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Tag Archives: First Lady History
Dolley Madison: Medium Payne
The Promise of Payne Payne Todd had no memory of his natural father who died in a cholera epidemic when his toddler son was a year old. Aside from the fact that his mother remarried a year later to one … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's son Payne Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, James Madison, James Madison's stepson Payne Todd, John Payne Todd, Madison estate Montpelier, Payne Todd, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential children, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Secretary of State James Madison, St. Mary's Academy in Baltimore, US history
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Civil War Divas: Mary & Julia Part II
After the initial “how-do,” Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant did not meet again for a year. Mary Lincoln: 1864-5 Mary Lincoln took a long time to emerge from her deep grief over her son Willie’s death in early 1862. Custom … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Adam Badeau, American history, City Point VA, Civil War history, Col. Adam Badeau, Col. Horace Porter, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, General Charles Griffin, General Grant, history, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Mary Ord, Mrs. Sarah Griffin, Presidential history, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Bad Hat Story
First the source. When she was a very old lady in 1931, Julia Taft Bayne published a slim volume called Tad Lincoln’s Father. It was her personal memoir of 1861-2, when, as a teenager, she spent a good deal of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest
Nestled in the northern part of Virginia’s Tidewater Peninsula, midway between its original capital of Williamsburg, and Richmond, its capital since 1780, is the retirement house of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States. It has been in the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Letitia Christian Tyler, President John Tyler, Presidential history, presidential homes, Sherwood Forest plantation, US history, VP John Tyler, White House history
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Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant: The CW Divas Part 1
The similarities were apparent; the dissimilarities were intrinsic. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1883) was seven years older than Julia Dent Grant. From Kentucky and Missouri respectively, they were both considered “westerners” in the early part of the 19th century. They both … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Dolley Madison: Little Payne, Little Pain
In many ways, Dolley Payne Todd Madison had a (1768-1849) charmed life. A loving childhood, her essential wants and needs met, and an exposure to the excitement of Philadelphia – the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the USA. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison in Philadelphia, Dolley Madison's sister Anna, Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Washington, Dolley Payne Todd, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, James Madison, James Madison's family, Madison home Montpelier, Payne Todd, St. Mary's Academy in Baltimore, the education of Payne Todd, Thomas Jefferson elected President, US history
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Nabby Adams and the Royall Tyler Affair
The Enigmatic Miss Nabby Abigail (Nabby) Adams (1765-1813), the only daughter of John and Abigail Adams was a hard one to figure. By her mid-teens (considered courtin’-age, if not actually marriageable), she was considered a fine looking young woman, well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams In-law William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams' daughter Nabby, Mercy Warren, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Royall Tyler, US history, William Stephens Smith
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Eliza Monroe Hay, the Irony of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings The Monroe years 1817-25, are commonly referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” with fair reason. The country was at peace, following a military and economic misery known as the War of 1812. The … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Monroe, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Diplomat James Monroe, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe, Eliza Monroe Hay, Elizabeth Kortright, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe’s poor health, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Hay, history, Hortense de Beauharnais, James Monroe, James Monroe’s resume, Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Presidential hostesses, Presidential wives, Queen Consort of Holland, The Era of Good Feelings, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, VA Governor Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Dr. Charles Leale: Forgotten Hero of Ford’s Theater
Ford’s Theater: April 14, 1865 Enjoying a pleasant night out, Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their guests attended a comedy at Ford’s Theater. Around 10:30 p.m. a shot rang out in the Presidential Box, and a scream was heard. Within … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Butler's Commission on the Assassination of Lincoln, Dr. Charles Augustus Leale, Dr. Charles Leale, Dr. R.K. Stone, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Ford's Theater, history, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's attending physician, Lincoln's physician R.K. Stone, Major Henry Rathbone, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Peterson House, US history, White House history
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Lucy Hayes: Camp Mother
Lucy Hayes was born to be a mother. Lucy: Girl to Woman Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) was born and raised in Chillicothe OH, when the state was becoming a major industrial force in the country. In-home manufacturing was declining and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Civil war General Rutherford B. Hayes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rutherford B. Hayes, the education of Lucy Webb, the Ohio 23rd, US history, White House history
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