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Tag Archives: Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin and The Free Public Library
Arguably the most famous portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Our Founding Grandfather Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) was old enough to be father to George Washington and John Adams. He was also old enough (perhaps) to be grandfather to James Madison and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and libraries, Carpenters Hall, Colonial American history, early free public libraries in the US, Feather Schwartz Foster, Founding Fathers, history, John Adams, Philadelphia history, the first free public library in the US, The Philadelphia Junto, The Philadelphia Philosophical Society, The Philadelphia State House, US history
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Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightened Palate
Thomas Jefferson was always a slender man. He ate sparingly – but what he ate was always magnificently prepared from the finest ingredients available. Thomas Jefferson was unquestionably born with a brilliant and curious mind. As the poster child of … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonia Governor Francis Fauquier, Feather Schwartz Foster, Founding Fathers, history, Jefferson in Pariso, Jefferson's kitchen gardens, Jefferson's Monticello, MOnticello, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, the Monticello gardens, Thomas Jefferson, THomas Jefferson the gardener, White House history
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