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Tag Archives: First Lady Ida McKinley
Ida McKinley’s Inaugural Trousseau
Every First Lady is entitled to some new clothes for the inauguration! Clothes Make the Woman… Of course it helps if you are good looking. It helps even more, if you have money. Martha Washington in her late fifties was … Continue reading
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The White House Conservatory: The Lost Treasure
Arguably the largest of all lost White House treasures, is the Conservatory. The Greenhouse Concept Some three hundred years ago, the first greenhouse was built in Colonial America. The concept had been known in Europe for some time: to provide … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Mary Lincoln, flowers in the White House, Harriet Lane, Lucy Hayes' avant garde dinner service, Nellie Grant's White House Wedding, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President Grover Cleveland, President James Buchanan, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Crystal Palace, The White House Conservatory, US history, White House history
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The Murder of Ida McKinley’s Brother
In 1898, First Lady Ida McKinley received shocking news. Her brother had been murdered. George Saxton, Libertine and Rake The Saxtons were one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Canton, OH. They had three children, born within three … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Anna Ehrhart George, Annie George, Canton Ohio history, Eva Althouse, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, George Saxton, history, McKinley brother-in-law George Saxton, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The murder of George Saxton, The Saxton house in Canton OH, US history, William McKinley
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William McKinley: The Carnation Story
Few Presidents were as genuinely considerate as William McKinley. Poor Boy Makes Good William McKinley (1843-1901) was one of seven children born to an Ohio iron-worker and his wife. They were poor, devout Methodists, but firmly focused on their children’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Ida McKinley, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's health, Leon Czolgosz, McKinley assassin Czolgosz, McKinley's carnations, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt: September, 1901
The month had started quietly enough for Theodore Roosevelt and his family. A Family Vacation Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith, and their six children were on a rare and well-needed family vacation in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. … Continue reading
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FLOTUS McKinley: White House Invalid
Many historians claim William McKinley would have been a far greater president had he not been so distracted by his invalid wife. Ida McKinley: Candidate’s Wife Shortly before the 1896 election, William and Ida McKinley celebrated their Silver Anniversary. More … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomatic protocol, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady duties, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady McKinley donates slippers, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's crocheted slippers, McKinley alters protocol, McKinley's assassination, McKinley's Silver Anniversary party, Mrs. McKinley, President William McKinley, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's wife
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The Invalid FLOTUS: Ida McKinley
Ida Saxton: Pampered Child Ida Saxton (1847-1907) was the eldest of three children born to James and Catherine Saxton of Canton, Ohio. Saxton was the town banker, lived in a fine house, and enjoyed a reputation as one of the … Continue reading
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