Tamworth NH, The campaign biography of Franklin Pierce, US history, White House history
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