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Bess Wallace Truman: America’s First Ladies, #33
Bess Wallace Truman was the 33rd First Lady of the United States. The wife of Harry Truman, Bess never wanted the publicity and public scrutiny that came with being the First Lady, but she did what...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: America’s First Ladies, #32
Eleanor Roosevelt was more than just the 32nd First Lady of the United States. She was a force of nature. From her hard childhood to the unconventional nature of her relationship with her husband...
How Given Names Can Help You Identify Your Ancestor
Trace a family relationship using given names, unusual spellings, and surnames passed down as middle names. Follow the Mathew Albritton Johnson example from census clues to land records.
Lou Henry Hoover: America’s First Ladies, #31
Lou Henry Hoover was the 31st First Lady of the United States. The wife of Herbert Hoover, she was First Lady when the Great Depression began. She was athletic and confident, and introduced some...
Grace Goodhue Coolidge: America’s First Ladies, #30
Grace Goodhue Coolidge was our 30th First Lady. Wife to US President Calvin Coolidge, she was known for her vivacious, outgoing personality, and for her simple, dignified White House dinners and...
The Friendship Between Walter Knott and Walt Disney
Walter Knott created Knott’s Berry Farm, and Walt Disney created Disneyland. Both parks were near each other, but instead of competing, the two Walters became good friends. In fact, they were friends...
The History of Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm is an iconic theme park in Orange County, California. It was begun as a restaurant in the 1930s, owned and operated by the Knott family to raise extra money to support their berry...
Florence Kling Harding: America’s First Ladies, #29
Florence Kling Harding was a formidable First Lady. The first to be divorced before her marriage to a future president, Florence was the driving force behind much of her husband’s life during their...