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Tag Archives: history
Betsey Humphreys: Mary Lincoln’s Wicked Stepmother
When Mary Lincoln was seven, she and her five siblings lost their mother. The Todd Marriage…and Remarriage Robert Smith Todd (1791-1849) was 21 when he married Eliza Parker. Every indication was that it was a marriage of inclination. They liked … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Eliza Parker Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jr., Mary Brown Humphreys, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandmother Parker, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's step-grandmother Mary Humphreys, Mary Lincoln's stepmother Betsey Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Robert Smith Todd, US history
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Burying General Grant
When General Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885, it was not a surprise. He had been ill for more than a year, and everyone knew it. Double Barrels of Woe In 1880, after an embarrassing semi-attempt at a third presidential … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Col. Fred D. Grant, Col. Frederick D. Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, First Lady Julia Grant, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant's choices for burial, Grant's funeral procession, Grant's son Frederick, Grant's Tomb, history, Julia Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, the death of General Grant, the funeral of General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator
When World War I finally came to US shores, President Wilson summoned Herbert Hoover back home. The Hoovers: Ex-Pats For nearly twenty years, Mr. And Mrs. Herbert Hoover had lived abroad, in various and exotic locations. They didn’t even have … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Edith Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, Food Administration publicity campaign, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, saving food during WWI, The Food Administration, The Second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, The World's Bread Basket, US history, Woodrow Wilson, World War I history
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Harry Truman’s Harried Christmas: 1945
The Sudden Presidency While political insiders had noticed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s physical decline, the country was in shock when their President – for twelve years and counting – died suddenly in Warm Springs, GA. His failing health had been generally … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, the Atomic Bomb, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, THe end of World War II, Truman and the Atomic Age, Truman's Christmas 1945, US history, White House history
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Abigail Adams and the Inoculation Decision
Smallpox was an extremely contagious disease. The mortality rate was at least 30%. George Washington’s Decision Shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord in mid-1775, George Washington, a former Colonel of the Virginia Militia and the highest ranking professional … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Colonial history, Dr. Edward Jenner, Dr. Thomas Bullfinch, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, inoculation for smallpox in Colonial times, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Nabby Adams, Presidential history, smallpox in the 18th century, THe Continental Army, Thomas Adams
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The Unexpected President: Chester Alan Arthur…..Life and Times: A Book Review
There are very few things that Chester Alan Arthur is “famous” for. One, is his mutton chop whiskers; the other is his statement that “I may be President of the United States, but my private life is my own business.” … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Recommended Reading
Tagged "The Unexpected President", American history, book reviews, Chester Alan Arthur, Chet Arthur, Collector of the Port of New York, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, History Book Reviews, James A. Garfield, Julia Sand, President Chester Alan Arthur, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Roscoe Conkling, Scott S. Greenberger, US history, White House history
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Buckey O’Neill, Captain of TR’s Rough Riders
Next to Theodore Roosevelt, Buckey O’Neill was the most famous Rough Rider. Buckey O’Neill: Not-So-Rough Riding No doubt about it, when Theodore Roosevelt assembled the voluntary cavalry corps nicknamed the Rough Riders, a wide assortment of men couldn’t wait to … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Battle of San Juan Hill, Buckey O'Neill, Feather Schwartz Foster, First US Volunteer Cavalry, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, history, Prescott Arizona, Prescott Mayor Buckey O'Neill, Prescott Sheriff Buckey O'Neill, Solon Borglum, Spanish-American War, Statue of Buckey O'Neill, The Rough Riders, The War with Spain, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, Tombstone Arizona, TR and the Rough Riders, US history, William Owen O'Neill
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Mary Lincoln’s Gala Bash
In early February, 1862, President and Mrs. Lincoln hosted their only huge party at the White House. Mrs. Lincoln: New FLOTUS For nineteen years Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was only a middle class Springfield, Illinois housewife – and the middle class … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln's White House reception, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's background, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House entertaining, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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IKE: Bearing Witness to the Unthinkable
By early April, 1945, US soldiers in Europe were horrified by scenes that had hitherto been semi-dismissed as “rumors.” Death Camps and Corpses For a few years, there had been undercurrent rumors that the Germans had embarked on wholesale internment … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nifty History People
Tagged "Crusade in Europe", American history, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General George C. Marshall, General George Patton, General Ike, General Omar Bradley, General Walton Walker, German concentration camps, history, Holocaust history, Ohrdruf Concentration Camp, President Franklin D Roosevelt, The Holocaust, U.S. history, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, World War II history
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The Deception of Franklin Pierce
Some marriages are mismatches. The Pierces Franklin Pierce was 30 years old when he married in 1834. Good looking, genial and personable, he waited until he was established in his law practice, and was a sitting New Hampshire Democratic Congressman. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Benjamin Pierce, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Jane Appleton Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce's nomination, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, Little Bennie Pierce, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, the death of Bennie Pierce, The election of 1852, US history, White House history
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