Tag Archives: Historian Catherine Allgor

Dolley Madison: The Recipe Swap

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Feather Foster

  Just as the Madison parlor was always full, so was their dining table. The Early Madison Years When the young widow Dolley Payne Todd became Mrs. James Madison in 1794, their first two years were spent in Philadelphia, then … Continue reading →

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Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

It did not start out to be a major event – but it became the benchmark of Washington society for nearly two decades. Washington 1801: Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, were both in their late fifties when they became First … Continue reading →

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