Category: New York

Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Julia Grant

In my new Booking It Through History: First Ladies post, learn all about a first lady who loved living in the White House, Julia Grant. Her positive personality and charming entertainment helped the country get through some of its most difficult times.

Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Van Buren Women

This month's First Lady focus was a challenge. Martin Van Buren's wife, Hannah, died almost two decades before he became president. Once he was in office, he didn't have an official White House hostess until his son married a relative of Dolley Madison, Angelica Singleton. Read about both of the Van Buren women in my new post!

Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Abigail Adams

Learn all about our nation's second First Lady - and the first to live in the White House. Abigail Adams was a woman ahead of her time. Read about her life, legacy, and how to walk in her footsteps in my new Booking It Through History: First Ladies post!