Tag Archives: President Thomas Jefferson

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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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: A Book Review

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates has been sitting on the Best Seller list for several weeks now, and hooray! It does exactly what it wants to accomplish: interest the reader in an informative-but-not-didactic manner, and prove the point that … Continue reading →

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Martha Randolph: Jefferson’s One Slender Thread

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Martha Jefferson Randolph had many advantages as Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, but her life was far from happy. Patsy: The Early Years Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was twenty-seven when he married Martha Wayles Skelton, a twenty-three year old widow with a toddler … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightened Palate

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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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Dolley Madison and the Inaugural Ball

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Dolley Madison was already a superstar when James Madison was elected President in 1808. The Early Inaugurals The inaugurations of George Washington had been solemn affairs, both in New York City and Philadelphia. No government of the “we the people” … Continue reading →

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