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Tag Archives: First Lady History
Edith Wilson and the Lalique Brooch
Edith Bolling Galt was the widow of a prestigious Washington jeweler. The Jeweler’s Wife Edith Bolling was born in 1872. Her father was a well respected Virginia judge, somewhat down on his fortunes following the Civil War. Edith was also … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edity Wilson, First Lady History, French designer Rene Lalique, French jeweler Rene Lalique, Galt's Jewelry, history, Louis Comfort TIffany, Norman Galt, painter Seymour M. Stone, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Rene Lalique, the Lalique Peace brooch, The Peace Talks after the Great War, The Second Mrs. Wilson, US history, White House history, Wilson and the Great War, Wilson and the Peace Talks, Woodrow Wilson House
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Will and Nellie Taft: A Modern Marriage, Part 1
William Howard Taft and Helen (from-birth Nellie) Herron were born and raised Victorians – but they had a very modern marriage. The Early Years Both William Howard Taft (1857-1930) and Helen Herron (1861-1943) were pedigreed Cincinnatians. He was the son … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, Helen Taft and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Neillie Taft, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Benjamin Harrison, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, The Taft farmily of Cincinnati, US history, White House history, William Howard Tft
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Sarah Polk: Gas Lighting
Sarah Childress Polk was FLOTUS in the mid-1840s – a time of major technical and industrial advances. Technology, Circa 1840s When James and Sarah Polk were in the White House (1845-49), the country had grown enormously. Between 1830 and 1840, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, early Washington DC history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Sarah Polk, history, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, The Monroe candelabra, US history, White House history
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Lucretia Garfield: The Rough Road to a Happy Marriage
When the Garfields became First Couple in 1880, they had a solid and happy marriage, but… …A Long Time A-Comin’ When James Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph married in 1858, they were both twenty-seven – and had been engaged for five … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, history, James Garfield, Kate Chase, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Lucretia Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, President James A. Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, The education of James Garfield, The family of James Garfield, US history, White House history
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Dolley Madison: Some Evicted Evening
Dolley Madison’s reputation as the most popular First Lady is enshrined for all times…except Washington: The Summer of 1814 Whether he wanted it or not, President James Madison found himself embroiled in the War of 1812, in essence, the “second” … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, history, James Madison, Portrait of George Washington, President James Madison, Presidential history, The burning of Washington 1814, The War of 1812, US history, White House history
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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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The Hoovers’ Christmas Eve Fire
Most people know about the Burning of the White House in 1814….but in 1929? The White House Hoovers Few First Families were as well known, or came to the White House with higher expectations from their countrymen as Herbert and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, the fire in the White House West Wing, The West Wing of the White House, The White House Fire of 1929, The White House Historical Association, US history, White House 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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Grace Coolidge: The Red Portrait
Ever since FLOTUS Lucy Hayes, it has become a tradition for the sitting First Lady to have a formal portrait painted. The Delightful Mrs. Coolidge Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957) was one of the most personable First Ladies to ever … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Artist Howard Chandler Christy, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, First Lady portraits, Grace Coolidge, Grace Coolidge sorority, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Howard Chandler Christy, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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