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Tag Archives: First Ladies
Lucretia Garfield: The 6-Month FLOTUS
Crete Lucretia “Crete” Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) was a well educated young woman. She was sent first to the Geauga Eclectic (similar to a prep school), followed by attending Hiram College, today part of Case-Western Reserve in Ohio. She had known … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. Susan Edson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, history, Lucretia Garfield, Lucretia Garfield's doctor, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Susan Edson, the assassination of JAmes Garfield, the death of James Garfield, 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
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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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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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Herbert and Lou Hoover: Flexible Planning
Most people’s weddings are a big deal. Bert and Lou: The Non-Courtship Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry (1874-1941) met at Stanford University shortly after its doors were open. They were both studying geology, he for an engineering career, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Father Ramon Mestres, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Herbert Hoover, history, Journalist Frederick Palmer, Lou Henry Hoover, Presidential history, Prof. John Branner, Stanford Prof. Dr. William Thoburn, The early life of Herbert Hoover, The early life of Lou Henry Hoover, The Hoover Wedding, The Hoovers at Stanford, The priest who married Herbert and Lou Hoover, US history, White House history
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The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Relations: Part 1
Family Ties. The Common Bond Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt came to New Amsterdam around 1640, about the time Peter Stuyvesant was its governor. He was not a wealthy man. He did not come for religious freedom. He did not come … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, FDR's father James Roosevelt, FDR's mother Sara Delano Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Hyde Park Roosevelts, James Roosevelt, Johannes and Jacobus Roosevelt, Oyster Bay LI Roosevelts, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Sagamore Hill Roosevelts, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The Roosevelt lineage, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Senior, US history, White House history
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Ellen Herndon: Mrs. Chester Alan Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur was a recent widower when he was elected VP in 1880. The Private Arthurs No one was more surprised than Chester Alan Arthur when he was nominated for (and elected) Vice President in 1880. Had she lived, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Ellen Lewis Herndon, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Nell Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, Presidential history, Tiffany stained glass window in St. John's Church, US history, White House history
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The FDRs: Home for the Holidays
After the First War When Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt married in 1905, it was a love match. Despite differences in their personalities and natures (he was outgoing, she was introverted), they truly cared deeply for each other, and found more … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR and polio, FDR and Warm Springs GA, FDR's children, FDR's estate at Hyde Park, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Hyde Park NY, Presidential history, The early years of Franklin and Eleano Roosevelt, US history, White House history
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