Tag Archives: President James Knox Polk

Sarah Polk: Gas Lighting

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Feather Foster

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 →

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Calvin Coolidge: A Fish Story

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Feather Foster

Calvin Coolidge was a man of limited interests. The Private Mr. Coolidge There is a story that at some point, Calvin Coolidge was asked what his hobbies were. He replied, “I run for office.” Throughout his youth, there is no … Continue reading →

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Sarah Polk’s Memoirs

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

First Lady Sarah Childress Polk lived to be nearly ninety. Miss Childress of Tennessee Sarah Childress (1803-1891) was born to a comfortable Murfreesboro, Tennessee family, not long after it had joined the Union. Her Presbyterian father was a planter and … Continue reading →

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