Dolley Madison’s White House Adventures Just over two hundred years ago, British soldiers burned down the White House. Everything went up in flames — everything,... Read More
After Finding No Evidence Hat Was Abe Lincoln’s, Illinois Historian Is Out Of A Job This beaver-skin stovepipe hat purportedly belonged to Abraham Lincoln, but its provenance is now the topic of fierce debate. Read More
The enslaved people who built and staffed the White House: An afterthought no more Three hundred and seven. So far. Read More
The 1619 Project The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of... Read More
Dolley Madison’s White House Adventures Anyone who gets a chance to view Gilbert Stuart’s life-size painting of George Washington at the White House should thank... Read More
Abigail Adams’s Famous Letter to her Husband: ‘Remember the Ladies’ On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams wrote her husband, John, the future second president of the United States: I long... Read More
Abigail Adams’s Famous Letter to her Husband: ‘Remember the Ladies’ On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams wrote her husband, John, the future second president of the United States: Read More
Martha Was Not the Only Woman Behind George A woman helped President George Washington make one of the hardest decisions of his life. And, her name wasn’t Martha.... Read More
A timely letter by Thomas Jefferson heads to auction The letter is 218 years old, and yet it might be arriving right on time to deadlocked Washington: a missive... Read More
Remembering Pearl Harbor Today is the seventy-seventh anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Grateful American Foundation remembers the men and... Read More
Meet the Hand Behind the Historic Sculptures: Ivan Schwartz From the statue of Honest Abe and his horse, Old Bob, standing proud at President Lincoln’s Cottage in DC, to the... Read More
